Frozen Grafton Ponds

I'm not sure why the New York State Park in Grafton is named Grafton Lakes since the major bodies of water within the park boundaries are Long Pond, Shaver Pond, Second Pond and Mill Pond. I haven't been to the park since November, before I started my black and white processing phase. It was one of the last local locations that didn't have monochrome photos in its gallery.

Despite recent warm temperatures, in the 60s the past couple of days, the ponds remain frozen. This, of course, is to be expected. When I was a kid, I used to fish at Shaver Pond with my father in early April when trout season opened. There was open water from shore out to about 20 yards all around the pond. When the wind shifted, the ice could move toward the leeward shore leaving little room for casting.

Long Pond
RF 24-105mm f/4L at 35mm, f/11, 1/180 sec., ISO 100

Long Pond Trail
RF 24-105mm f/4L at 42mm, f/8, 1/60 sec., ISO 100

Long Pond Trail
RF 24-105mm f/4L at 24mm, f/11, 1/125 sec., ISO 200

Long Pond Trail
RF 24-105mm f/4L at 27mm, f/8, 1/500 sec., ISO 200

Second Pond
RF 24-105mm f/4L at 24mm, f/8, 1/180 sec., ISO 200

Second Pond
RF 24-105mm f/4L at 28mm, f/11, 1/180 sec., ISO 200