Photographing frozen Lake Erie

Have you ever wanted to walk on water? Have you ever wanted to go someplace that is just peaceful, and life is still.

I had this today.

I went out shooting today with a friend in search of a great sunrise on a beautiful lake only to find that the winter clouds covered the sky.
I got up at 5:30 a.m. so I would not miss the sunrise. When I woke up it was snowing, but that didnt stop me from wanting to go.

After we arrived we both went our seperate ways trying to find the best shooting point just in case the sun poked out. It never did.
I started to wonder out on the frozen lake a few yards at a time looking out over the frozen water, and to the southeast you could see a tug boat heading out over the horizon. A few yards turned into almost a quarter mile of walking on frozen waters.

Stopping for a few moments to take in the surroundings. I realized at that point that I was in a different world.
A world that was so peaceful and quiet. No city noise, no cars honking, and even the snow had stopped. Realizing I had probably walked out a little further then I should have I saw something that caught my eye.

I had made it to the point where the ice was frozen at one time but had broken and refroze. Huge ice shards some up to 3 to 4 inches thick and some longer then a person sticking out of the snow and water.
The site was surreal. Nothing most people have ever seen in a lifetime other than maybe in a book or t.v
Some ad a blue tint, some were clear, and some covered in snow. The site was unreal.

I guess you just never know what your day has in store for you. You wake up thinking you are going to do one thing, then life tells you that you are going to do something else.
In this case it worked out for the better. Yes I could have gotten a beautiful sunrise, but instead I saw and experienced something I may never see or do again.
If you would like to see a few photos from todays event please click the link to my web site, and view the photos in my nature and landscape folder.

Thank you for reading

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