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Ice & Raindrops
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Ice & Raindrops

by Greg Walker

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 21, 20063,013 views28 comments
This, to me, is the most compelling shot I've done in a while. I, like many of you, am limited for time and distance that I can travel, and when I do have time, I "get what I get" as far as light and weather goes.

I found some interesting shapes in the thawing ice, and was working on those when it began to rain. Frustrated, I decided to get a bit wet, stay, and shoot. This is the result. I know it could probabaly use some sort of crop, may have a color cast (although this is an image I consider pretty subjective in that area, and I like how it's presented here), and would probably merit some time converting to B&W, but I just wanted to present it as is here as a personal triumph in persistence, in making do with what you have.

Thanks for looking, all comments appreciated.

Comments

28 comments
Comment posted by Juza on February 21, 2006 at 3:10 PM
Hi Greg,
surealy it is better than the thumbnail, much better :smile: Very cool photo, well seen!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Basil Greber on February 21, 2006 at 4:02 PM
Very nice, particularly the shape of the broken ice. I like the color.

Basil
Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments
Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on February 21, 2006 at 4:58 PM
Very unique and spider-like.

Joe.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 573 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by beth summer on February 21, 2006 at 5:20 PM
A giant squid (less 2 legs) caught in the rain :rolleyes: The raindrops add a dimension to the image. I like the color cast also. Good for you on the persistence!!! I get too frustrated sometimes and hang it up!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 437 Posts, 5220 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Hansen on February 21, 2006 at 5:42 PM
Good for your Greg...... often overlooked but one of the most important parts of photography is our own personal gratification! I love the color and the rings from the rain as well as the cracked or thawing ice. :toast:
Registered on May 16, 2005, 380 Posts, 5157 Comments
Comment posted by Ott Luuk on February 21, 2006 at 5:51 PM
Excellent idea well executed!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 102 Posts, 348 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 21, 2006 at 6:34 PM
This is really nice Greg. The raindrops really make the image IMO; without them there would be no sense of scale. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on February 21, 2006 at 6:53 PM
It looks like it's coming to get me. Very cool. There are a lot of things to like about it and I wouldn't remove the colorcast, it adds to the mood.
Duane Rosenkranz
Registered on October 13, 2004, 280 Posts, 2661 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 21, 2006 at 7:15 PM
Very unique and well seen. I like the color cast. If it were mine, I might consider doing a mask with the gradient tool and doing a little adjustment to the upper area to even out the hotter area above, darkening it and making it a bit more even. It would be something fun to play with and see how the image changes. It is minor, though. Nice work.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Leann Greene on February 21, 2006 at 7:15 PM
Thats cool. Great color & patterns.
Registered on January 25, 2006, 223 Posts, 3566 Comments
Comment posted by Brent Doerzman on February 21, 2006 at 8:24 PM
I really dig this Greg! Very other-worldly! I wouldn't change a thing actually. The color lends to the trippy feeling here! Very well seen!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 55 Posts, 102 Comments
Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on February 21, 2006 at 8:33 PM
Greg,

A very contemplative image. I can stare at it for a long time. Well done. I revel in your victory!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments
Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on February 21, 2006 at 8:55 PM
I think you should crop it, remove the color cast and consider working with it in B&W :razz:

(had to say it !)

Actually, I reallyl dig it Greg and congrats on sticking with it - this was worth getting wet and a little cold over :toast:
Registered on May 22, 2005, 165 Posts, 2008 Comments
Comment posted by F Timothy Kingst on February 21, 2006 at 11:23 PM
I think this one of your best images. I know you've taken some great ones but this one to me is very special. Tim
Registered on November 1, 2003, 401 Posts, 1393 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Hobson on February 22, 2006 at 9:03 AM
yp greg

rather multi-dimensional - visually and emotionally/intellectually
Registered on December 3, 2003, 702 Posts, 1062 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 22, 2006 at 11:42 AM
I don't think calling this 'stunning' would be overdoing it Greg. I really love the concept, and you have pulled it off so well. Two years ago, I was wandering in the hills above my parents house, and I shot some shots of rocks in the snow. I started taking some very basic shots, then my eye caught a different type of shot, a different way of seeing for me. I look back at that day as sort of an awakening when I saw a different way, and I still remember that day of shooting. I hope this image works in a similar way for you.

Great shot.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Bret Edge on February 22, 2006 at 1:57 PM
I wouldn't change a darn thing. I'd print and frame it and hang it proudly in the living room. Glad you decided to stay and get a little wet.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 711 Posts, 6363 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 22, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Persistance does pay off, Greg. The circular patterns created by the falling rain impacting the water is the icing on the cake. :toast:

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Marc Adamus on February 22, 2006 at 8:11 PM
This is purely beautiful Greg. What a great intimate capture of a single moment. Well done! It's not how far you travel but how you see.
Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments
Comment posted by Joel Truckenbrod on February 22, 2006 at 9:53 PM
You're right. Its very compelling. Everyone has pretty much said all of the praises, so let me simply thank you for sharing this with us. Fantastic.
Registered on January 27, 2006, 17 Posts, 751 Comments
Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on February 23, 2006 at 12:11 PM
This is really cool, Greg!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2482 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 23, 2006 at 3:23 PM
Sweet. Very, very sweet!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on February 23, 2006 at 5:14 PM
What a wonderful shot! I like it just as is, although B&W will probably be interesting. Sometimes the best shots come when you least expect them, and with a subject that you would never have thought would be interesting. The lines in the ice would have been interesting on their own, but the raindrops put it over the top. Great capture! :toast:
Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments
Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on February 27, 2006 at 10:51 AM
Greg,
It's pretty much all been said, so I will just congratulate you on a well-deserved EP! :toast:
Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Patrick Lor on February 27, 2006 at 11:50 AM
Congrats on the EP. A very unique shot. :toast:
Registered on January 15, 2006, 91 Posts, 2052 Comments
Comment posted by Malcolm MacGregor on March 25, 2006 at 5:04 AM
This is completely compelling. No distractions . Something sinister seems to be restrained by the gentle surface.
Registered on March 20, 2006, 15 Posts, 140 Comments
Comment posted by Brian VanDenzen on June 23, 2006 at 2:51 PM
I would not change a thing about this image. And your EP validates you, the image, and your efforts! :toast:
Registered on April 17, 2005, 60 Posts, 1245 Comments
Comment posted by Colleen Townsend on June 23, 2006 at 3:02 PM
I love abstracts.. this is great.. gives a very eerie feeling.. great job! :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump:
Registered on July 30, 2005, 39 Posts, 260 Comments