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Thaw!

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 15, 2011136 views10 comments

This is what March looks like where I live. It's nice to hear the sound of babbling brooks when the snow starts melting. With daytime thawing and night freezes, ice dams and water levels rising and falling, Nature creates some interesting ice sculptures.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on March 15, 2011 at 9:30 PM

Wayne, I happened to be on when you posted this.Really interesting dynamic with the melting ice. I love the shapes that you captured.Very nice eye to see this.As always I would like to see a larger version.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on March 15, 2011 at 11:00 PM

These type of ice sculptures always capture my attention. I like the ice covered log as well. I don't know if slightly darkening the background rocks would help the ice stand out or not.

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 16, 2011 at 4:25 AM

There are amazing details in the ice, really beautiful! Maybe a selective depth of field might help to separate these interesting ice structures from the background. Thanks for sharing.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on March 16, 2011 at 6:20 AM

We're expecting record temperatures here tomorrow--8 degrees plus, im not ready for all this ghastly warm weather!
What an unusual an appealing 'sculpture', Wayne! Did you try to get any shots that isolated the subject more?? It probably would be difficult with all the rocks etc surrounding it, but worth snapping a few tendons, i think

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 16, 2011 at 10:06 AM

Thanks folks,
STAN: I did get some more "concentrated" shots of other formations, but not this one. Yep, it was pretty challenging footing. Getting more cautious in my "advanced" years, and the strong current was vibrating my tripod on some of the closer set-ups.
I know you will have fun with ANY weather.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 16, 2011 at 2:12 PM

That looks so cool! I love the shapes, and all the ice on the tree looks so neat!

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 16, 2011 at 8:34 PM

I love the alien ice forms here Wayne! I like the two layers of ice globes with feet. Great find!

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 16, 2011 at 8:47 PM

Very cool (pun intended). I love the sense of dancing ice figures. It seems a bit over sharpened, but still a wonderful image.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Pam Colander on March 17, 2011 at 12:29 PM

They look like headless aliens showing us their best side