Inspiration In Ice...

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 9, 2010123 views16 comments

...Not a permantent title. And I'm not cocky enough to suggest that any of you be inspired by my photography. It's just that I finally found a little inspiration and motivation in the icy conditions in middle Tennessee this morning (I've been in a terrible rut).

Finally, I got to dust off my camera (literally) and shoot some ice textures this morning. I'm new to this ice thing, being from South Florida and all, so any critiques and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Canon 40D
Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8
ISO 100
0.7 sec. @ f/13
tripod and remote switch

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 9, 2010 at 5:53 PM

Beautiful patterns and great use of color. I like it!

Guy

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 9, 2010 at 5:54 PM

Definitely in your face Rick and reminds me of graffiti. I like your processing and colors too....

Michael

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on December 9, 2010 at 5:56 PM

Amazing composition. I love the colors and patterns.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 9, 2010 at 6:12 PM

Great ice abstract, Rick. Great colors and fine comp.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 9, 2010 at 6:40 PM

Rick that is a great mix of colours you have. The patterns and details are awesome. I hope this gets you out of your rut. Well seem these can't be easy to compose and you have done a great job. Cheers

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 9, 2010 at 7:28 PM

Your inspiration shows! Love the colors here.

Lori

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on December 9, 2010 at 7:56 PM

The background color is what raises this above most ice abstracts. Very nice, Rick

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 9, 2010 at 8:05 PM

This is beautiful, and I agree that the background color makes it very special.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 9, 2010 at 11:58 PM

The colors are as good as the shapes and textures. Very cool.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on December 10, 2010 at 2:30 AM

Very nice Rick. Love all the different forms and the addition of the green color. Well done.

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on December 10, 2010 at 5:45 AM

Wow, very nice! The green color is a refreshingly unique take on the more common blues we normally see- fitting for Florida!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 10, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Beautiful ice patterns with lovely colours Rick. Hopefully you've left your rut behind.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on December 10, 2010 at 4:54 PM

I really like the combination of subtle greens and blues here...

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 10, 2010 at 6:08 PM

I feels ya! About the rut.

I really like this. I like the wash of color behind the ice and the wall to wall focus on the ice. NIce light and your comp brings an interesting variety of lines and patterns. Well done!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 11, 2010 at 2:55 PM

Gorgeous abstract. Love the green hues contrasting with the blues and white.

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

Very nice abstract image Rick. I really like the tiny details in the ice that are visible in the larger version. The greens beneath the ice are beautiful and work very well in this scene.

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