Bubbles and Cracks

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 5, 2010570 views35 comments

Here is another shot from my recent trip to Abraham Lake. I really liked the contrast of organic and geometric shapes here. I literally spent the entire day here shooting ice! It was a still day in an otherwise extremely windy place and I had the time of my life just wandering around on the ice. The sun was periodically hidden by clouds which was great for a variety of lighting conditions. I simply waited a few seconds for the sun to be hidden before doing this shot. The ice is so beautiful that I found myself almost forgetting about the grande mountain view that surrounds it! Thanks for looking.

5d II
17-40@32mm
0.8 sec
f/16
iso 100
polarizer
curves, levels, dodging and burning.

Comments

35 comments

Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on January 5, 2010 at 11:01 PM

I like it! I am digging those emerald colors and all of the bubbles. The bright section in the center throws me off a bit, but that is a very minor nit. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 5, 2010 at 11:06 PM

Fantastically cold with great lines and forms Wayne. Looks like a photographers paradise!

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on January 5, 2010 at 11:30 PM

This is a beautiful image, Wayne. The snow adds an interesting dimension among the already interesting ice. I have really enjoyed all of your images lately - nice work!

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on January 5, 2010 at 11:54 PM

Fantastic!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 6, 2010 at 12:45 AM

Those bubbles frozen are just nuts! Jealous of all of you with these ice/snow conditions :-P Great work!

aF

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 6, 2010 at 12:47 AM

Superb image Wayne. The strong angular lines played against the bubbles are exquisite. excellent color and light. Love it.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on January 6, 2010 at 1:33 AM

Looks great Wayne. I like the snow captured on the edges of the ice. Very nice shot.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 6, 2010 at 1:40 AM

This is wonderful Wayne! I love ice bubbles... and these are some really great ones. The lines add a great larger scale organization to the image, keeping my eyes moving around.

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Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on January 6, 2010 at 4:22 AM

Wow this is such a beautiful color. I really like the combination of diagonal lines and small cirlcles.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 6, 2010 at 5:22 AM

Another fine ice abstract Wayne! I know what it means to not care about the mountains when so much interesting stuff is on the ground. I like this one a lot, but I have a preference for the previous image. It was more simple and essential in its composition I think (I can't really claim that this means "better" however. Also given the fact that I often make images with lots of stuff in the comp.

) )

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on January 6, 2010 at 6:13 AM

So many photo-worthy things that happen w/ ice and water--beautiful Wayne!

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on January 6, 2010 at 8:34 AM

this is excellent, Wayne - the comp works well here

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 6, 2010 at 8:35 AM

This is quite original in content Wayne.
Nice find!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 6, 2010 at 9:59 AM

So cool!

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on January 6, 2010 at 10:16 AM

I really like the diagonal lines and the colours of the ice. I would really like to get up to Abraham Lake sometime this winter.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 6, 2010 at 10:17 AM

This is wonderful.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Ron Richins on January 6, 2010 at 10:26 AM

The cracks and bubbles are just fascinating.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 6, 2010 at 11:55 AM

Sublime. I really like these ice abstracts, from the colors to the shapes and textures.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on January 6, 2010 at 12:28 PM

It's fantastic, colors, composition, lines, everything gets my attention and I can't stop admiring this picture.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 6, 2010 at 12:31 PM

The goemetrical shapes stand out here Wayne. The bubble make for nice decor.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on January 6, 2010 at 3:25 PM

Another great ice shot from you, Wayne. I love it.

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Comment posted by Rui Vieira on January 6, 2010 at 6:25 PM

Really cool shot Wayne

I love these ice bubbles abstracts. Great colors, shapes and textures.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 6, 2010 at 6:29 PM

Wayne,

This is awesome! Even though we've seen these frozen bubbles before, this is still a fantastic capture. What makes this one quite interesting and even dynamic is the hard lines of the cracks in the ice, and how those cracks alter the opacity and contrast in the ice. Cool stuff!

Lon

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on January 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM

Awesome features from this place Wayne. Did you have patchy light here? Seems as some shading or clouds were filtering some light.
Wonderful capture btw.

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Comment posted by Roger Hayden on January 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM

The colors and sense of depth are really interesting. Good eye and nice capture.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 6, 2010 at 7:08 PM

Very cool abstract. I like the snow drifted against the ice.

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on January 6, 2010 at 7:26 PM

Anthony,
This shot was taken shortly after sunrise but the sun kept coming and going. If I remember right, I think I was in the mountain's shadow at this point. It was a great day for these types of shots because the sun kept poking in and out all day giving me lots of lighting options... just had to wait a couple of seconds for a cloud to pass if I wanted to use the sun. Thanks for your comment!

Wayne

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on January 6, 2010 at 9:55 PM

Awesome Wayne! A gorgeous intimate portrait with stunning lines and textures.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on January 7, 2010 at 1:33 AM

Talk about a natural spectacle. I like the partnership of the bold lines and delicate details. The color and light are wonderful, but my only critique is that the change in light at the very top of the photo might be distracting from the cohesive theme in the rest of the image. It's just a thought, and a change is by no means necessary for this stunning photo.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 7, 2010 at 3:44 AM

Superb image in every way, Wayne! I'm a big fan of ice structures (although I have a hard time finding them). Must have been an outstanding experience.

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on January 9, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Superb composition on this one. This would make a heck of a print. Very beautiful.

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Comment posted by Matthew Cromer on January 10, 2010 at 8:56 AM

Best ice picture ever!!!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 12, 2010 at 5:52 PM

Hi Wayne

This is a very creative composition, The graphic detail and color tones are amazing. Congrats on the E.P.
Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on January 19, 2010 at 10:55 AM

Awesome composition! Love all those ice bubbles. A great abstract and well deserving of the EP

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Comment posted by Kari Post on February 14, 2010 at 8:20 PM

Lovely icescape!

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