Icy Mistbow

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 30, 2014424 views12 comments

The (rare for this area) cold spells have created some interesting ice formations at Great Falls (as Navin's post yesterday shows). This view is from the other side of the river last Sunday morning when temps were also in single digits (Fahrenheit) with wind chills well below zero. I was looking for mistbows in the splash and caught this one before the clouds moved in. (5D3, 70-200 f2.8 + 1.4 TE @ 220mm, 1/5s, f/18, iso 100, tripod, polarizer, 4 stop ND, and cable release)

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 30, 2014 at 7:52 PM

Man this looks cold Mark. Great catch on the mistbow. I also like the ice build-up at the base of the falls and contrast with dark rocks and snow. Maybe a little more room on top would help, but really nice as is.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 30, 2014 at 8:12 PM

Fantastic, almost surreal image Mark. Love the rainbow falls.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 30, 2014 at 8:45 PM

This is wonderful. It's unique, beautifully capture, and breath-takingly beautiful. Kudos

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on January 30, 2014 at 9:22 PM

Amazing scene, here, and very nice with the rainbow. I can't imagine how you can operate a camera in this kind of cold.
Very nice!

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on January 31, 2014 at 2:27 AM

That's a unique and stunning image Mark! That mistbow takes it over the top! One of my favorites from you!

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on January 31, 2014 at 10:59 AM

I especially like how the mistbow has more or less the same orientation as the falls, making it look like colored water. Well seen!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 31, 2014 at 12:17 PM

Just a cool shot, Mark, in more ways than one.

Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on January 31, 2014 at 12:56 PM

Very cool catch, Mark. I like the comp very much. My only comment would be I think you could do with some more contrast in the whites to make this pop a little more.

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on February 1, 2014 at 9:59 AM

Fantastic capture Mark. You nailed all the settings for this in my opinion. Superb in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 1, 2014 at 3:24 PM

How cool is that. I have never heard of an icy mistbow until now. Really well done, Mark.

Ed

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on February 1, 2014 at 5:01 PM

Really like the ice formations, and especially the mistbow, which adds a nice splash of color to the scene

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Comment posted by John Williams on February 3, 2014 at 12:59 PM

Crazy to see the color mixed in there mark. A tight shot of just that ice mound in the center with the color spilling in on the right would be cool too.

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