Glass Brook

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 6, 2013157 views10 comments

That's not the name of the little brook where I shot this, but that's what it looks like after our wild temperature fluctuations in recent weeks. Ice forms; rain falls, creating mini-floods, breaking up the ice; and creating ice dams; and then new layers of ice on the higher waters. In few days, snow will cover this again.

It may look like a fast shutter speed froze the action, but this was a one-second exposure of ice, with the brook's water running beneath it. I shot this after sunset, when the reflection of the sky and surrounding woods were not as contrasty.

Canon 5D2; Canon 24-105mm.
1 sec. @ f/16; ISO 100

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 6, 2013 at 11:23 PM

very different. I especially like the contrasty ripples to the middle right

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 6, 2013 at 11:52 PM

Fantastic abstract Wayne. I like the motion created by the swirling lines in the ice.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 7, 2013 at 12:02 AM

Wayne, this is quite different, in a good way, I enjoyed looking at all the minute details in the larger version..going out tomorrow in hopes of shooting this same subject before we get the snow! Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 7, 2013 at 5:49 AM

Thats a beautiful abstract Wayne, love the colors and the lines

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on February 7, 2013 at 6:58 AM

Very nice Wayne, and as everyone mentioned, very different, I like this alot, excellent comp, color and detail. Beautiful work as always. Take care.
John

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on February 7, 2013 at 9:13 AM

this is a very strange shot, but i really like different ripples

maybe you need to push the highlight a bit, somewhat flat

Hamed

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Wayne, That's a very cool looking ice and water abstract image. Fun looking at this...

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on February 7, 2013 at 1:20 PM

This is really interesting! I love that I wouldn't really have a clue what this is without your explanation. Great eye.