The Last Gasp

I wanted to work with black and white today, so I decided to look about for something interesting. This one small patch of ice caught my eye. It's the last gasp of our recent snow shower, still clinging to life in one of the few spots on my deck that doesn't get full sun. I don't think it will last much longer, unless the cold weather they're promising for the weekend actually comes through.

[Kerri]

Cool capture

[karenann]

Full of beauty and textures . . love the ice!

[Terry]

great textures in this. great eye on the ice

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri!
@karenann Thanks Karenann! I really don't know how it lasted this long. We've had some warmer days.
@sarasdadandmom Thanks Terry!

[Colleen]

Oh that isn't fair, we have 9-12 inches of snow on the way...I am going to take a selfie with myself buried in snow! This is a great black and white (even I wish we were melting here!)

[paula goff]

nicely composed shot, perfect in B&W!

[Rich Hubbard]

Nice lines and textures, black and white was a great choice.

[D. Marie Williams More]

perfect in black and white - good choice!

[Kerry Bergman]

Wonderful black and white processing Ann. Lovely

[Rick Schies]

Well nice job Ann

[Dixie Goode]

This is interesting in black and white

[Kimmi]

Nice job with this

[Sharon]

So many textures!! Nice job!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@httpgeffed Thank you Colleen- I'm looking forward to that selfie!!
@paulaag Thank you Paula!
@rhubbard Thank you Richard!
@dmariewms Thank you Marie!
@kezzam Thank you Kerry!
@digitalrn Thank you Rick!
@pandorasecho Thank you Dixie!
@kimmistephens Thank you Kimmi!
@twinsplusone Thank you Sharon!

Thank you all. My goal this year has been to work on macros. Originally I thought I'd be using the Nikon for that, but as I've had some trouble with the mechanics of it, I've gone back to the Canon p & s. For a little guy this camera can hold it's own. Thanks for all your comments- they mean so much!!

[PamSnaps1]

Great eye to catch this ! The last shreds of winter hanging on like the leaves of a tree that won't fall until the buds form.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@potsbypam Thanks Pam- I have a few of them too!

[bkb in the city]

Great shot. Nice b/w

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bkbinthecity Thank you Brian! As always your comments are most appreciated!

[Livia]

Beautiful textures and B&W tones. Very lovely shot.

[Peter de Graaff]

Great contrast of textures really emphasised by monochrome

[Laura]

Great image - love the textures.

[Geertje K.]

I love the combination of textures you've captured and the B&W really works well to look at that.

[Bev]

Nice composition. Well done.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@myautofocuslife Thank you Livia!
@peterdegraaff Thank you Peter!
@la_photographic Thank you Laura!
@geertje Thank you Geertje!
@prttblues Thank you Bev!

Our deck really needs a good scrape and restain, but I'll miss all these great textures when Jeff finally gets around to doing it! I appreciate all your comments!

[Carole Imes]

Fabulous combination of textures in this shot, Ann. Great job.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@cimes1 Thank you Carole- yes this tired old deck has some great spots for texture!

[Kim Suzanne Kelley]

Great textures here!!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@kimmiesue Thank you so much Kim!

[Sandra]

Wow i love the texture and the color, absolutly beautiful!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@sanfil Thank you Sandra. This little p & s really does a great job with black and white. I'm glad you enjoyed the picture.

[Carole]

Love the detail and textures in this one

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@melorac Thank you Carole! I don't know what I'm going to do when Jeff scrapes it down and restains it!

[Netkonnexion]

Beautiful.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@netkonnexion Thank you Netkonnexion for all your comments today! I really appreciate each and every one of them!