Frozen In Time

The pond at Bellamy Wildlife Management Area, Dover NH USA. Taken last week with a Sony Ar7 and the 16-35mm f/4, only a few days previously, this small isolated pond was unfrozen and was the waterhole for the areas wildlife. But, after a quick hard freeze, even the surface was dappled to where it appeared that the ripples on the surface were "frozen in time".

This was processed from the following workflo:

1) Imported into Lightroom for a few basic adjustments including exposure, highlights and shadows;

2) Imported as a DNG file with LR adjustments into Photoshop;

3) NIK Color Efx Pro 4  and added several filters including Pro Contrast, Bleach Bypass and Brilliance/Warmth;

4) Copied a new layer and pulled several color curves to pull down several key tones;

5) Copy a new layer and added a high-pass filter using the "Overlay" blend mode for final sharpening; and finally

6) Back into Lightroom for final adjustments and export to the web