IceWorld +2

Fantastic Stan! Love the icy cold and water motion.

Wild photo Stan and the development you chose is great. Almost does not look real.

Man, I really want to get some icy waterfall shots this year, now more than ever! Killer image Stan!

Gorgeous Stan

Very much like this. Is that a hint of movement I see in that water? Precocious indeed

Yup, it's that time of year again, lots of detail and very nice light brings this chilly little ice scene to life, cant wait to get out myself, I like it, beautiful work Stan.
John

Fantastic detail and conversion. Really well done in my opinion.
Bob

Wicked cool! The comp, color and detail (especially in the large view) just draw me in. So much to explore in the frame and the lack of any real indication of scale makes it more fascinating.

Terrific, Stan. I like the clean ice; good close-up comp.

Crisp, clean and crystal clear. the slight bluing adds a bit of chill. This is just beautiful.

It's stunning. composition, color, everything is fantastic. Well done

Wow...this is spectacular! The shutter speed you chose for the water was perfect (no milky flow for you!).
B&W toning is simply perfect. Excellent capture!

Beautiful image, but can't say the blue toning is working for me. Other than that, excellent. Fascinating formations.

Refreshingly different !
Chicken Dinner !!!

Great glistening shapes, Stan, and expertly captured. I like diagonal flow of the water against the vertical icicles. Detail is marvelous too, although I would be interested in seeing a version without the blue.

Thanks guys--glad you like!
The scale here was about 2-3 feet across. The thing that is great about this location is there are all these little rock 'caves' that the water flows through, so it creates these little icy worlds that are really quite cool.
Matt--i never heard the chicken dinner phrase before (ive led a sheltered life...) that's what i like about this forum--you learn such useful info on a daily basis!

Stan, this is a stunning image. I like everything about it. Great details and the large version is a must here.

Nice comp and shutterspeed on this one, Stan.

"Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner" is the phrase... ;)
People use to say it in Vegas when they won $

This is superb Stan, love everything about it!

Fantastic!! I love the blues tones in the ice here which looks really natural to me. The clarity in the ice is excellent and I love the looks of the moving water behind it. Really nice!! We have ice here the last couple of mornings on the smaller ponds and back waters.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Stan, this is a stunning image to me, especially by your confrontation of flow and congelation.

Peter

Stunning Stan! Nice job on playing with a single lens; sometimes being limited can really get the creative juices flowing. I do wish the comp was moved slightly left, but that's just because I am boring and conventional.

Oh, Mommy! Pure art, Stan. I think the toning you put in takes this way over the top. That and the clarity that lens has. Impressive. I like this horizontal version better, I think.

Wow, this looks great Stan. The title fits so well. I like the feeling of being so close to the action. The metallic look is pretty cool too.

Excellent - Very tactile image - I just want to touch that ice. Like the contrast of the hard and sharp water to the round and smooth ice. A beauty!

Very pretty Stan. Love the clarity of the ice, and chosen shutter speed. Nice conversion, but I don't really care too much for the blue tinting - a little overdone there IMO.

Stunning!
Sandy

I'll post a color and b&W version shortly--though i doubt it will change my mind here. I usually don't like toned images, ive only done about 3 or 4 of them in the past 8 years--but i thought it was clearly the way to go with this--the color is just distracting (subtle browns etc) and B&W doesnt convey the cold mood. This is only a 10% tone--pretty subtle really. Will be interested in hearing some more opinions...

OK--here's the side by side comparison--the original color and the B&W version before the toning.

"I usually don't like toned images...but i thought it was clearly the way to go with this"

And clearly it was looking at the overwhelming opinion here. This version simply reinforces that decision.

Incredible, Stan. Simply incredible. The tonality you achieved, the intricacy of the detail, the texture in the water, everything is simply stunning.

Good eye, Stan! This is special. I'm enjoying the smaller version, but the larger one
blows me away. I should think that you might want to make this into a print.

Nice shot Stan.

Ian

Beautiful shot!

Like this comp better than the vertical on RMNP, but hard to find fault with either Stan. Great work on the tonal range. Have fun with the new toy.

Personally, I agree with you Stan. You added just the right amount of blue to effectively convey the frigidity of the scene without it being over the top. You made the right choice IMO!

Awesome work Stan-the toning enhances in this case IMO

Stan,

Better late than never! But I couldn't let this one go without adding to the accolades. What can I say that hasn't been said? This is simply a phenomenal image. The toning is absolutely perfect (as is the processing overall.) Stunning image Stan.

Now, I also can't let this go by without getting something straight. Is 1/4s considered a short enough shutter speed for "natural" water? I guess it hasn't reached the smoke state yet, so we're good. Couldn't resist buddy!

Lon

The large version rocks Stan. I've tried getting similar shots and was unable to manage the highlights this well. NICE.

Lon--that's a fair comment and even though i know you're just poking me it gives me a great opportunity to jump on my soap box

You're right--when i'm critical of long exposures i'm talking about 4 seconds plus usually, and even then it depends on the subject and the goals of the photographer--cause i've heaped praise on some uber long exposures before in this gallery.

To be totally honest, for this shot i wanted to go faster, but i was limited because i needed to go with a small aperture for the dof (focus stack wouldn't work too well given the moving water) I neglected to add in my specs that this was shot at ISO 200 also, to give me a bit faster exposure. I could have raised it to ISO 400 but there was zero difference between 1/4 second and 1/8 second in appearance, and all i care about is how it looks. This doesn't look exactly how it did to my eye, but it's closer than if i had gone with 2-4 seconds.

I also took a whole bunch of shots at 1/2500s f/2.8, ISO 3200, but they're not worth sharing...

NP Stan, I'm with ya, besides soap boxes are over rated, it all gets dirty anyway.

I'm gonna send you a note so I don't take up space here.

So, so sweeeet, Stan! I like both the toned and the b/w versions. Maybe even somewhere in between. Sick shot either way you slice it.

nice one stan. i think the contrast is a touch too strong for my eye but it does add the the graphic nature of the image. toning works for me.

Crazy layering and depth to this Stan! Love it! And that is from someone who usually doesn't like the close ups too much.

Thanks for all the comments, folks!