Cauldron

Superb! The action above and below effectively complements the static ice. Well balanced, and great detail. Nicely seen.

Very blue and cool. The ice looks like glowing mamillary calcite or agate. Well seen and captured.

Paul

My son Kevin in Blue...... taken same day as my post above by the Eastern Mountain Sports Guide on Kevin's big adventure with Kevin's camera.

Make no mistake about the treachery of this mountain at a only 6288 ft even in the summer months. It does not compare to the western mountains in altitude but it is a lot worse weather wise. I climbed it twice when I was about Kevin's age in the summer months. In June there were a few hikers who almost died from hypothermia. In August we witnessed a lighting storm from above and could see the Atlantic Ocean the next day we we reached the summit. The changeable weather is treacherous and nothing short of deadly if unprepared. Crosses along the trails tell the score of those that died. After all it is the home of the highest recorded wind speeds (buildings are chained down at the summit). Kevin and I stayed at the Joe Dodge Lodge (as I did in 1972) where one can read of the morbid history of the this mountain in the library there.

If interested in this place check out some of Jim Salge's work http://www.jimsalge.com/About.html. He worked as a meteorologist at this inhospitable but most beautiful place.

Eva, this is so lovely and with such great clarity. Perfect shutter speed to catch the water's action.

Eva, this is just stunning!
Exquisite detail in the ice, set off perfectly by the soft blue water.
Exceptional image, and perfect for the WC!
Great picture of Kevin too -
Sandy

Eva: As usual a very good composition with great color - in this case blue. I'm in the process of reading a book about hiking the AT and a chapter on the weather on Mt. Wash. The top wind speed was 231 mph before the gear broke. Almost 300 fatalities on the mtn when the book was written in 1999. My favorite factoid was a -40 deg. temp with 100mph wind. Can't imagine what the windchill factor would be. Guess it would be equivalent to flash freezing. Thanks for sharing the photo.

Peter

Beautifully clear and deep color, perfect comp.

Beautiful shot Eva ,it feels alive , you really have that since of boiling water and movement!

This is not only an excellent image for the weekly challenge but would be an
wonderful submission for the "Landscape" gallery. You're certainly a dedicated
photographer to go out in such conditions.

Beautiful ice sculpture Eva. I also like the water motion at the top - very pretty. You can have the subzero wind chill though!! I guess that's why I live in Florida.

The details that can be seen in the larger version really make this image. I especially like the range of contrast seen in the ice and how it looks like it's lit from within.

Eva: Got a nice -meter spike from this one. Superb SS choice and very cool comp. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

Wow! And WOW again! This is absolutely fantastic. The contrast between the frozen ice crystals, and the incredible surging water is absolutely stunning! Eva - you nailed it. Color, exposure, mood, composition... I just want to keep looking. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful.