Solar System + Repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 22, 2013997 views36 comments

Our solar system on a frozen pond in Massachusetts. I took this back in 2007, January 21 to be exact. As I look back, I wish I had my Canon 5DM2 and 180mm L Maco and Pentax 67II back then. Maybe I'll have some luck this weekend in New Hampshire taking ice abstracts on the pond behind our condo since New England will be going into a deep freeze for the next couple of days..... 7F (-14C) with wind chills to -20F (-29C). Tomorrow evening will be even colder.

Canon 20D
Canon 60mm Macro
ISO200 1/100sec f/6.3

LR4 adjustments with B&W conversion using Silver Efex Pro2 in CS6

Thanks for having a look.

Comments

36 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 22, 2013 at 9:09 PM

Holy crap this is amazing.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 22, 2013 at 9:13 PM

Love It!
I'll be a prick and say crop a vsl bit off the right side for more of a 4x5 aspect, but that's it. (vsl = very slight in premedia world)

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 22, 2013 at 9:15 PM

WOW again, you're knocking them out of the park with these abstracts Eva!! Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 22, 2013 at 9:29 PM

Thanks all. Hey Matt, I actually was considering doing this in a 4X5. Here it is.

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on January 22, 2013 at 9:32 PM

Eve, this is great!

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 22, 2013 at 9:33 PM

I like it ...

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 22, 2013 at 9:42 PM

This is simply wonderful! Easily recognized as what it is, it also sparks the imagination and invites whimsy. An excellent abstract and my new favorite of your images.

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Comment posted by Vincent Piotrowski on January 22, 2013 at 9:44 PM

Really cool concept, well executed. Did you notice the likeness to outer-space before you took the shot? It really does look like a solar system.

Registered on January 20, 2012, 6 Posts, 48 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on January 22, 2013 at 9:46 PM

When Worlds Collide Eva. I love it and I agree with Matt the 5x4 crop is even better. I'd print this one. Is that Earth in the top right I swear I see continents?

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 22, 2013 at 10:03 PM

Thanks again Matt and thanks Nancy.

Vincent - No I did not notice the solar system when I first took this. I was reviewing my archives for an ice abstract when I came across this and Solar System just popped into mind.

Ian - Yes that is the earth in the upper right! Guess that is what caught my eye when going through my archives. Do you see some of the planets with moons around them? Thank you.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 22, 2013 at 10:06 PM

Too cool!

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on January 22, 2013 at 10:24 PM

Awesome image Eva. The ice bubbles really do look like planets. I prefer the 4x5 crop.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 22, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Amazing what Nature gives the engaged photographer. This is really nice, Eva. I like the crop too.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 22, 2013 at 10:53 PM

This is awesome, Eva. I do like the 4X5 aspect ratio better. Intriguing concept and well executed. This definitely captures my imagination!!

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Comment posted by INGOMA on January 22, 2013 at 11:18 PM

Beautiful work, again, Eva! I prefer the cropped version. It sure looks like a solar system. Beautifully seen.

Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 22, 2013 at 11:48 PM

Another exquisite ice abstract, Eva. Love the impression of a solar system set against a starry backdrop. Both this and your cropped version are superb, although the first post gives more of an idea of these planets floating in space, maybe because of the larger canvas of stars. Has a very three dimensional feel. Your b/w conversions are amazing.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 23, 2013 at 1:35 AM

Outstanding abstract, Eva! Personally I prefer the uncropped version with more "stars"

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on January 23, 2013 at 2:09 AM

This is really stellar. The implied content is amazing and something that will entertain the inquisitive mind for a very long time.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 23, 2013 at 5:42 AM

Alright already, this is incredible!

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 23, 2013 at 9:08 AM

Simply amazing Eva, love it. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 23, 2013 at 9:09 AM

Wow Eva!...This is wonderful! It's just fun looking at this...

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 23, 2013 at 9:51 AM

Eva, the repost gives me an even more immediate impression of standing in the middle of this "universe". Very interesting work for me, and well crafted.

Peter

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on January 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM

Very cool, celestial almost.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on January 23, 2013 at 9:55 AM

That's awesome, what a creative take on ice. No nits from me at all

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 23, 2013 at 10:21 AM

One must keep an open mind, and obviously an open eye for these type of possibilities. For such a simple look and overall idea this is great, Eva. Very nice capture and finished processing too.

Both are wonderful, but the second is a nice enhancement to the original idea.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 23, 2013 at 10:52 AM

Fascinating.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on January 23, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Sweet! I would almost brave the cold for shots like this.

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on January 23, 2013 at 3:22 PM

The 3D effect here is amazing. very nice!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 23, 2013 at 5:53 PM

Outstanding photography and imagery.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 23, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Eva,

Totally celestial! I see Kurt used the term as well, but that's what first came to my mind before reading any comments. Fabulous image and study, oh, and I like the crop too. Excellent!

Lon

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on January 24, 2013 at 12:50 AM

AWESOME! I think the crop is perfect!

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on January 24, 2013 at 6:32 AM

Great,

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 24, 2013 at 9:34 AM

crop works a dream. ah yes, if only you'd had the pentax ... seeing ice images such as these leads me to wish to see things like this one day ... well seen, well done.