Wednesday Walk Ice on the pond

This post if for Wednesday walk challenge And Make me Smile Collaboration challenge, initially our collaboration was once a month but due to the popularity of it we have decided to make the collab a weekly thing :)
#Wednesday Walk Ice on the pond

Any questions about the challenge read the guide at the bottom of the post ;)

I did have another post prepared for this week, actually one I have had prepared for a few weeks now and I will get to it, but trying to start the year where possible to share recent walks, and even though I haven't been out for many walks in the last week or so, I do have one walk I haven's shared one I took with the new Camera the Sony a7IV

This was a fairly short and quick walk, as it was pretty cool out, but as I was heading out for an early morning visit to the supermarket I had a feeling it was going to be a nice sunrise so I took my camera bag in the car with me, and I am glad I did

^{Sony A7iv 17mm F11 13 seconds ISO 100}
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When I drove past the pond I saw some nice colors in the sky so parked the car and went for a short photo stroll, initially nice subtle colors in the sky

^{Sony A7iv 28mm F11 10 seconds ISO 100}
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As I walked back and forth around the pond, not stopping to long in any one spot as it was quite chilly the colors became more vibrant

^{Sony A7iv 28mm F9 0.8 second ISO 100}
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Some nice yellows and red both in the sky and reflecting on the ice on the pond.

I have heard people say that they used to ice skate on the pond and the building across the Pond used to be a warming house for after skating, the ice wasn't thick enough to be skating on that day and I cant say I have seen anyone skating on it in the couple of years we have lived here.

MInd you if I did see people skating on it I wouldn't give it a go, I have terrible balance when it comes ot skating so would instead just take photos of other skating

^{Sony A7iv 28mm F9 1/3 second ISO 100}
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Along one edge of pond

^{Sony A7iv 32mm F9 0.6 second ISO 100}
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And finishing off looking down a little stream coming off the pond

^{Sony A7iv 20mm F9 0.8 second ISO 100}
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Weekly giveaway of shares

This week I am sending to the following who joined Wednesday Walk, for this week I did a random draw and the following each received some Hive Hive account@papilloncharity, Hive account@aurzeq, Hive account@baibuaza, Hive account@alechi , Hive account@borjan and Hive account@rayt2

And Hive account@elizachecg will send to Hive account@junebride

As Hive account@elizacheng and I collaborated with our Wednesday Walk and Make me Smile Challenges

And one person is randomly drawn who joins both challenges to receive one Hive from me and this week it is @TBA

Wednesday Walk is a challenge started by me, the idea is to get out for a short walk and get some shots of what you can see within a short distance of your home office or wherever you start. And this is my entry for this week, but first, let me explain the challenge.

This is my post for the Wednesday Walk challenge hosted by myself, let me first explain the guidelines

Try and get out once a week for a short walk, can be from your office, home or anywhere really and walk for a few blocks or a few minutes looking for things to get shots of.

Your walk does not have to be on a Wednesday I just ask if possible to share your walk photos on a Wednesday.

Try and get a few shots not just one

Add a bit of a write up about where you walked

Just one Wednesday Walk tagged post a week

You can look for anything in general or decide on one subject you want to get shots off.

Make a point of looking around and up and see what you can find to get shots of that otherwise you may miss

Do a post with the shots you get on a Wednesday and tag it with #wednesdaywalk, also if you happen to join, please leave a link to your post in a comment on this post and I will try and visit them all, especially if its not one of the first 5 tags or I may miss seeing it .

Following me and re-Hiving the post so more see it would be appreciated but isn't a rule just a suggestion.

I am not strict on these rules and hence why they are called guidelines and not rules

I will try and visit, and upvote all who take part in the Wednesday Walk.

Make me Smile Collaboration

As I mentioned above Wednesday Walk is collaborating with the [Make Me Smile] hosted by Hive account@elizacheng,

Here are the rules for her challenge

Your post can be writing, singing, video, poem,drawing, photography etc.... the most important part is your post Make me" smile, Remember, the ME is whoever read/view/listen to your post and this includes YOURSELF.
b. Your content must be ORIGINAL CONTENT
c. Please include at least 50 Words in your post