People, jong and old, skating on the natural ice of a small water called ‘Kloosterwiel’ near the city of Zaltbommel in the Netherlands. 
About the pictureThe photo shows a frozen lake in a winter landscape, with several individuals skating across the ice and others seated on a sled. In the foreground, a microphone is mounted on a stand at the edge of the lake. It is intended for recording ambient sounds, likely capturing the cracking of the ice, the movement of the skaters, and other environmental noises. The ice near the shore is broken into large shards, while further out it is solid enough to support safe skating and sledding. Leafless trees are visible in the background, indicating a winter setting. Bright sunlight reflects off the ice, contributing to a calm and clear atmosphere.
About the environment and recording
The ice is about 6-8cm (2-3 inches) thick.
Recorded on >20meters. Water edge is on 2 meters, so sometime you hear the water coming from under the ice onto the sandy shore.
Behind the microphones the river-dike and the busy river Waal which you can not hear.
History of the Kloosterwiel
The Kloosterwiel (Monastic Wheel) arose because the Waal River broke through a levee. This happened even before dikes were in the Bommelerwaard (the area). Such a levee break is called a crevasse and forms an elongated, shallow pond. At the Kloosterwiel is this still be seen well. Kloosterwiel probably originated in the tenth century, at least before the dikes that were built in the Bommelerwaard between the tenth and eleventh centuries. The wheel was formerly known as St. Peter's Wheel. The wheel water level rises and falls with the river, the influence of the river Waal is keenly felt here. The hiking trails are now part of the higher and drier seepage dams.
Haunting monks
According to legend, here on the site of the Kloosterwiel there was a monastery. The story goes that monks wandered the old strict rules of discipline and diligence. Excess, drunkenness and lust were introduced in the monastery. As punishment the river Waal began to swirl and fizz and engulfed the monastery with its inhabitants. Instead, there is now the Monasterywheel (OK, not really, the monastery is located next to the wheel, lying on the spot where vegetable gardens). But fore a long time been resurrected monks at night, dressed in white robes, passersby to withdraw the wheel. Local residents therefore never came here after sunset. Accidentally freesound passers, you have been warned now!! Remember the coordinates of the wheel on the map; 51.81038 5.23177 .
Date/time: January 22nd Sunday 2017, start 1.13 pm
Weather: 2c, clear sunny sky, wind NW 0-1bft, 1026 hPa. Mic pointed S
Location; Kloosterwiel, Gamersedijk, Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands (Holland), Europe, geotag; 51.81038 5.23177
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