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Ice Diamond
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Ice Diamond

by Carey Closs

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 22, 2015150 views6 comments
This was taken at Abraham lake a couple of weekends ago. I went there with the intention of capturing some images of the bubble patterns that form in the ice but the wind was so wicked that it was nearly impossible to keep my tripod steady. It was also unseasonably mild which created a fair bit of top water and changed the texture of the ice making it hard to find a spot to even get a handheld shot of the bubble formations so I ended up focusing my attention on the interesting patterns on the lake surface and around the shoreline.

Thanks for looking

24-70mm
f/16
1/100
iso 100
62mm

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on February 22, 2015 at 3:39 PM
I find this image to have a strong "artsy" or "painting-like" feel - I can't quite put my finger on why, though. I find that to be a good thing, I do like it!
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 22, 2015 at 8:36 PM
Glad you could make something of the opportunity. Beautiful and interesting patterns! :smile:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 22, 2015 at 9:08 PM
Carey, that's a pretty amazing collection of ice. I like that the bottom of the frame has some extra clarity and that crevasse. The dof works very well giving this a strong feeling of a topo map, especially with your high contrast processing.
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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 23, 2015 at 10:50 AM
Very interesting pattern you captured here! Looks like a good place to have fun shooting abstracts.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 23, 2015 at 4:05 PM
Hi Carey :wavey: You capture some amazing ice patterns and color in the fine image. :smile:


Albert Darmo
Canada
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Comment posted by Carey Closs on February 23, 2015 at 7:15 PM
Thanks for the feedback everyone. :toast:
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