Through Thin Ice

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 20, 2013344 views20 comments

Here's another "icestract" of a young, submerged water lily leaf refracted by ice structures created during an overnight freeze. This is a 9 shot stack to get top to bottom sharpness. Processed with TK's triple play and some luminosity painting. (5D3, 70-200 f2.8 + 36mm ET, 0.4s, f/13, iso 200, tripod, cable release, polarizer, and mirror lock up)

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20 comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on February 20, 2013 at 5:17 PM

Amazing image Mark. The textures, colours and patterns are wonderful. Great processing job also. A beauty.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 20, 2013 at 5:42 PM

I really like the color in this image. I did not have any color to work with.

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Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on February 20, 2013 at 5:43 PM

Beautiful and worth the effort.

Andrew

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on February 20, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Be proud, be very proud. I love this image.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 20, 2013 at 7:29 PM

Mark,

Another great abstract in the ice find. Very colorful and a great design. The lily to me looks like a seashell to me. Looks like it could actually be flowing water on top, but then the little frozen bubbles say otherwise. Nice job with the processing too.

Lon

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 20, 2013 at 8:24 PM

Interesting abstract, Mark. I like the way that the lines fan out in all directions and the color really sets this apart from other ice abstracts. Processing looks good too.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 20, 2013 at 8:32 PM

Interesting icestract!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on February 20, 2013 at 11:35 PM

very interesting Mark, i like the pureness of the water

Hamed

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 20, 2013 at 11:50 PM

Love the color and design, Mark and really enjoy the ambiguity of the lilies caused by the ice diffusing the detail of lily yet making the colors so enchanting. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 21, 2013 at 5:21 AM

I like how the ice accentuates the colors and how the radiating lines add texture and form. Wonderful icestract Mark.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on February 21, 2013 at 8:30 AM

Wicked! Very cool.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 21, 2013 at 11:06 AM

Great colors and glow. Nice job on this one

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 21, 2013 at 11:33 AM

This makes for a fine ice abstract. Great colors coming through, and the lines in the ice create a nice visual flow kind of draining the eye to the bottom. Well done.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 21, 2013 at 12:34 PM

You sure get milage out of your pond, Mark. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 21, 2013 at 12:43 PM

Mark, This looks great! A wonderful find and you photographed it so well. Beautiful colors!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on February 22, 2013 at 4:49 AM

Love the sense of mystery and wonder here. Very nice work, Mark.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on February 22, 2013 at 9:35 AM

Very cool textures and colors. I love the blue shadows in the ripples of ice. Cool abstract, Mark.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on February 22, 2013 at 10:37 AM

Mark, the colors and ice patterns radiating outward like a fan are pleasing. Nice abstract. I like this more than the mad rabbit.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 22, 2013 at 8:59 PM

Hi Mark

It's remarkable how a sheet of thin ice can optically change the scene. the abstract view we see is breathtaking

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on February 23, 2013 at 7:20 AM

Gorgeous work Mark, in every way.

John

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