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Gallery: LandscapePosted October 31, 2011401 views20 comments

Ice is fascinating and mysterious. Ever changing its shape, it adapts, disappears, reappears again, always defying. My latest trip in Gran Paradiso National Park, in Italy, allowed me to focus some of the time on capturing ice and its beauty. The cold, but not super cold temperatures over night allowed water to freeze slowly forming these nice layers. The reflection of the peaks hit by late light of the sunrise created a nice contrast between cold and warm. Not something you didn't see here before, but I'm quite pleased how this image turned out.

450d, 70-200 at 200mm, f/25 (I have several shots at f/14 that I'll eventually blend for focus)

I highly recommend the larger version.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on October 31, 2011 at 2:35 PM

Wonderful capture. I like this.
Flowing texture, stark color, wonderful lines.
Abstract for my wall, if you please.
Frame it.
the fisch

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 31, 2011 at 2:43 PM

Love that color contrast Doran. The only change I would make is to reduce those highlights just a bit.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on October 31, 2011 at 4:50 PM

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 31, 2011 at 6:00 PM

Works great as abstract Dorin! The color contrast here is the best that exists (blue/yellow) and I like the different terraces. Not sure, but I think a crop from the left could work well (some 4*3 or 5*4-ish crop). There is that interesting curved line from near to far, but it is a bit too centered imo. Just something I would play with if it were mine I guess.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 31, 2011 at 6:29 PM

Dorin, This is a really interesting ice image with all those layers and patterns.! The cool blue and the yellow/gold reflections look great together. Nature is just amazing, and you captured it really well here!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on October 31, 2011 at 6:31 PM

Great shot! Obviously the colour is great, but I also find the layers rather pleasing. Great work!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 31, 2011 at 7:53 PM

Great mix of color and light and nice use of lines. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 31, 2011 at 10:17 PM

Excellent mix of blue and orange Dorin. Wonderful lines and use of light.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 31, 2011 at 10:57 PM

wonderful lines and patterns; rich, saturated color; and all those terrific layers. Don't think you can do an abstract much better than this one.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 31, 2011 at 11:22 PM

Just gorgeous Dorin, and the terracing of the ice is amazing. Add in the rich blue/gold, and it's a true winner.

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on November 1, 2011 at 12:23 AM

Oh man this is my kind of image with such a striking mix of warm and cool, and then add in the lines of the terrace. Very cool... I mean hot... you know what I am getting at!

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Comment posted by Efim Chernov on November 1, 2011 at 3:21 AM

Wonderful the color contrast!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on November 1, 2011 at 7:39 AM

The blue and yellow/orange in this look really great together Dorin, the reflecting light hitting all the layers looks really good too. It's quite a facinating structure and I can't work out exactly what it is thats frozen.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Joseph Balcken on November 1, 2011 at 9:48 AM

Lots of interest here, Dorin. Looks like a great place to photograph.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 1, 2011 at 10:08 AM

Beautiful Shot Dorin. Really reaches out and grabs you; great color and contrast.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on November 1, 2011 at 4:55 PM

Great abstract. Such cool collections of color.

aF

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on November 2, 2011 at 1:09 AM

Cool shot Dorin, almost looks like the terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone..the blue/orange combo is great!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 2, 2011 at 3:39 AM

Nice to see this one bigger now, Dorin. Sometimes you need to be in the right place under the right conditions like you were here. If you then know how to handle the situation, a wonderful image like this one is born. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on November 2, 2011 at 8:05 PM

Very special, Dorin! Colorwise, you can't beat blue and gold.
Lovely lines and patterns also.

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Comment posted by Tad Bowman on November 3, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Wonderful image. I really like the lines and colors.

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