Ice Mozaic Turnagain Arm

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 8, 20173,022 views7 comments

Ice that is formed in salt water where there are tides that move things around can create some really interesting shapes.Traveling along Turnagain Arm outside Anchorage near sunset, the tide was moving these plates of ice and other broken chunks of larger icebergs out of the Arm and back out to Cook Inlet. Fog over the water created the strange blue above the distant water, and the low sun made the bright, almost pinkish orange color on the right side.
I wish I could have been higher, to get a better perspective of this. The ice was moving surprisingly fast, as the tide moves quickly along there. I don't know if the sense of cold and space comes through in this. It's kind of hard to get it all in there sometimes.

Comments and suggestions always appreciated!
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Fuji X-T1, 28-135 at 50 mm, 1/250 sec, f11, ISO 800

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 8, 2017 at 7:58 AM

I am really enjoying the ice patterns and the sky gradient, but the large light pink sky pulls to much attention for my eye. I would be inclined to crop 2/3 of the pink sky, which I find brings the image back to the ice.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 8, 2017 at 12:54 PM

Genny, I like the ice patterns and the blue fog, too. I agree with Harley about the crop. If you do crop it, pull some of the red out of the ice and bring up the lights just a bit. This is a nice semi-abstract.
--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on February 8, 2017 at 2:07 PM

I'm going to disagree with my esteemed colleagues, Genny. I like the inclusion of the pink sky and the layering in the image. Looks foreboding and inviting at the same time. I might bring down the highlights on the right side of the sky to even it out a bit. I do not envy your winters.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 8, 2017 at 5:13 PM

Genny, I'm going along with Gary's thoughts on this. The comp works fine for me as you have it and I do get the feeling of cold and the open space for sure. I like the patterns in the ice too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 8, 2017 at 7:12 PM

Genny,

I like this very much! I'm also gonna have to side with Nick and Gary, rather than my good buddies (not that Nick and Gary can't be my good buddies...) ;-)

The low ceiling/clouds I think is in good balance with the ice. And I'm really worried now with either my eyes or my monitor.... If I'm seeing any pink at all in the clouds, it's a tiny hint. And I'm not seeing any red what so ever in the ice; just blues and grays. Not sure what I'm not seeing.

I like how that low ceiling really simplifies this scene.The large view shows off the ice patters quite nicely. I think this is excellent!

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Genny K. on February 9, 2017 at 12:03 AM

Thanks for the comments! I guess the color and brightness in this is pretty subjective!
Lon, you wondered about there being any pink. I went to the file I was working on and increased the saturation way up. It turned bright red and magenta. I'm not sure what one would properly call the color that is there now. Sort of a cross between pink and orange; maybe almost a salmon color.

I did try cropping the image as suggested, and also dimming the bright area a bit and pulling back the pink/reds in the ice are while increasing the lights there. I'm not sure what I think of it. I would have to stand back and look at it awhile.......
Maybe it needs to be even lighter in the ice area?

Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 9, 2017 at 8:55 PM

I have revisited this several times before commenting. My initial thought is that I would like to see what is out of the frame to the right. The reason is that I like the reflected light in the water on the right side of the frame and the way that it contrasts with the darker ice. That being said, the brighter reflections on the right compliment the darker blue reflections on the left side of the frame. This combination works in tangent with the gradient in the sky which I find very appealing. I prefer the original post over the crop.

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