Tuolumne ice sticks

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 1, 2012273 views20 comments

Some ice formations along the Tuolumne River before Tioga Pass closed. I would have liked to get in closer with a macro lens, but this was as physically close as I could get and used a 70-200 at full length to isolate a portion. Of the miles of interesting icy river, this was the only area I saw with formations like this, small as it was.

Hopefully people aren't getting terribly bored with ice images, but we still have no snow in the Sierra Nevada

Canon 5d II

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20 comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on February 1, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Very interesting the way the crystal patterns repeat but get larger up through the frame. Maybe a touch more contrast?

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on February 1, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Bored? With images like this, we're inspired and amazed, Robb. This is mind mind boggling to say the least.

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on February 1, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Cool abstract!

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Comment posted by James Fougère on February 1, 2012 at 6:08 PM

Nice find

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 1, 2012 at 6:22 PM

Love the geometric patterns and progression of small to large, bottom to top. Great find and wonderful abstract Robb.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on February 1, 2012 at 7:53 PM

love how the repeating pattern seems to grow from bottom to top.... nice

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on February 1, 2012 at 8:25 PM

Bored Robb? Not at all!

Love those triangular patterns!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 1, 2012 at 9:24 PM

I never get tired of ice, and this is pretty cool. Very abstract, even for ice. Feels a bit grayish. Wondering about upping the mid-tone contrast a bit to enhance the textures.

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Comment posted by David Bostedo on February 1, 2012 at 11:17 PM

Love the shapes here and the progression from bottom to top Robb. I think it could use a bit more sharpening and contrast... and I'd tint it slightly blue, but that's just me.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on February 1, 2012 at 11:31 PM

I don't ever tire of scenes like this. Great work Robb. I wonder how this would look turn upside down?

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 2, 2012 at 12:03 AM

superbly graphic image. love it.

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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on February 2, 2012 at 12:56 AM

Really interesting how this builds on itself...unique capture!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 2, 2012 at 12:59 AM

Stunning ice pattern / abstract. Love how the relative size of the geometric forms of the ice diminishes from top to bottom. Extraordinary find, superbly presented. Never tire of ice images by the way.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on February 2, 2012 at 6:47 AM

Marvelous find Robb. I bit different from the other patterns we've seen so far. Looks a tad soft on my screen. Additional contrast/shrpening might enhance the spiky look of the shards.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 2, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Not bored w/ ice abstracts at all! This one is pretty different in that the patterns are geometrical. Nice find!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 2, 2012 at 2:04 PM

Very inspiring. Great work!!! Maybe a bit more contrast

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 2, 2012 at 2:35 PM

This is really, really neat! Such fantastic geometric patterns, Certainly not boring either. I agree with the contrast comments, but this is great!

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on February 2, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Nature is an amazing thing, and you captured it well. A little more contract will make it even better.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 2, 2012 at 8:22 PM

What a find! The beautiful work of nature neatly composed.

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on February 2, 2012 at 10:11 PM

Love the repeating patterns here as others have mentioned Robb. I think I like the idea of just a touch more contrast, but that's just a personal preference.

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