Ice, Bubbles & Frost

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 10, 2011288 views25 comments

This is a picture I made this morning in the back waters of the Wisconsin River. I was out to photograph the sunrise in a new location and ran across this small stream. The bubbles were under a thin sheet of clear ice and the frost was on top of the ice (of course). I watched this for quite awhile while trying to figure out how I would make a picture. The bubbles were actually moving slowly so I used iso 400 to get a little faster s/s. Very cold, but forgot about it while enjoying the bubbles under the ice.
7D, 24-105@105, iso 400, f/9 and 1/40 sec.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 10, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Love the contrast here Nick.... black vs. white, round vs. straight...... excellent find and wonderful abstract!

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 10, 2011 at 7:58 PM

Wonderful patterns here!

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Comment posted by David Page on January 10, 2011 at 7:59 PM

Looks like some X's and O's coming together for a little Tic Tac Toe. Wonderful composition. The subtle blues with the white is very pleasing to my eye. Beautiful pic.

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on January 10, 2011 at 8:00 PM

Nick,
The contrasting shapes/patterns are great! Well seen and captured, I love it!

Wayne

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 10, 2011 at 8:03 PM

Awesome! The contrast between the bubbles and ice crystals is fantastic, never seen anything like it. Great work!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 10, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Nature is quite amazing! A great find - sunrises are great, but these gems seem much more rewarding and harder to come across.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 10, 2011 at 8:29 PM

Wonderful find! Beautifully seen and captured!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 10, 2011 at 9:34 PM

That's something new! Great finding this one.

Chris

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 10, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Excellent. Never tire of the variations in the genre.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 10, 2011 at 11:23 PM

Awesome slice of the contrasting patterns here. Superb abstract.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on January 11, 2011 at 12:01 AM

Great eye on this, Nick. What a fascinating image!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 11, 2011 at 12:34 AM

Beautifully intimate winter scene, love it. Great eye finding this!

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on January 11, 2011 at 2:53 AM

Very nice abstract Nick, it feels utterly cold!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 11, 2011 at 2:54 AM

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 11, 2011 at 3:29 AM

Nick,

What a fabulous find in nature! Cold sure, but aren't you glad you have this! Excellent detail and your processing for color and contrast looks spot on to me.

This hasn't been mentioned, so take this with a grain of salt.... but you might consider cropping some from EITHER the left or right. This is an amazing ice abstract, but I find myself popping back and forth between the bubbles and the crystals. Might not even be something that anyone else thinks or cares about, so consider it a very minor opinion...

Lon

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 11, 2011 at 7:31 AM

Neat patterns Nick, love it!

By the way, you had asked where my shot was taken, it was Bond falls ;~}

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 11, 2011 at 8:11 AM

Thanks for all the comments on this so far. This really was a fun find and I enjoyed photographing it. Really appreciate all your thoughts.
Lon, I do have another comp that goes along with your thought. Shot it with more bubbles and just a little frost on the right edge. I appreciate your input on that.
Thanks Matt. I kind of wondered if it was Bond Falls, but wasn't quite sure. You did a great job coming up with a different view and look there! I plan to go there this winter. Nick

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 11, 2011 at 8:18 AM

Wonderful abstract Nick - the combination of circles and lines makes this look like comtemporary art, which I guess it is! Well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 11, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Very cool abstract Nick, well seen and captured. It's amazing what you can find when you slow down and really look around! Great capture.

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on January 11, 2011 at 10:49 AM

Awesome. The contrasts are wonderful as some have mentioned earlier.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on January 11, 2011 at 2:16 PM

What a tremendous find Nick. I almost expect to see your portrait in the bubbles

It sort of has that ying and yang thing going for it. The light on the ice crystals on the right is super sweet. Print that sucker up big and enjoy. Cheers

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 11, 2011 at 3:59 PM

Neat combo, Nick--works for me!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM

Wonderful shot! Very well seen!

D&L

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on January 12, 2011 at 9:01 AM

I love it! X's vs O's. Very unique and quite amazing.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 12, 2011 at 6:34 PM

Thank you so much for all your comments on this picture. It really was a fun find, and even more fun to try and photograph it. Thanks, Nick

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