Cooling Off

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 22, 2014513 views23 comments

I just came back to some hot and humid weather after a few days in northern Wisconsin. It made me think about looking back at some of my Ice Cave pictures I shot in February. This is one I had not posted here yet so thought I would do it on this hot day and maybe cool things off a bit.

I think the large version works much better!
Thanks so much for all of your comments on my last post. So much appreciated.
5D3, 24mm, F/11 at ISO 400.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 22, 2014 at 7:06 PM

Sharp and cold Nick. The textures and tones hold my interest and keep my eye moving until I get to the long icicle in the lower right. Interesting patterns. I like the image as posted. No suggestions.

pat

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 22, 2014 at 7:33 PM

Cold, right down to the color of cold! Good composing!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on August 22, 2014 at 9:26 PM

Very cool, Nick.

The larger version is a must see to really enjoy the lines and the details. I like this.

Ed

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on August 23, 2014 at 12:09 AM

Love this Nick! The lines and shapes make this a compelling composition. The B&W works great, and the large version really shines!

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on August 23, 2014 at 12:56 AM

Beautiful tones, detail and composition in the large version Nick. Nice depth to this too. I'm tired of the heat too. Maybe I'll work on a winter pic too. Great shot here.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 23, 2014 at 1:58 AM

Pretty wild--reminds me of 'Alien'. Wont be long before we start seeing those--night are already getting colder round here...

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 23, 2014 at 5:32 AM

Real nice Nick, and I especially like the way you composed this, along with tones and detail. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on August 23, 2014 at 11:50 AM

This makes a gorgeous image, Nick. Love the colors, textures and sense of energy. Well done. Chet

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 23, 2014 at 2:22 PM

Thanks much guys! This was just the start of heading into one of the caves on Lake Superior and I thought it was quite interesting. It also had a nice cooling effect in our close to 100 degree temps yesterday. Cheers, Nick

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 23, 2014 at 2:43 PM

You've made an excellent series of your ice images! I really like the abstract feel of this, and the tones speak to the cold. The processing look spot-on to me.

Well done!

--P

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 23, 2014 at 4:55 PM

I really like the image. Great patterns, shapes and tones. I would prefer it as a straight B&W, but others seem to really like the blue cold tone. Either way, fine image.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 23, 2014 at 7:17 PM

Love the subject and angle of view on your take here, Nick. This composition is excellent with the variety of color to the stalactite icicles hanging down. I would think this would have melted in an hour here in So Cal today.....

Nice work overall......

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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on August 23, 2014 at 10:26 PM

Very good composition, clear and nice color. Bravo!

-jc

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 24, 2014 at 8:57 AM

Thanks to all of you for taking the time comment! Glad you like it too.

Also, I didn't do a b&w conversion on this with some tone added back in, although it does kind of look like that. This is the full color version. Appreciate all of your thoughts on it! Nick

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 24, 2014 at 9:48 AM

Excellent shot, I love the composition and the color. Great perspective!

Ray

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on August 24, 2014 at 4:22 PM

Awesome comp and light, Nick! You sure captured a bunch of keepers that day

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 25, 2014 at 10:47 AM

Definitely looks "hot and humid", Nick.

Neat abstract. I'm especially attracted to the shaded icicles at the back. They have a fine fractal sense with all of their jagged edges and the limited tonal range (looks very "4 tone"). Well seen and presented.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on August 25, 2014 at 3:41 PM

Nice work, Nick! Cool and crisp. Very well seen.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 25, 2014 at 4:10 PM

Ray, Navin, Mark and Jared, Thanks much guys for your comments! As always much appreciated. I thought it was a pretty cool scene.