Ice Storm #3 - Frozen Flora

Gallery: FloraPosted December 13, 20085,238 views19 comments

Another shot from the New England ice storm. Other ice storm shots here and here.

This is my favorite of the bunch. Thanks for taking a look!

Canon 50D/Kirk L-bracket, EF 100/2.8 Macro USM, Bogen 3221/Kirk BH-3, remote release, f/16 at 1 second, ISO 100, crop off right side.

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on December 13, 2008 at 2:27 PM

Really cool, Jim. My favourite of the bunch as well.

Looks like a snake to me, complete with an eye its head.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 13, 2008 at 3:47 PM

Very neat Jim. My first thought was copperhead. Great textures and shapes.

Pat

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 13, 2008 at 5:13 PM

It looks like you froze a duck, Jim. Neat shot.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 13, 2008 at 5:18 PM

WOW! Super shot Jim. We were about 20 miles south of the ice and just received tons of rain. Never thought to use a macro during an ice storm.

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on December 13, 2008 at 7:43 PM

Thanks to all for your comments!

Along with getting to know the 50D, I'm also learning CS4, which I had to upgrade from CS to support the 50D RAW files. Still trying to get the hang of the "vibrance" and "smart sharpen" features, and I just upgraded my copy of Noise Ninja to the CS4 plug-in version. I have uploaded an improved large version of this photo here, which is sized to 1280 X 1024 and now resides on my desktop.

Thanks again to all for taking the time to look and comment!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 13, 2008 at 7:51 PM

Jim: Welcome to the finest Flora forum on the planet. (of course I assume you already knew that) Far and away the best of the ice storm shots you've posted. This is really exceptional in content and capture. Good job to look this closely and find a great image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Andrew Yip on December 13, 2008 at 9:08 PM

Great detail, Jim. I really like the texture of the ice.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on December 13, 2008 at 11:09 PM

This is excellent Jim! I can't get over the amazing textures & detail in the ice. The encased leaf twisting through the ice seems to glow in spots. Take your choice, a duck, a snake or maybe even a couple of other creatures just up to the imagination.

Great technical execution on this one!

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Wen on December 14, 2008 at 10:41 AM

It makes you think, wonder ......
And it is beyond words to describe ......
What I can say, however, is that you have a photographer's EyE!

Bill

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 14, 2008 at 11:23 AM

Seriously good! Love the textures.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 14, 2008 at 12:35 PM

My first thought was that it looked like a duck. I'm absolutely amazed at the texture you captured in the ice. It is phenomenal IMO. Perfect DOF and great lighting too.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on December 14, 2008 at 12:47 PM

What a splendid image! I go on looking at it an admiring it again and again. A Swarovski cristal showing a python that has swallowed a leaf. Excuse me Jim, a photo so beautiful can only be spoiled by words.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on December 14, 2008 at 3:41 PM

This is a beautiful image, Jim! The ice storm (well the results of it) was on our news yesterday and I wished I was there to make some photos. Although it looked not at all only beautiful, there must be a lot of damage. I hope you did come through okay.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on December 15, 2008 at 12:39 AM

Way cool!!!!

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on December 15, 2008 at 7:03 AM

Thanks to all for commenting!

Still no power or cable at home so I have to log on with my laptop from our apartment, which we have until Dec. 31. I'm looking forward to the restoration of normal life so I can get back out and enjoy some photography again!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 15, 2008 at 12:05 PM

Jim, this is very very cool! I love the testure and shape. It actually looks like an ice sculpture of some sort of snake to me. Great work and thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on December 15, 2008 at 1:00 PM

Not a cool situation to be in Jim, but some very cool shots from it. Nicely illustrated - I love the detail in the surface of the ice in the macro shot.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 16, 2008 at 2:01 PM

Whoa! Jim! This is really fabulous! I am gawking at it in amazement. We're due for more snow and ice in the next 24 hours or so, and now I'm inspired to bundle up, stuff some extra batteries in my inner pockets and go out to have a close look. Fantastic image!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 24, 2008 at 6:52 PM

Really beautiful image Jim, it looks like you are enjoying your 50D

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