"FRACTURE"

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 15, 2013360 views18 comments

While standing on solid ice in the middle of this lake in the Canadian Rockies. This is from the same winter camping trip back in Dec 2012. The ice was 60cm thick. It was a scary feeling being 250m from the shoreline. While walking around, you can hear the ice shifting creating a "PING" sonar sounds... It is an eery feeling standing there looking into the dark Abyss...

I find ice exploring a very interesting change from the grand landscapes I tend to focus on most of the time

They make for some interesting abstract images

Any comments are always appreciated.

I included a larger file to view as well.

Nikon D800E
Nikkor 14-24mm F2.8

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18 comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on August 15, 2013 at 6:05 AM

Wow, what a fantastic ice abstract, James! Such a primordial feel to this... like an ancient fossilized remnant frozen in time. Wonderful!

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Comment posted by Steve Zimic on August 15, 2013 at 8:36 AM

Absolutely wonderful abstract - well done. I'm always looking for something recognizable in abstracts and for me I see and old ship near the top perhaps chasing the whale in front of it.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 15, 2013 at 11:42 AM

This is a wonderful abstract, both in composition and color. It's the kind of image I can just sit and absorb. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on August 15, 2013 at 12:07 PM

Fantastic! The comp is very effective IMO and I really like the interesting detail.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 15, 2013 at 12:18 PM

I don't see many ice abstracts that are so dark, so I think this is great.

Max

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on August 15, 2013 at 1:17 PM

Awesome abstract!

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Comment posted by James Fougère on August 15, 2013 at 1:23 PM

Thanks for the comments!

Steve,

I see what you mean about the old ship and the whale

It is interesting what you can see in images like this.

I previously posted an image a year ago that was also an ice abstract, where I found a Salmon (fish) in the blue space (air pocket) and a Elephant in the dark space (frozen Ice). I attached it for you to see

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on August 15, 2013 at 1:38 PM

At first I thought it was a funky X men logo ( aah the nerd in me!) but this is quite the abstract James!

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Comment posted by Glenn Tunaley on August 15, 2013 at 2:32 PM

Sweet abstract! I like the dark presentation.

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on August 15, 2013 at 2:58 PM

Beautiful work James. A unique and powerful image.

Chet

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on August 15, 2013 at 3:26 PM

Magically enchanting and mesmerizing! The darkness matched with the rich blue tones are exquisite. Gotta love the little scenes we find within grand landscapes.

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Comment posted by Tony Prower on August 15, 2013 at 3:34 PM

Great cross fracture! This is how my shin feels!!

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 15, 2013 at 7:37 PM

I like this a lot, James. Wonderful rich blues contrasted perfectly with the deep shadows hint at the abyss that you describe in your narrative and lend an element of mystery about the depth of the abyss.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on August 16, 2013 at 12:03 AM

Looks like 2 whales intersecting. Crazy colors! Dig this. Soft at the corners?

aF

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Comment posted by James Fougère on August 16, 2013 at 12:40 AM

Aaron,

This is a single shot, no blending, the focus seems fine. I really zoomed in and cleaning up the image during processing. But probably have to do more work for a print.

I must get to Hawaii in the new year!

Thanks!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on August 16, 2013 at 11:26 PM

A very cool ice abstract

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on August 17, 2013 at 5:20 AM

Very cool abstract. Different from the usual ice shots. Sci-fi alien world.

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Comment posted by Colin H Sillerud on August 27, 2013 at 11:10 AM

I love this one, James. It is so eerie and deep. I can't tell if it is above water or below, or perhaps in space.

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