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Icicle and bud 673
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Icicle and bud 673

by John Tobias

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 23, 2015125 views8 comments
Taken at the Miller Park Zoo where I was trying to get snow leopard photos of them in the snow, when I spotted this icicle hanging from a twig with an early bud.

Canon PS SX50
1/250 @ F-6, ISO 320 -0.3 adj.
Canon 4.3-215 @ 26mm
HH

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on February 23, 2015 at 1:24 PM
Clinging by a thread - nicely seen! I don't recognize the buds, are they hardy in this situation?
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Comment posted by Carey Closs on February 23, 2015 at 5:16 PM
Looks like you got there just in time. Great details, well exposed and love the shallow depth of field.
Registered on April 15, 2012, 107 Posts, 326 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 23, 2015 at 9:02 PM
The ice is great. I'm not all that fond of the background. :smile:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 23, 2015 at 9:44 PM
That's quite an ice crystal, John. I like how the background mimics the subject with lots of lines of light and dark. There's almost a feeling of a watcher back there. Lots of neat details in the crystal. Looks like it's hanging from a dogwood stem.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 23, 2015 at 10:28 PM
Hi John,

The icicle texture is well done. I wish the background was less harsh, but you take what nature throws at you...................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 24, 2015 at 10:43 AM
This almost looks like an ice sculpture of a sloth hanging from a tree! Although you need a bit of imagination maybe, haha. Nice one!
Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments
Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on February 26, 2015 at 1:45 PM
I feel like the buds are getting lost in the BG, maybe punch up their color a bit? The ice is the main attraction though and it is nicely rendered.
Registered on October 8, 2014, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 26, 2015 at 6:38 PM
Hi John :wavey: Remarkable detail on the hanging ice., along with very fine light. .. looks like a baby duck taking off on it's first flight :smile: :biggrin:


Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments