Winter Wonderland

Interesting shapes !
Lovely tones.

I really like this John. It has an eerie feel about it. Yes, the tones are amazing too.

Nice find of these small cool looking forms amidst the large frozen falls.
Well seen and nicely done.

fabulous tones and forms. these formations have endless possibilities for making abstractions. What I also find interesting in your image is that the background has become almost featureless and appears to be an abstraction, in itself, of tones and in which one can pick out bearded men and monsters (and it's early in the morning here in Uganda and I haven't yet partaken of any coffee or other mind altering substances ...)!

'Nuff said John!

John, very nice light, shapes and tones, and your exposure is perfect, I like this alot. Well done.
John

Thanks for posting the larger photo! It really helps me appreciate the details of this composition. I was initially thinking that a more intimate composition of just the "mushrooms" would be more appealing. But as I continued to look at the image, I now think that the background complements the foreground very nicely, increasing the impact of the shapes and textures in the foreground while also providing a good sense of the location.

Wow! This must have been incredible to witness. The shapes are fantastic and I like the far bg giving this some sense of place.

WOW
Nice frozen water formation .Very sharp and clear picture

Very impressive John! I love the sharpness and level of detail in this. B&W conversion is excellent as well.

Excellent composition, taking my eye near to far. Is this the true color, or is it a duotone?

Interesting formations. It reminds me of an eM photograph.

That's a very unique image, John. You have a marvelous conversion here, and it works very well with the shapes. Fascinating.

I'm bummed out I was not there. I tweaked a knee and back and have needed a little time off to rehab. Next time.

Awesome shot. Bizarre and unique.

Cool shapes textures and composition - definitely needs to be seen large. Nice to have met you in person!

Very nice, John. B&W was a great choice for this scene, and you nailed the tones.

The large version is a must-see.

--P

Fascinating shapes. Very well done!

Wonderful range of shapes, textures and tones. The larger photo allowed me to appreciate the background, which complements the foreground nicely (as Jim Greenwood mentioned).

Totally other-worldly and I'm totally enjoying the shapes, textures, and tones here. A very unusual and effective photograph,

Amazing balck and white shot.

Hi John A winter wonderland
Albert Darmo
canada

Thanks all!

While there my eye was fascinated with the bigger scene (a common problem for me), and I didn't think about/take intimate photos that focused on the amazing details in the ice. Given another chance down the road, I'll try and do smaller scenes too.

Ronald, it's a black and white conversion that I've added a little bit of color back into. I'm really green at BW conversion, and have been experimenting a lot. I find I prefer mostly cooler tones, and that's what I've gone with here. (To compare to warmer tones, have a look at Stuart's masterful images.)

Since I'm so new at black and white, I've taken to analyzing images I like in Photoshop. My mind works best if I set the information panel to read lab values; I find it much easier to see what's going on than with rgb values. What I've found on the images that I like is that most have color added, but interestingly not as a straight duotone. Most have little to no color in the shadows, and similar in the extreme highlights. The color that is added is often the strongest around the three-quarter range. Using curves, I tried to mimic that effect here.

Hopefully that last paragraph actually makes some sense.

Mark, I actually kept my eye out for you. One of these days we'll bump into each other out there.

Weird shot--i like it a lot, although i kind of wish there was something to give me a sense of scale here.

stunning comp, John.