Photo: Lucas McGary
Abstract photo provides clear look into winter on the lake.
Lucas McGary, 12, starts off the year with his second-place photo, Lake Minnetonka Ice, which he took one day after school when going out on Lake Minnetonka to sail on his family’s Nite iceboat. “While we were rigging the iceboat, I took a picture of the ice, so the shadow of the iceboat prevented glare,” he says.
“The fractured texture was caused by recent melting and refreezing on the lake,” says the seventh grader at Minnetonka Middle School. “The top layer of ice froze, trapping a thin layer of water underneath. You could hear the ice creak and see the bubbles move each time you took a step.”
Age has its advantages, especially for this hobbyist photographer. “I like to look for agates or fossils, so I notice small details in nature,” Lucas says. “Also, I’m only 12, so I’m still pretty close to the ground!”
Photographer: Lucas McGary
Title: Lake Minnetonka Ice
Equipment: Cell phone
Location: Lake Minnetonka
Category: Abstract
Award: Second Place
