Ice Etchings

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 11, 20163,490 views10 comments

Taken a while back, when Quebec had that monster ice storm. the ice on the branches were beautiful to view. but very damaging to many trees.. never had a chance to process this image until now.
comments appreciated

D300 70-200 VR 2.8 .. @ 140mm... f/8 ... 1/200 sec.. iso 200. tripod cable release

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 12, 2016 at 10:08 AM

This is sweet, Albert. I like the balance of the two different areas, the darker trunks and the lighter snow covered branches. This works great in B&W too. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 12, 2016 at 11:21 AM

You keep pulling those snowy trees off, Albert! I absolutely agree with Harley about the balance in this photo. Glad you finally processed it.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 12, 2016 at 11:53 AM

Wow, that must have been some storm! The tree is literally saturated with snow! This is terrific. I especially like the clean, crisp whites. This is processed perfectly.

I would agree with Harley's comment about the two halves, but it also borders on a 50/50 comp with the eye bouncing back and forth a bit. But in the end, I don't see a better crop and this does work as a whole, with the two sides balancing out.

Lon

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on February 12, 2016 at 12:33 PM

Even it B&W is has a cold feel to it. Well done. Looks like there's a bunch of tighter compositions in there as well.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 12, 2016 at 12:44 PM

Flat out awesome job on this image, Albert. The large version is a real treat as it lets me wander around the scene to take in all those wonderful details in the ice laden trees. I also like the job you did on the whites in the scene.

Ed

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 12, 2016 at 2:36 PM

Really like wandering around in this image. enlightened

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on February 14, 2016 at 2:33 PM

Very nice, Albert. Has a pleasing graphic quality. You are the king of snow covered tree shots.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 14, 2016 at 4:30 PM

Albert, This is a wonderful shot and all the ice on those branches is so cool. I know it can be very damaging to the trees but it sure is pretty to look at. It has been mentioned being b&w but I'm not so sure because it very well could be the color version. I have shot scenes like this and they do look like b&w. Either way a wonderful shot.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI