On golden pond by vikdaddy

On golden pond

The snow came back this afternoon. Luckily I had gone for a walk in the local country park with my camera before the snow began. It was raining, but I felt fairly confident using my Canon 7D in such conditions because of its weatherproof body. That was one of the reasons why I bought it; the UK is no stranger to adverse weather, so it's nice knowing I can use my camera without worrying too much about it

Surprisingly the pond in the park was already frozen over, so I took a few photos of the ducks on the ice.

In post-processing I added a vignette and gave it these golden tones. The title of today's photo seemed particularly apt, and is after the film of the same name.

I've yet to use the 7D's wireless transmitter. It can control an external flash like my 430EX II, so I might have to give that a try for one of my photos over the next few days. I'm by no means an expert at strobist lighting, so it'll be fun learning another new skill.

Canon 7D, f/5, 1/100, ISO-100
I really love how you processed this one. :)
December 16th, 2010  
gorgeous shot! I like the vignette, which I don't usually, so that is a great compliment!
December 16th, 2010  
Gorgeous . . . love the processing, awesome tones . . .
December 16th, 2010  
Phenomenal shot!!!
December 16th, 2010  
Beautiful, such a gorgeous still shot.
December 16th, 2010  
Love the composition ... and those golden tones are to die for :)
December 16th, 2010  
Stunning !
December 16th, 2010  
This is so wonderful!!
December 17th, 2010  
Great shot!...
December 17th, 2010  
This is so beautiful! The color tone is gorgeous.
December 17th, 2010  
Do love the color, very nice shot.
December 17th, 2010  
this is simply gorgeous, I adore it!
December 17th, 2010  
Ah, I like this. Nice shot. :)
December 17th, 2010  
fave for me, i like it.
December 17th, 2010  
beautifully captured, vik... sooo nice and pretty....
December 17th, 2010  
I love this!
December 17th, 2010  
Really really nice one.
December 17th, 2010  
Wow!
December 17th, 2010  
nice shot sir. And glad your enjoying your new camera. I'm still very jealous
December 17th, 2010  
gorgeous tones to this! They look as though they are waiting for it to melt
December 17th, 2010  
This is gorgeous....I love the coloration and composition on this! Very nice job!
December 17th, 2010  
He, I thought the duck were stones, when looking at thumbnail.
Cool photo, I like the composition.
December 17th, 2010  
Wow, beautiful! I love the processing and the light.
December 17th, 2010  
just stunning!
December 17th, 2010  
Looks like my local pond scene! great shot
December 17th, 2010  
beautiful scene:) a fav
December 18th, 2010  
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Love this! Great processing too.
December 18th, 2010  
Beautiful shot.
December 18th, 2010  
I saw it earlier on the popular page. Very beautiful picture and scene.
December 18th, 2010  
this is so cool! good timing!
December 18th, 2010  
Love the tone!
December 18th, 2010  
Gorgeous shot!
December 18th, 2010  
awesome awesome shot. your work is mindblowing.
December 19th, 2010  
Your processing is gorgeous! It looks like its frozen in time.
December 20th, 2010  
awsome color! really like it Vik.. a fav..
December 23rd, 2010  
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