In the Heart of Darkness

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 19, 2010397 views30 comments

Thought Id cool things down a bit. Forgot about this one as I was filing through some processed images. Taken about a week after Fire & Ice and I thought the softer side of this one was a little different. Image was taken in almost complete darkness only illuminated by a small torch. Heavier light caused a softer glow but still revealed the textures of the frozen water.

Thanks again for your time and comments

Canon 40D
Ill have to check on the specks

Comments

30 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 19, 2010 at 6:48 PM

Beautiful and graceful lines Anthony. Very nice light and pastel colors, accentuated by the Heart of Darkness. Great image and love the title too.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 19, 2010 at 6:50 PM

Seriously cool, Anthony. I love the feathered like structures in the ice. I'm not sure sure about the bit of darkness at the bottom, and the line in the LLC.. a little crop would solve both those things. Man.. makes me excited for winter already, too bad we have the whole summer thing to get through first!

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on May 19, 2010 at 6:51 PM

Very cool.
Very very cool.
Nice border work as well.

Excellent photo my friend.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on May 19, 2010 at 6:57 PM

Love it Anthony!

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on May 19, 2010 at 7:07 PM

Thanks Eva, Matt

, Bill
I see what your saying Floris. It is an area that doesn't hold much interest but I didn't want to lose some light on the right. Ill give it a shot though.

Ya summer is a tough season photographically for me. Bring on fall (after spring of course)

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on May 19, 2010 at 8:18 PM

Beautiful shot, Anthony. Wow. I want to touch that delicate ice.

The shapes and colors look just wonderful. Love this.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 19, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Amazing, so interesting to look at. Beautiful color and I like the comp. I can see croping out the dark area at the bottom, but don't think I would want to give up the rest of that part of the image. I like how that lower line curves back down to the bottom of the frame and the light that goes with it. Like it!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 19, 2010 at 8:38 PM

Anthony,

Who can forget "Fire & Ice." It will be hard to ever top that one. But this one is fabulous as well. The colors and the patterns in the ice are wonderful.

If I had a wish though, I wish there wasn't the hole in the ice. Or at least the light (torch?) and details were more obscured, blurred or darkened or something. Still, a fascinating and well crafted image. Great idea you had with this and it's produced some great imagery.

Lon

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on May 19, 2010 at 8:50 PM

Hey Anthony,
Tough to compare the 2....the other was very strong but this one hold its own for the softness of colors and the beautiful lines! I think the black BG may emphasize the bottom black a bit more than a white BG would....so not a big deal for me. Another great one!

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on May 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM

Really like the curved lines and patterns in the ice. Great ice abstract.

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Comment posted by Michael VanBeber on May 19, 2010 at 9:14 PM

Outstanding! Beautiful abstract!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 19, 2010 at 9:33 PM

Beautiful abstract. It is full of fascinating light, shapes and has a real sense of mystery about what is down in the hole in the ice. Very cool.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 19, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Love the pastel colors Anthony. Beautiful all the way around. Hope you don't mind, I used your title, Fire and Ice for my image this week.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 19, 2010 at 10:18 PM

Hmm, now I'm wondering. Which came first--Fire and Ice or Floris' Apoptosis? They're certainly similar techniques with strikingly different results. Everything is well-handled here for sure, but F&I still sizzles in my mind. It's hard to top a signature image.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on May 19, 2010 at 10:21 PM

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on May 19, 2010 at 11:20 PM

I knew this was yours before I looked at the name underneath the thumbnail! Love this one almost as much as Fire and Ice. The lines here are really, really cool.

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Comment posted by Shane McDermott on May 20, 2010 at 12:37 AM

Love it! Everything about it flows and glows beautifully, like a dance of color and light.

Shane

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Comment posted by Jim Goldstein on May 20, 2010 at 12:43 AM

Glad you rediscovered this one. It's stunning. Very creative shot and technique.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on May 20, 2010 at 12:53 AM

This looks very amazing Anthony! The idea to illuminate the ice by fire is great and works again very well here. Appealing color combination as well.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on May 20, 2010 at 1:43 AM

Wonderful, Anthony. The warm and cold tones together with the shapes and details are lovely.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on May 20, 2010 at 7:51 AM

Really love the swirling patterns in the ice Anthony, I almost wish the bright area wasn't in this image so the lines could stand out. Still very nice as presented.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 20, 2010 at 8:04 AM

Wonderful abstract Anthony - I especially like the little details in the ice - looks like tile almost. Great lines and shapes. A real winner.

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on May 20, 2010 at 11:27 AM

beautiful and creative!

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Comment posted by Helio Cristovao on May 20, 2010 at 1:33 PM

wow. Beautiful. You´re carrying a torch to illuminate your subjects?

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 20, 2010 at 2:14 PM

Fire and Ice is awesome and a lot more graphic type of visual impact than this. I like this one very much as well for it's elegance. Beautiful soft light, and grat lines/ patterns. My only wish is that the ice was solid across the entire frame. Beautiful!

Chris

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on May 20, 2010 at 8:45 PM

Love the lines and various geometric shapes in this. I think I would be tempted to crop slightly from the bottom to remove that one dark along the border. Nice work!

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Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on May 21, 2010 at 1:28 AM

Really amazing shot - the unique qualities of each curve and turn - looks like a messed up racetrack that someone tried to do after too many shots of Bourbon.

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on May 22, 2010 at 2:49 AM

This is a great abstract picture. The lines on the ice and the light reflection are all so much intrigued to me, very impressive.

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Comment posted by Erik Stensland on May 22, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Spectacular Anthony! I love the lines, texture and the cool/warm contrast of the torch!

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Comment posted by Raymond Marlow on May 23, 2010 at 9:03 PM

love it with the broken window frame..nice work

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