Goddamnit, this is gorgeous.
Posted by Gloria at February 13, 2005 02:39 AMWow, love this one, Sam! Thanks!
Posted by Sopwith at February 13, 2005 02:39 AMSam you gotta come to Victoria to fish..... you cant even get close to the edge there to land anything by the looks of things........couldnt help throwing that one in....
Posted by david macdonald at February 13, 2005 03:07 AMwow
Posted by kono at February 13, 2005 04:30 AMBeautiful!
Posted by Miron at February 13, 2005 05:36 AMI'm completely blown away by this one. It's just gorgeous. And those chimneys in the background look somewhat surreal.
Posted by Paulo Ribeiro at February 13, 2005 06:58 AMMan, this is nice! The colors in the sky, on the water, the general composition. One of my favorites.
Posted by chek at February 13, 2005 07:05 AMPerfect shot in every way
Posted by Lynn at February 13, 2005 08:24 AMa lot of times i see one of your photos and think that it's actually two photographs. in this one, the clouds end in a horizontal making the first picture, and the second is the scene at the lake. beautiful work as usual.
Posted by aaron the bold at February 13, 2005 08:28 AMAll are beautiful! :)
Wonderful landscape.
Posted by Alessandra at February 13, 2005 08:45 AMAll are beautiful! :)
Posted by Saikoro at February 13, 2005 08:45 AMThat's an absolutely stunning photo. We don't really have anything comparable here; parts of the water will freeze but not in such a dramatic way. You did an excellent job with this.
I hope you guys all take good care not to fall in!
Posted by sherry at February 13, 2005 09:41 AMThis is a great photo, Sam. A great catch, with a lot of great contrasts: Big/small, blue/orange, near/far... I really like it.
Posted by Andy Cogbill at February 13, 2005 10:28 AMholy crap. this shot is amazing. i can't stop staring at it!!! great job.
Posted by dominique at February 13, 2005 10:30 AMGreat composition and colour. Wish it would snow round my way!
Posted by James at February 13, 2005 10:33 AMDamn Sam! that's an amazing picture. It's a nice amalgamation of an eerie sci-fi-aliens-about-to attack and a feel-good-movie-of-the-summer kinda thing. Love the refelections.
cheers
Posted by Shahin at February 13, 2005 10:40 AMwow this is crazy. Looks like a part of the ice is going to break off on them. I like yours and jon's shots the best. The sky is just awesome..
Posted by will at February 13, 2005 10:45 AMGood one!
Posted by Babak at February 13, 2005 11:11 AMwow, this is a great shot! it really gives one a perspective of the ice formations... incredible!!! i also like how the clouds appear to hang really low. it looks like the 2 people are squished in-between the 2 natural layers of white.
Posted by di at February 13, 2005 11:30 AMHoly crap. That's a friggin' amazing photo.
Posted by Khuffie at February 13, 2005 11:38 AMI love this photo Sam! What's great about it is that if you scroll up or down, getting 'cropped' views as you go, this photo works on almost every perspective.
Try it:
1. If you cut out the horizon and sky;
just including the area beneath the smoke stack and the two people;
2. Just the horizon and sky without the people; 3. Just the sky
They all work really well!
Posted by dr.gourmet at February 13, 2005 12:07 PMi love it... colors are amazing. is great the way in which sky is blue over the clouds and orange under em. the chimneys and towers look great. a friend lend me his lcd screen, so it looks amazing ... sadly i'll have to return it tomorrow.
Posted by mariel at February 13, 2005 12:30 PMThe scope of this photo is tremendous. I can hear the cracking as that chunk falls into the water. Also, the people add scale, and the sky is providing a nice reflector for the light on the water. Great shot.
Posted by matt at February 13, 2005 12:53 PMHah thats cool that you guys take pictures together. Do you do that often?
And that a very nice picture. The change from blue sky to sunset orange is mind boggling. Looks like day time at the top and then almost night at the bottom. (which is probably what it is... hah)
and damn thats some thick ice.
Posted by Raffi at February 13, 2005 12:54 PMHi there, I have been viewing your website for a while. I am impress that you can take great pictures with the 18-55 kit lens. This is another example of a beautiful photo.
Posted by Joh at February 13, 2005 01:10 PMholy shit sam, that's amazing! looks so out of this world. i've never seen anything like it. it's definitely one of my new favorites. i love how you always try to incorporate the cn tower, even when it's miles and miles away.
Posted by rich at February 13, 2005 01:14 PMLOVE it. Stunning.
Posted by Dawn at February 13, 2005 01:59 PMI just really wish I could be there to see it with my own eyes...but then, sure, yours eyes can see and catch things I could never do! Congratulations! What a photo!
Posted by Maxine at February 13, 2005 03:44 PMBaba to dige ki hasty
Posted by siamak at February 13, 2005 03:52 PMIt has that "end of the world" type feel to it... Subtly bleak, nice change.
The sky is burning...
Posted by Lorin Halpert at February 13, 2005 03:57 PMThat is just GORGEOUS!!
Posted by Hamsul Sulaiman at February 13, 2005 04:38 PMDamn nice image... love the chunk falling off in the water.... just beautiful!...
Posted by bob at February 13, 2005 06:10 PMwarm colours, cold picture!
Posted by anna at February 13, 2005 07:11 PMI like the sky. Very unique sunset you captured.
Posted by scott at February 13, 2005 07:25 PMThat is badass.
Posted by David at February 13, 2005 09:29 PMBreathtaking. One of your best.
Posted by sigma at February 13, 2005 11:11 PMStunning. nice composition. That thick ice and the sky? It Pops!
Posted by mike w at February 14, 2005 01:20 AMSam.. it looks like everyone else has said it well: this is absolutely amazing, stunning, and makes the case, yet again, that you are the best. I think the saturation in all aspects is perfect. It's amazing to me that you did this with the 18-55 mm kit lens. This pic forces me to think about what I can do with this lens.
Posted by Abe at February 14, 2005 02:09 AMbest,best,best!!!
Posted by leova (↑) at February 14, 2005 10:24 AMI am usually a silent reader of this blog. But had to commment on this one. AWESOME!
Posted by Zishaan at February 14, 2005 12:58 PMi wonder what rannie's take on you from his side of the world. this is amazing both the view and the experience to share it with great toronto photobloggers like jon and rannie.
now that's a picture with a story to tell.
Posted by Junnie at February 14, 2005 05:53 PMWow, what a shelf. I want to visit there.
Posted by wookiee at February 18, 2005 11:50 AMAwesome Shots, wish I had a 1/4 of your talent.
Posted by Postal at June 23, 2005 01:21 AMI miss frozen lakes and cold weather. Having four real seasons is not something you miss - until you don't.
Posted by Sean K at November 12, 2005 05:23 PMI think this is the best photo you've ever taken, jesus christ...
Posted by shane montgomery at November 16, 2005 11:22 PM