Out the Door L
Man and Nature
Posted by Lorraine (Gatineau, Canada) on 19 March 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Barbara from Florida, United States
I love the trees in the background. Interesting what this fellow is doing out there on the ice and without a hat.
It certainly feels peaceful. Nice capture, Lorraine.
19 Mar 2009 5:12am
@Barbara: It was a warm day actually Barb, surprisingly enough, soon no one will stand on that ice ;) thanks a lot my friend ;)
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
What IS he doing?? Great shot Lorry....what a find:-)
19 Mar 2009 5:39am
@Linerberry: Hey BerryBoo, not sure whether he's picking up or putting down, see he was very far away, and I couldn't tell lol
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
au milieu d'un lac gelé ?????????????????????????????????????? ............ que fait il ????????
19 Mar 2009 5:53am
@Jean-François: Aucune espèce d'idée, mais c'est drôle n'est-ce pas? lol merci Jf ;)
k@ from Paris, France
Le soleil semble immense, il n'a pas l'air d'avoir froid, on vous croirait lui et toi sur la banquise, et heureux !
19 Mar 2009 7:08am
@k@: Il était si loin que je ne pouvais voir ce qu'il faisait ;) merci k
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Almost looks like it could be an airstrip. But rather him than me out there - it looks a long way from anything.
19 Mar 2009 7:11am
@dobbino: Hey Rob, just a river, he was far away on the ice, and I couldn't see what he was doing, now looking at it I still can't tell if he's picking up ? or putting down? and why oh why ? lol
@Anthony Lambert: Well don't know Anthony usually that involves a hole and a stick, don't see that there ;)
Christian from Mantes La Jolie, France
Il cherche du bois (et apparement il en trouve) au beau milieu d'un lac gelé.... Etrange! lol
19 Mar 2009 8:01am
@Christian: N'est-ce pas Christian? je ne sais toujours pas qu'est-ce qu'il faisait au juste...un mystère de glace lol Merci beaucoup :)
Standley from Carquefou, France
Superbe Lorraine. Ce qui est extraordinaire c'est qu'avec cette luminosité on pourrait voir une brume de chaleur!
19 Mar 2009 10:07am
@Standley: Bien vu Richard, c'était une journée chaude, 'ben pour nous en tout cas, merci beaucoup ;)
@Dimitrios: Thanks a lot Dimitrios :)
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Yikes, cold! Lucky you, he wore black ... or did you set that up? :)
19 Mar 2009 10:52am
@MontereyJohn: Hey John i never set anything up 'cause that would mean talking to people, I don't do that lol
@Viewfinder: hey Glenn, no idea, usually there's a stick and a hole for that, he was either picking wood up or putting it down in which case I couldn't begin to explain it ;) lol
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
alone on the lake ..I'am afraid !! but he is in the light and cold, the ice I will resist !!!
19 Mar 2009 11:25am
@Alivia: no kidding Alivia, you wouldn't see me there, only my zoon lol thanks a lot!
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
Is he searching for timber on the ice? This is an interesting photo, Lorraine... I like the color tones as well as the trees in the background.
19 Mar 2009 11:51am
@Nina: Thanks a lot sweetie, I have no idea what's he's doing, I wish someone would tell me ;)
@Cheryl: I just don't know what he's doing Cheryl, I couldn't see..he was so far away, thank God for zoom lol
Kathycalculates from Indianapolis, United States
As an earlier commenter said, he does look a tad bit sinister! He's dressed like every bad guy I've ever seen in a James Bond film! Why, those aren't blocks of wood at all! They're plastic explosives and he's going to blow a big hole in the frozen lake and release Spring just in time for her appearance tomorrow! He's not a bad guy at all, Lorraine! He's a hero...a brave, lonely hero who is just trying to help mankind and Mother Nature!
19 Mar 2009 12:39pm
@Kathycalculates: Ok You win for the best explanation of what this man was doing on the ice, a HERO for sure lol love your comment Kathy lol
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
I think he's fed up, he's going to start a fire to melt the ice. :D
19 Mar 2009 12:52pm
@JoeB: I think you are also on the right track Joe ;) lol
MrsAmber from United Kingdom
Such an interesting shot. But as we are all saying..what IS he doing?
19 Mar 2009 1:07pm
@MrsAmber: Hey Mrs. A I choose KATHY's explanation as to what he's doing, 'cause I really didn't know, and I like Kathy's supposition! ;)
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Insolite apparition que cet homme au beau milieu de ce lac gelé... une sorte de miracle... non seulement il marche sur l'eau mais en plus il y ramasse du bois qui apparaît d'on ne sait où... :-))
19 Mar 2009 1:30pm
@Evelyne Dubos: C'est un miracle YOUPPI ou bien non lol je ne sais vraiment pas ma chère Evelyne mais j'ai décidé que j'aimais bien l'explication de KATHY ;)
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
Gathering firewood, perhaps? <grin> Wonderful contrasts in this shot, Lorraine!
