Sculpted Snow Wall

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 12, 20042,588 views14 comments

I was driving over Soldiers Summitt towards Price, Utah last week and passed this wall of wind sculpted snow. I had to stop and make an image. I didn't have my snowshoes and had to wade through snow up to my hips for about 50 yards, but I think it was worth it.

Mamiya RZ 67 II, 110 mm, tripod, Velvia 100

Yes I know its got a very blue cast...I could change that, but I like it that way.

Brett

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Tom Wilson on March 12, 2004 at 6:45 PM

Obviously your "Blue Period" I like it very much, it is a very interesting abstract but it's also obvious what it is, sastrugi.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 12, 2004 at 7:13 PM

Brett, this is beautiful! I wouldn't change a thing. The blue doesn't bother me.

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on March 12, 2004 at 10:23 PM

Love it. I like the blue.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on March 12, 2004 at 10:30 PM

Brett,

This is an amazing abstract. I love the pattern in the sno and the cool tones. Very calming. It looks like that snow is ready to avalanch, good thin it did not on you.

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Comment posted by Mark Graf on March 12, 2004 at 11:07 PM

Gorgeous shot!
Kind of looks like the top of a meringue pie!

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on March 13, 2004 at 12:59 AM

Brett:

Mark is right, it does look like the top of a meringue pie! I'm diggin' the blue hues and wouldn't change 'em. Great find. Glad you went through the trouble to post hole through the snow. It certainly paid off!

Thanks for sharing.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 711 Posts, 6363 Comments

Comment posted by Robert S. on March 13, 2004 at 6:00 AM

Brett,

Truthfully, I'm to the point where I don't want to see another flake of snow for a while, but this image changed my mind. Simply beautiful. I think the blue cast makes it all the better.

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Comment posted by C. Kumrow on March 13, 2004 at 7:07 AM

Blue's my favorite color! Love the patterns in the snow.

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Comment posted by William Brozy on March 13, 2004 at 7:39 AM

I am not sure if the clouds were that cooperative - but the snow is spectacular. Wonderful abstract!

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Comment posted by Mark Hudon on March 13, 2004 at 11:41 AM

Give me a sense of scale here, are we looking at fifty feet or fifty inches?
This is pretty WOW!

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Comment posted by Juza on March 13, 2004 at 3:58 PM

Hi Brett,
I agree with the other positive comments, the tones of blue are a pleasure to view and the photo has a very 3D look.

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on March 15, 2004 at 2:49 AM

This is excellent.

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Comment posted by Brett Borup on March 15, 2004 at 2:12 PM

Thanks for looking and for your kind compliments!

Brett

Registered on November 1, 2003, 14 Posts, 15 Comments

Comment posted by Marcos Veiga on March 21, 2004 at 1:44 PM

Of course it was worth it!
Excellent job.

Marcos Veiga
Spain
<a href="http://www.marcosveiga.com" target="_blank">Marcos Veiga</a>

Registered on December 28, 2003, 0 Posts, 21 Comments