Mary MacADNski: It was an extremely cold day in January. I went again to the same spot in February and it was a better day but not sunny so no shadows. I was preparing to paint the whole scene and wanted more photos but the sun was not out so no shadows which was what I needed.
Mary MacADNski: This is snow from last January. In some of the other comments I left a link of a scene you would have seen at that time with the boat included. Check other comments for link.
Would love to know the history behind that boat. Has it been abandoned, left on the shore to rot?
Mary MacADNski: Someone left it there a few years ago to make a picturesque scene i believe. nay people have photographed it and painted it. I've done both myself. I left a link in a few of the comments today of another photograph of the scene. It was my model for tha painting.
Sun Lit Conifer
Summer Shadows
Karen in Shadows
And, your image illustrates the point very well, Mary.
http://justpictureit.shutterchance.com/photoblog/A_Drift_/
I did a painting of this scene.