A Heart of Ice

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 27, 2011168 views9 comments

From this angle I thought this shape in the ice looked like a heart. Converted to b&w because the colour version sucked. We didn't notice the bears until we were leaving the area. Good thing they were too busy sucking up the abundant blueberries.

Thanks for commenting on my last post.
Cheers,Dean.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 27, 2011 at 10:56 PM

Well, the B&W certainly doesn't suck. The heart is a great lead in but I really like all of the strong geometric elements in the image. The planes and curves of the ice and the vertical slopes work well together. Nice image

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Comment posted by Hillary Younger on October 28, 2011 at 2:34 AM

Apt name...I like the strong curved lead-in and simple yet strong f/g, mid-ground textures all leading to that imposing and complex texture and light of the peak. My only small nit is I'd like to see a little more detail in the heavily shadowed areas.

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on October 28, 2011 at 3:21 AM

For sure I like the shapes of the ice. However, I am not that taken by the upper part, especially that bleak sky.

gio

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on October 28, 2011 at 7:55 AM

Great composition and choice of subject, Dean.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 28, 2011 at 9:39 AM

The bottom half could be it's own image here. Really like the shape line and texture there.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on October 28, 2011 at 10:37 AM

I like how you composed this scene. The black & white works well here.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 28, 2011 at 11:13 AM

Cool Dean. Playing with some of the thoughts above, I think a squarish crop of the bottom is very cool.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 28, 2011 at 4:28 PM

Well done Dean. I really like this comp, and conversion to B&W looks like a good choice. Well done.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 28, 2011 at 4:44 PM

This works very well in B&W. The composition and shapes hold interest and the tones definitely say cold.

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