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WC-556 Swaying Ice Frags

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 17, 201260 views7 comments

This image was taken November 13, 2010 at Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park.

Transitioning into winter, the lake had formed a thin layer of ice which was completely shattered by high-winds. The broken fragments of ice were being driven onto each other and there was a bit of a swell. The blue-green-brown color bands are likely a result of water depth increasing as distance from shore increases.

Wish I had been carrying a longer lens as there were some really neat patterns and abstracts in all those fragments.

Canon 7D, 17-85mm lens @ 72mm, 1/200s @ f.8, ISO 400 +1EV

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Scott Fricke on October 17, 2012 at 4:52 PM

You really do have to view the larger image to appreciate this one, there is so much detail in the ice, it would look great in a big print. Love the colors in the ice and the patterns, great comp Karen!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM

I agree with Scott, nice details in the LP.
I've never seen this phenomenon before, neat how the wind has created the swirling patterns as well Karen.
I also like the layers of color, great entry for this WC

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 17, 2012 at 8:25 PM

Brrrrrr, now this looks COLD!.....

The image provides a great abstraction view of this open water and ice flows. As stated the various water colors are probably associated with water depths too. Very nice perspective overall, Karen....

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on October 17, 2012 at 8:51 PM

Looks like a quite chaotic scene. . .must have been quite an interesting spectacle to see! Yes, it would have been exciting to have been able to get some fascinating close-ups of the these ice fragments but this overall scene illustrates very well the nature of what was happening. Great fit for the theme, Karen!

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 17, 2012 at 9:28 PM

Wow, this is fascinating, especially with the details in the larger photo. I have witnessed ice forming and breaking up with waves, but never had the opportunity to photograph it. Even so, I would have guessed that only motion pictures could adequately capture the phenomenon. With this depiction of the patterns, you have shown that a still photograph can capture it, too. Good job.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 18, 2012 at 9:59 AM

You're right, there looks to be some fascinating patterns in all of this. This is definitely an image with so much detail that it has to be viewed large and NPN large probably isn't enough. I do like the colors and the swirls of ice as presented. Well seen.

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on October 19, 2012 at 6:40 AM

I'm glad that you explained the phenomenon, and how it fits into this week's theme. For me, this composition as presented is much too chaotic to appreciate fully, even in the larger photo. I think that a more intimate crop would overcome this, particularly focusing on the lower right corner, which seems to have the most visual appeal to my eye.

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