Spring comes at its own pace here in Central Vermont. Melting snow fills many small depressions to create vernal ponds; these may last only weeks but are vital to many animals, especially amphibians and to the decay of the last season’s leaves. Somehow they can manage even when the ponds refreeze on cold nights, as this one had, leaving a magical patten etched on the surface.
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John: Oh this is really nice and reminiscent of some of Mark’s ice shots. I like how the ice in this image is a big complement to the underlying leaves and not a competitor. The way the lines radiate from the bubble hub works great for me. Well seen, composed, captured and presented. >=))>
This is a beaut! Your cropping is ideal, with the cracks in the ice radiating from the far left-hand edge of the image. Overall, such a nice combination of the abstract and the realistic.
Thank you one and all. Some water usually remains in that vernal pond for a month when it becomes a nursery for various species of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians. It is often very noisy until I get near it when it immediately becomes silent! One more example of “HOW does this happen?!” Here is another image from the same morning:
