northwest indiana winter scenes
p.1 #1northwest indiana winter scenes
hello, everyone. i am mostly a wildlife photographer who does some dabbling with landscapes. i have admired the photos that many contribute to this site and am encouraged by them to increase my efforts with landscapes. these are some that i have taken this winter. the first two are of lake michigan shelf ice. when i first moved to northwest indiana 35 years ago from tenn, i had never seen ice like this. these pictures show just a small amount. i have seen winters where the shelf ice extended to the horizon and beyond. the other pictures are from areas close to where i live. hope you enjoy them. criticism and critique are welcome. i still have quite a bit of learning to do in processing black and white landscapes.
lake michigan shelf ice
lake michigan shelf ice
scene at kankakee wildlife area
iced woods at kankakee wildlife area
another scene from kankakee wildlife area
yellow river at english lake
winter scene of irrigation rig
lake michigan shelf ice
Canon EOS R5 EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens 35mm f/11.0 1/500s 250 ISO 0.0 EV
lake michigan shelf ice
Canon EOS R5 EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens 35mm f/11.0 1/400s 250 ISO 0.0 EV
scene at kankakee wildlife area
Canon EOS R5 EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens 25mm f/11.0 1/60s 200 ISO 0.0 EV
iced woods at kankakee wildlife area
Canon EOS R5 EF24-70mm f/4L IS USM lens 26mm f/11.0 1/80s 320 ISO 0.0 EV
another scene from kankakee wildlife area
Canon EOS R5 EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens 22mm f/11.0 1/40s 200 ISO 0.0 EV
yellow river at english lake
Canon EOS R5 RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM lens 100mm f/7.1 1/160s 1000 ISO 0.0 EV
winter scene of irrigation rig
Canon EOS R5 EF24-70mm f/4L IS USM lens 24mm f/11.0 1/160s 320 ISO 0.0 EV
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:58 PM
p.1 #2northwest indiana winter scenes
It reminds of me to remember of cold and icy, and windy Michigan lake in winter season one I have visited. Nice horizonal alignment un perspective view
Mar 03, 2026 at 05:52 PM
p.1 #3northwest indiana winter scenes
Hi Wendall. I spent most of my life in the PNW but move to Ohio in 2016 and I have come to appreciate the quiet, gentle beauty of the midwest, so I like seeing your images.
I enjoy the first one quite a bit. I do find that small bit of foreground snow layer on bottom left to be distracting and not adding to the composition so I would suggest slight crop from the bottom to eliminate it (you’ll still keep most of the brush which is a nice foreground layer but it will be a little cleaner) and I think that will strengthen the feel of this image, which has that simple, quiet, midwest winter beauty.
The 2nd to last image with snow-covered branches reaching over the creek is wonderful! And the monochrome conversion looks nice to my eye. Probably my favorite of the set.
Cheers,
Ross
I enjoy the first one quite a bit. I do find that small bit of foreground snow layer on bottom left to be distracting and not adding to the composition so I would suggest slight crop from the bottom to eliminate it (you’ll still keep most of the brush which is a nice foreground layer but it will be a little cleaner) and I think that will strengthen the feel of this image, which has that simple, quiet, midwest winter beauty.
The 2nd to last image with snow-covered branches reaching over the creek is wonderful! And the monochrome conversion looks nice to my eye. Probably my favorite of the set.
Cheers,
Ross
Mar 07, 2026 at 09:05 AM