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Photo posted by gary phillips in the Landscape gallery on 02/17/17 at 5:22 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 02/17/17 at 6:44 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
What, are you trying to get another pick of the week????  Another excellent abstract. These are fascinating.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Louis Pattis on 02/17/17 at 6:45 pm EST
Registered on 03/30/12, 0 Posts, 164 Comments
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What a mind bender, the more I look at the larger version the more it draws me in and I imagine the possibilities and while the incubation is in progress, give me the pretzel on the right, the beer I have in the fridge. Great ice bubble image !.
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 02/17/17 at 7:04 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
I gotta agree with Harley, Gary. Your ice images are fascinating, as well as being technically excellent.
--P
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
“If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse, well, that comes a little cheaper" Author Unknown |
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 02/17/17 at 9:04 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment last edited by Lon Overacker on 02/18/17 at 01:48 am EST
Gary, You're killing us with this ice abstracts! Wow, this one is awesome as well and as Louis put it, a mind bender.
I'll even pre-empt Igor and mention you've photographed another alien humanoid figure. A little "Finding Nemo" figure is somehow run a tap to the brain... and the humanoid is contemplating munching on that pretzel twist, all the while balancing an embryo on it's head. I make light with the imagination-gone-wild, but clearly these images can really stretch our imagination.
Technicals are masterful. Did I say this before? Like a Modern Museum of Art piece? Now available as a Triptych.....
Mesmerizing.
Lon
ps. I will never again see the #7 in the same way....
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by Genny K. on 02/17/17 at 11:09 pm EST
Registered on 06/05/06, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments
Wow, you did it again!!
This one is kinda scary; I think I see worms in there, and I don't like that!!!!!
But yes, I do understand the "Incubator" title, too. It's gets weirder after that........an embryo blowing bubbles?
These have been incredible. I don't know where you found this ice, but you did a MASTERFUL job of photographing and processing these images. They have been spectacular. Well done!!!
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 02/18/17 at 03:26 am EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
I'll even pre-empt Igor and mention you've photographed another alien humanoid figure
Clearly it's the beginning of life, an embryo still within its womb. As a composition I think this one may be stronger than the Weekly Pick. Excellent work Gary.
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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on 02/18/17 at 10:06 am EST
Registered on 04/01/10, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments
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Nice stark contrast in the image. I do not know what I would change. An alien womb for sure.
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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on 02/18/17 at 3:08 pm EST
Registered on 11/11/11, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments
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Very fun patterns and shapes, and one can imagine all kinds of things. I can understand why you had so much fun with this ice. Love the abstracts you have posted, and this one may be my favorite.
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 02/18/17 at 4:40 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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Another great abstract. Your crop looks like you have included all of the important designs. I don't get sick of these.
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on 02/18/17 at 5:16 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
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No need to stop with these! This one reminds me of a sonogram of a baby. Great forms and lines in the composition. The tonal contrast helps to bring out all of the subtle detail. Nicely done! Also, congratulations on the weekly pick from one of your previous posts. It was well deserved.
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Brian Schrayer
Nashville, TN
"The mountains sing your glory, hallelujah, the canyons echo sweet amazing grace. My spirit sails the mighty gales are bellowing your name, and I've got nothing to say." Andrew Peterson, "Nothing to Say" |
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 02/18/17 at 7:54 pm EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
WOW Gary !! These are blowing my mind. Your ice abstracts are in a class by themselves. Keep them coming 
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"They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins..."
Walt Whitman
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 02/19/17 at 10:30 am EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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Outstanding again, Gary. Looks like you have the making for an exhibit.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on 02/19/17 at 11:12 am EST
Registered on 01/12/14, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments
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Gary: excellent, just excellent! Richard
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Comment posted by Mattia Oliviero on 02/19/17 at 12:45 pm EST
Registered on 08/24/16, 43 Posts, 254 Comments
Love this kind of ice drawings. I know, ice to me is becoming an obsession. Unfortunately here in Italy is already spring. Very well seen.
Mattia
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Mattia Oliviero
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 02/19/17 at 8:35 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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You have quite a talent for names. This is a crazy cool and intriguing abstract. Your B&W processing looks top notch.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 02/19/17 at 11:15 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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Ice, a favorite subject... Love the piled up bubbles here, Gary, along with their fascinating shapes. I'm thinking ET, phone home here, with the strong shape in the center.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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