The incredible photo was taken at Versoix am Genfersee, at the southern end of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, after an severe ice storm on January 26, 2005. Winds gusted to 31 m/sec, and temperatures dropped to -12 Celsius, causing massive waves and a sea spray, which turned everything near the shore in incredible ice sculptures.
The wind, freezing rain and frost did their job, the cars at the promenade were covered with a thick layer of ice, as if tightened in a ice shell.