The severe cold weather has created both havoc and beauty as it descended on the Midwest, and prompted a trip to the beach to see Lake Michigan.
![waves crashing on the beach with ice and snow, Lake Michigan](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/180104_Lake_Michigan-9223P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The bright sunny day in the image denies the viewer of the frigid air coming from the lake and the sub-zero temperatures.
![waves crashing on the beach with ice and snow](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/180104_Lake_Michigan-9217P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Moving closer to the water masks the true location where beach meets the water because of all the ice that has accumulated from the water’s spray.
![waves crashing on the beach covered with ice and snow](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/180104_Lake_Michigan-9203P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The narrow range of colors from sand, snow, ice, water, waves, and sky creates an subtle mixture of blue, green, white, and brown.
![waves crashing on the beach covered with ice and snow](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/180104_Lake_Michigan-9202P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![waves crashing on the beach covered with ice and snow](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/180104_Lake_Michigan-9197P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
![waves crashing on the beach covered with ice and snow](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/180104_Lake_Michigan-9208P.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
After doing my due diligence of venturing out into the cold to capture some interesting images … I high-tailed it back to the car and cranked up the heat!