Sound of Silence

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 16, 2010142 views4 comments

I thought of this title immediately when I took this shot today afternoon. Standing at the shore of the frozen Lake Neusiedl in the eastern part of Austria, I experienced complete silence, only interrupted from time to time by the cracking of the ice.

Olympus E510, 14-54mmII/2.8-3.5 at 28mm, f/10, 1/200s, ISO 200

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4 comments

Comment posted by William Vrolyk on December 16, 2010 at 6:06 PM

I am immediately attracted by the shards of ice in this image, Peter. Very dramatic. Especially with the setting sun.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 16, 2010 at 6:08 PM

Cool ice patterns! I really like what you have going on in the foreground. Looks like the image could use a very slight CCW rotation, but very minor.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 16, 2010 at 11:00 PM

I heard that sound also today Peter, it truly is a wonderful sound. That's some great texture you have captured and I am surprised you don't have any motion blur in the ice,so well done there. Does look like it has a slight tilt to it, an easy fix. Cheers

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 17, 2010 at 5:47 AM

Darn - I wish I was there to shoot this. I've postponed a Neusiedlersee visit so many times. I should finally go there and try my luck.
Great foreground and wide composition. The colors and the contrast could "pop" a little more IMHO and the horizon looks slightly tilted. You could also improve the web sharpening a little to emphasize the spikes of ice. But overall that's a very good capture of this lovely moment and place.

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