Picture of the day - February 4, 2009

"Frozen"

Photo courtesy of Peter Mathijssen.       (Click on the photo for a larger view) The cold chill of winter can turn an ordinary landscape into a magical scene that looks like it came straight from a story book, and in today's picture photographer Peter Mathijssen has surely captured a masterpiece. This is the view that greeted Peter as he gazed out his window in Tilburg, Holland a few days ago, so he picked up his camera and captured this image for all of us to enjoy as well. Here are the camera and settings used to create this photographic masterpiece: Camera: Olympus E-400 Focal length: 61mm Shutter speed: 1/250 second Aperture: f/6.3 ISO: 100   Visitor Comments... Name: Madison Holcomb Town: Provo, UT   This is indeed a very beautiful scene. It looks a bit like a pencil sketch!     Name: Jim Laramore Town: Pittsburgh, PA What an amazing snapshot of a point in time when all was frozen that could be frozen. This photograph truly is a masterpiece.     Name: Nathan Hill Town: Duluth, MN We routinely see scenes such as this up here near the Canadian border, but I have never seen such a wonderful picture of one before. Awesome job Mr. Mathijssen!     Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA A truly awesome storybook scene. Magnificent job.     Name: Robert Schwarztrauber Town: Buffalo, NY What a great winter scene. The light and shadows in this well done composition really capture your eye. Many thanks to Mr. Mathijssen for braving the chilly temperatures to share that beautiful scene with us.     Name: Peter Mathijssen Town: Tilburg, Holland Hi everyone, Thanks for the nice comments.   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"