19 Mar 2009 1:36pm
@Judy: You know it could be, but for further explanation check out Kathy's comment, I could so go for that ;) thanks dear Judy
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, Wales., United Kingdom
Those lines on the ice look like vehicle tracks so perhaps he's retrieving stuff thats fallen off his trailer...Or Not. ;>))
19 Mar 2009 2:28pm
@Jeff: Jeff that sounds so plausible, it makes a lot sense, thank you still I'm going with KATHY's comments, 'cause it's so romantic ;) lol
@Hans: No one knows for sure Hans...lol thanks a lot!
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
Great capture Lorraine. As I already told you, you have a special talent for sneaky shots LOL.
Great contrast, and I really like the Man in Black standing in the middle. But, what is he doing?
19 Mar 2009 4:50pm
@Rui: I was hoping one of my visitors would tell me, so far Jeff's is the most plausible and KATHY's is the most fun lol thanks a lot Rui...are you posting again?
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
i hope he wasnt walking on a frozen lake!THat'll be quite dangerous!And i sure hope you weren't taking this shot on a frozen lake?! He looks so small and insignificant compared to the sheer greatness of the ice and snow...man and nature..we are no competition,are we?
19 Mar 2009 5:12pm
@tyan: Aren't you a sweety, no worries dear Tyan, I was on solid grounds with a big Zoom lol fr the record I have no idea what he's doing...and no we will never win lol
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
mais que fait il ? il transporte des bûches de bois ? il creuse un trou pour pêcher dans la glace ? tu nous interpelles là et nous restons sur notre faim ! une scène quotidienne de chez vous peut être mais complètement " exotique " pour nous :o)
19 Mar 2009 6:05pm
@Anna.C: j'n'ai aucune espèce d'idée lol donc j'esperais qu'un de mes visiteurs aurait la réponse, et je crois que c'est celle de Jeff qui a plus d'allure, mais j'aime beaucoup l'explication de KATHY lol merci Anna ;)
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
Almost everybody gets puzzled. What's in the background? An observation tower? Is it an air strip?
19 Mar 2009 7:10pm
@António Pires: Nope. The only thing I do know is that it's a river, that's it...but check out Jeff's comment for a possibility or Kathy's which I really like lol thanks Antonio!
@Alun Lambert: Inquiring minds want to know...me too, had no idea until I saw your dad's possible explanation or KATHY's which to me was very cool ;) lol
Janice Thomson from Canada
I like the contrast between all the ice and the man looking quite comfortably warm.
Long ways to go before that ice is gone!
As usual you've sneaked in another mystery shot LOL
19 Mar 2009 9:17pm
@Janice Thomson: Yes sweets and like always some of my visitors had intelligent supposition, check out Jeff's and KATHY's ;) lol
@Craig: Now that is true and astute ;) thanks a lot Craig :)
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
And there certainly is a lot of nature there. I hope it's good and solid.
19 Mar 2009 10:40pm
@Suzanne: Yes, but not for much longer, If I were him I'd skydaddled out of there ;)
@jamesy: Wood? lol I don't know what he was doing, but Jeff and Kathy had good ideas :)
arlene from United States
I'm not sure what he's doing, but the place where he is looks cold and dreary. I don't get the feel that he HAS to be there. Humans that CHOOSE to be in such cold and dreary circumstances are a different species that me.
19 Mar 2009 11:01pm
@arlene: I can see why lol check Jeff's answer and Kathy's comment...;)
marianne from Toulouse, France
je ne connais pas encore Sam, mon cousin d'Amérique, mais je reconnais mon cousin canadien à sa couleur flamboyante !!!! lol
ici tee shirt et crème solaire .......
il ramasse du bois ??? j'aime cette quiétude blanche ....
bisous lorraine !
19 Mar 2009 11:25pm
@marianne: une bonne supposition ma rousse ;) merci beaucoup!
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Ici la glace est déjà presque tout disparue. Belle composition!
20 Mar 2009 12:31am
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: T'as ma sympathie!!!!!! lol chanceux, merci beaucoup Wolfgang!
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
He is going to get that ice melting somehow.
20 Mar 2009 3:09am
@Michael Rawluk: yeah Michael, that's one of the guesses, but I think Jeff hit it on the nail or maybe Kathy or Joe...;)
Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany
Maybe the Ice hole is just off shot and his stick fell in.The boxes probably contain explosives that he wants to drop down the hole to catch fish the easy way,Boom,dead and collect !!
20 Mar 2009 4:25pm
@Anthony Lambert: Well if if doesn't kill them it'll certainly make them go away, I get the feeling you could do without winter, imagine that lol
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
Perdu au milieu de cette immensité blanche…
21 Mar 2009 4:50pm
@Calusarus: Pas tout à fait perdu...;) merci Cal
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Nice composition and contrast. That's an environment I've never experienced!
24 Mar 2009 2:34am
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