Ice Dreams

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 5, 2011335 views41 comments

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

I finally made it up to Rocky... always wanted to go in the fall, but especially the winter. It was fun shooting the cool ice abstracts on Dream Lake. Lots of different comps, textures, patterns, etc. In addition to shooting at Dream, my trip highlights were getting to go to the NPN Rocky Mtn Region's annual Shindig. So, in essence, my short trip revolved around meeting new people from NPN, hitting some local breweries in Denver, and having fun. It was great to meet the talented photographers from that region in person. Also, I had the pleasure of checking out Erik Stensland's amazing gallery located just outside of RMNP in Estes Park.

I'll probably get an ice triptych together for a future post, but so far, this is one of my favorites from the two separate trips up to Dream.

The compression may be killing all the details.... I had to drop down to 42 on the jpg level. Uggh.

Canon 5Dmk2, 90mm TS-E... two image stitch.

Comments

41 comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 5, 2011 at 6:06 PM

Wild abstract Jimmy!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 5, 2011 at 6:14 PM

Just love these types of images. They're like snowflakes, every one is unique and beautiful.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 5, 2011 at 6:49 PM

Wow, Star Wars!!! Pretty darn amazing design Jimmy, and the color is fantastic. Great find.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on February 5, 2011 at 7:02 PM

Wonderful work Jimmy. I the graphic definition and depth to this image.

Michael

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on February 5, 2011 at 7:11 PM

This is awesome Jimmy. I love the lines and the thousands of ice bubbles. Well done.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 5, 2011 at 7:12 PM

This was a WOW as soon as it popped up on my screen, wonderful find and well captured!

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on February 5, 2011 at 7:33 PM

A real natural beauty. Almost oriental in design. Excellent capture!

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on February 5, 2011 at 8:19 PM

This is absolutely beautiful. At first glance, it looks like an image in universe.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on February 5, 2011 at 9:38 PM

Wonderful abstract, Jimmy! I like the lines, texture, and color.

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on February 5, 2011 at 10:13 PM

WOW. What more can I say.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 5, 2011 at 10:54 PM

superb abstract. i would love to have a go at these myself (but for the moment, it'll have to remain on the wish list - it.s a fine 30 deg C here in mozambique ... at 6 in the morning!). the blues and tiny frozen bubbles - combined with the lines, makes this compelling. i'd like to see a much bigger version/print of this.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on February 5, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Mesmerizing ice abstract. Sweet shot!

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on February 5, 2011 at 11:49 PM

Very, very good work Jimmy. This is beautiful.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on February 6, 2011 at 12:14 AM

Super COOL

I have to get to a lake where the wind blows !!! Well Done

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 6, 2011 at 3:25 AM

Nice, Jimmy! Looks like you got the processing down good for this post, the blues look just right here. Im pretty jaded since ive seen so many of these shots from Dream, but as TK says theyre like snowflakes--no two exactly alike--and its a cool subject. Hope to see you again out here--or next time i head to Cali!

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on February 6, 2011 at 3:29 AM

Great work Jimmy,
excellent abstract

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 6, 2011 at 5:22 AM

A supernatural feeling, marvellous abstraction!

Peter

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 6, 2011 at 5:59 AM

Yeah - that's a great abstract and I love the details here.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on February 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM

An abstract that just works great. Excellent lines.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on February 6, 2011 at 9:12 AM

I love the way you've framed the fantastic color and patterns. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 6, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Awesome abstract! I love the colors and patterns here, Jimmy. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on February 6, 2011 at 10:56 AM

Elegantly done, Jimmy.

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on February 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM

Killer shot Jimmy! The square format is great for this subject too.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on February 6, 2011 at 12:30 PM

Even with the compression, this looks great to me. Wonderful ice abstract.

- Dan

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Comment posted by dean hebert on February 6, 2011 at 12:51 PM

A for effort!

Beautiful, I love the strong lines and details!

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on February 6, 2011 at 1:16 PM

Wonderful abstract, Jimmy. The strong lines and X makes for a very bold and striking image.

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on February 6, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Awesome abstract Jimmy, love it!

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on February 6, 2011 at 3:21 PM

This sure doesn't disappoint Jimmy. Wow, great shot

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on February 6, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Nice one! Looks like ice webs!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 6, 2011 at 4:12 PM

Excellent abstract, Jimmy. Glad you had fun on your trip.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 6, 2011 at 5:52 PM

Jimmy,

Incredible ice abstract. This is amazing in many aspects including the design of the lines, details and color. And your processing is right on here. Agree with Stan and others that the blue here is just perfect. I can't think of anything to suggest. Awesome.

Lon

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 6, 2011 at 10:25 PM

This is nice! I'm happy for you that you finally got your ice abstract.

Chris

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 7, 2011 at 3:33 AM

Cracking Jimmy, really cracking. (pun intended)

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on February 7, 2011 at 7:30 AM

Jimmy - looks like a star in space. Woderful take on this abstract.

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 7, 2011 at 12:02 PM

Hey Jimmy,
Simple and very graphic.......cool tones put this over the top for me! This all came together very nicely!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on February 7, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Very cool Jimmy! I'd love to see a triptych of images like this, I bet it would look really nice.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 7, 2011 at 6:24 PM

Very cool abstract, Jimmy!

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Comment posted by Eric Good on February 7, 2011 at 6:25 PM

This looks really well composed. I'll bet the subtle details would be great to explore in a large print. Good stuff!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 7, 2011 at 10:45 PM

Superb Jimmy. Absolutely superb.

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Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on February 8, 2011 at 7:31 PM

Jimmy:

This has to be one of the coolest natural abstract shots I've seen in awhile. Kudos!

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Comment posted by Jim Goldstein on June 22, 2011 at 2:25 PM

Really like the graphic nature of this. Beautiful capture.

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