Beneath the Ice

I made two trips to Busiek State Forest this morning - once when it was still too dark to see and another when it had grown lighter (I did need to return home for my "chair-brella" to handle the light rain falling at the time).

Ice is always fascinating to me, especially at a small scale and while this picture suffers somewhat from being soft in the upper left, I enjoyed the textures and the promise of green even in what othwerwise would have been a dismal Ozarks day.

Canon 20D
ISO 100
EF 100mm macro + 25mm extension tube
f/22 for 13 seconds

Thanks for looking!

Tim, I really like your composition on this one. The minute detail is quite impressive too. The softness in the UL doesn't bother me at all, although a tab more sharpness might have added to the image. What I like most are the coral-like patterns in the ice in the LR - they're really interesting to study.

Beautiful work, and thanks for the post - it's always nice to see some green this time of year!

Tim, I like what you have done here. As I looked at the image I wondered what it would look like with all the edges soft and only the center green were sharp, something like a frame. Anyway just a thought. Nicely done and like Bill said nice to see some green this time of year. Thanks for sharing!

David

Great to hear your out and shooting again Tim! What a nice study in textures and I like the subtle play of the blue/green combo. The LR section does demand a lot of examination, it's very nice. Great find and well executed shot Tim!

Thanks for the comments, guys. It really would be interesting to know how those patterns develop. Fascinating stuff!