Ice Abstract

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 13, 2010638 views26 comments

Here is another ice abstract from Spray Lake in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. I posted one a while ago from the same shoot but overlooked this one. This piece of ice glowed from about 100 meters away! This particular section is about two feet across, just to give you an idea of scale. I had to back up and contort myself into a strange position and shoot at 200mm to get a good vantage point of this section. At regular size this one came in at something like 450k so I had to make it a little smaller. I have attached a larger version as well, however I had trouble getting the sharpening right on it. Thanks for looking!

5D II
70-200 2.8 IS @ 200mm
iso 100
1/25 sec
f/16

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 13, 2010 at 4:34 PM

Very interesting abstract...I see a hammer head shark traped in there! Didn't know they had them in Spray Lake

Well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Anish Desai on May 13, 2010 at 4:45 PM

The rough vertical streaks against the more sensual horizontal curves creates an interesting contrast. I love the blue tones as well.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 13, 2010 at 5:27 PM

I'm not even sure what i'm looking at--but its a real cool abstract! If you can tone down those two bright spots i think it would even be better. Sweet shot!

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on May 13, 2010 at 5:35 PM

This is awesome Wayne. Im not sure why but for some reason I see whales dancing in the oceans deep.
I absolutely love it. Top notch and excellent eye

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 13, 2010 at 6:02 PM

Stan's first sentance... and wow! This is very cool Wayne. Love it.

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Comment posted by William Vrolyk on May 13, 2010 at 6:08 PM

I find this very intriguing, Wayne.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 13, 2010 at 6:09 PM

extraordinary - the vivid colours that animators dream up! wonderful, yes, the hammerhead shark is there!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 13, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Great shot Wayne - very refreshing to see such an original and unique image. Looks like angel hair flwing down - just beautiful!

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on May 13, 2010 at 6:38 PM

Wow, thanks guys... Stan, I noticed those spots as well and will likely fix them up later. I kept looking at this image in my unprocessed images and could not figure out a way to crop it to make it a really great comp. After a while I decided that the contrast in textures and piercing blue where irresistible and had to post it!

Wayne

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 13, 2010 at 6:39 PM

When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was taken in an ice cave. Fantastic abstract Wayne! Love the tones and the mix of strong vertical lines and soft curves.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 13, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Gorgeous abstract!

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 13, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Ok, had to come back again Wayne. Too cool, no pun intended!

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on May 13, 2010 at 9:18 PM

Yeah, sometimes nature isn't interested in "composition". I'm glad you gave in an posted this one even if you didn't feel like you could find the right crop. It's an utterly fascinating photo, and like Eva said, it's difficult to imagine how lake ice could take on these shapes I associate with an entirely different context.

Also, I bet 90% of viewers are fooled by optical illusions in the image. At first, even I was, and that's always fun.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 13, 2010 at 9:34 PM

This is one where the larger view is worth it. I love natural abstracts. Crop looks fine to me.

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on May 13, 2010 at 10:42 PM

What a great abstract! Those nice curves are so nice amidst the icicles, and what tones! The light and shadows almost seem like this was taken underwater.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on May 13, 2010 at 11:35 PM

Perfection captured~!

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 14, 2010 at 12:13 AM

Awesome abstract image Wayne. There are so many interesting shapes here. The large version looks amazing.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on May 14, 2010 at 1:38 AM

Awesome and inspiring shot, Wayne.

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Comment posted by Justin Peterson on May 14, 2010 at 7:35 AM

Wow, Wayne. This is spectacular. I could stare at this thing for hours and see 100 different illusions. Nice capture!

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Comment posted by Mitch Erwin on May 14, 2010 at 9:19 AM

Oh my, this is very nice Wayne!

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Comment posted by Wendy Blanchard on May 14, 2010 at 10:04 AM

Very nice I like this a lot!

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on May 14, 2010 at 11:26 AM

Fantastic!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 15, 2010 at 1:50 PM

Wayne,

This is fantastic. I'm with Anthony on the dancing whales impression. :-) The color and patterns in the ice are mind-bending to me; I'm still having a hard time figuring out what I'm looking at. All I can assume is that you are looking at the surface of the lake? Could be an ice cave image for all I know. But none of that matters, this is a beautifully captured nature abstract. Wow!

Lon

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on May 15, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Wonderful, I love it!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 15, 2010 at 9:18 PM

This is truly beautiful. The abstract shapes and cool ice tones work well together.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 16, 2010 at 1:08 AM

The larger version is one of the best shots I've seen in awhile Wayne, and I'm not as much of an abstract fan so that's saying something. The amazing soft color and the way the vertical streaks cut through the soft waves of the horizontal lines is inspiring.

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