Ice Storm

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted April 11, 2013317 views4 comments

Winter is ending here, slowly. We had a major ice storm yesterday; trees fell, power lines went down across the roads. I grabbed my camera and went out after dinner.

The weather was pretty nasty with freezing rain and 35 mph winds though. The ice pellets hurt when they hit my face. I did get a few photos so it might have been worth it.

Here, a n/b tanker train is heading for the hump bridge near Manley, IA. I focussed on the ice on the bridge rail to show it was winter, and let the train blur. I kind of liked the result.

Nikon D7100,
Nikon 17-55mm
f2.8

Kent in SD

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Clulow on April 11, 2013 at 6:50 PM

It just seems to me like there are two different things going on here that the mind would prefer to see separately. (1) the cables and ice with an empty track in the background or (2) the train and track without the cables. Either but not both at once.

The ice just adds another layer of complexity that isn't logically linked to the other two.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 12, 2013 at 9:50 AM

Excellent!!! I love this one, Kent. What a dynamic composition and great use of DOF. The image has a wonderful tension to it and great sense of depth, with the train running off into the distance. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 14, 2013 at 10:24 PM

I might prefer a tad more depth so that maybe just the front of the engine is in more focus. But, I like this a lot.
Bob

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 19, 2013 at 9:30 AM

Interesting 'approach'

I like the way this turned out, definitely gives one a sense of just how very cold it must've been..
Well done Kent

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