Ice Cave

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 2, 2010137 views6 comments

Taken last month in northern Alaska, south slope of the Brooks Range, Matthews River drainage.

Motored and then pulled canoes to our destination. Weather was quite foggy and it rained a lot. Therefore "light" was not readily available.

I hiked into the mountains to get a different perspective.

This was a cave above a 15 foot waterfall [tedious climbing] and as I walked by I felt the very cool air wafting from the entrance. I went in and saw the ice.

The upper right portion on full size viewing shows a slight blur.

D700, Nikkor f2.8,28 mm manual; f/22; 1/60 sec.; ISO 250; flash 0.7ev

Enjoy and give your thoughts.

the fisch

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on September 2, 2010 at 3:41 PM

Looks rocky, cold, and wet alright. There's an abstract quality to this that I like, and I think it could be improved by cropping some off the RHS to eliminate that blurry area. The effect of the flash is a bit noticeable but I'm not sure you would have gotten a better result without it.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 2, 2010 at 7:10 PM

Cool (literally) shot, Larry! I especially like the patterns/colors of the top portion. It may not have been possible--but i might have tried making the ice play a more prominent role here, since although it's clearly ice, the image doesnt really scream ICE! if you get my point (i barely do

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Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on September 2, 2010 at 9:35 PM

Cool find. I like the various patterns and colors in the rock and ground. I also wonder how this would have come out with a longer exposure and no flash (if at all possible).

Registered on October 28, 2008, 179 Posts, 1875 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on September 3, 2010 at 8:07 AM

Stan, I pulled about all the "ice" I could out in processing but your point is well taken. Thanks.
Perhaps more of a "novelty" shot [discovery if you will of a secret place] than good photography.
I have some other close-in shots of nooks and crannies from the area that are perhaps not as mach of a snapshot, ie more planned.
the fisch

Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on September 3, 2010 at 8:09 AM

Rudy,
No tripod.
I had enough stuff in my pack burning about 5,000 calories a day... but your point is well taken.
And is one really a photographer without a tripod??? !!!

the fisch

Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on September 3, 2010 at 12:46 PM

Certainly an interesting abstract Larry. Sometimes it's harder to offer constructive advice without seeing a bigger version, it's hard to appreciate all the details at this size. I am having a hard time determining the scale of the shot. How big was the cave? I think could crop down off the top and eliminate that small, blurry part wtihout comprimising the intergrity of the image, at least at this size. I hope this helps. It sounds like an awesome place.

Have a great Labor Day weekend.

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments