Send The Search Party

Winter was late to arrive in my part of the world this year.  We did manage to get a good amount of snow just before Christmas, but it had pretty much all disappeared before yesterday saw about 20cm's fall on our heads.  That amount is still nothing compared to the quantities that fall up in the mountains.  This is a much snowier scene than the one out of my window.  It was taken at the cottage belonging to My Lovely Assistants father during one of our visits up North.  At one point, a group of them decided to venture out on to the ice of the frozen lake for an afternoon walk.  I, being a little less brave in the face of so much walking, decided to stay behind and capture their departure.  Kind of like a scene from a movie when the fearless travelers depart on their quest, never to be seen until the third act when saved by our hero.  The photograph was taken at f/13, 1/60sec, ISO 100 at 140mm.  Luckily, no hero was needed on this day, though much hot chocolate was consumed afterwards.