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Dream Ice.

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Posted by Jim Casteel on January 31, 2010 at 1:59 AM
Dream Ice.
Had a great time at the shindig! Good seeing all of you.

Last weekend I went up to Dream Lake for sunrise. Sunrise wasn't much but the lake ice was great as always. Taking advantage of the ice conditions here are a couple abstracts I shot.
Posted by Jim Casteel on January 31, 2010 at 2:05 AM
#2
Posted by Jim Casteel on January 31, 2010 at 2:05 AM
And the last one is for fun.
Posted by Jack Brauer on January 31, 2010 at 2:17 AM
Sweet! I like how you can see so much depth in that ice... especially in the first one.
Posted by Dan Walters on January 31, 2010 at 2:45 AM
Really like the design in the second image. Nice subtle colors.
Posted by Kane Engelbert on January 31, 2010 at 9:53 AM
Both shots are beautiful. I need to spend more time looking for ice like that.

Posted by Morris McClung on January 31, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Both are excellent abstracts and the last one is a hoot. Well done. Enjoyed meeting you at the shindig.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on January 31, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Well done, Jim! The third one is "over the top". :biggrin: In all seriousness, the ice images are fantastic!
Posted by Bryan Maltais on January 31, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Extremely nice! #2 especially.
Posted by Aleksandra Miesak on January 31, 2010 at 2:55 PM
It was great to meet you and your wife last night! Your shots are making me want to head out there and have some fun with the ice. Great tones and detail!
Posted by Steven Peckham on January 31, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Very nice work on the ice. As others have said, there is a feeling of depth to these shots. But #3 is a winner to me as well. Fun stuff.
Posted by Jeremy Kessler on January 31, 2010 at 7:39 PM
love that first one. Great work.
Posted by Dean Sauskojus on January 31, 2010 at 7:39 PM
Great abstracts Jim. They have a soft wavy fabric look to them and very nice patterns. Great find.
Posted by John Mumaw on January 31, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Simply gorgeous ice images!
I slightly prefer the first because of the curtain like patterns you got. Excellent work, Jim!
Posted by Bret Edge on January 31, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Both are awesome but that first one is just killer. Makes me feel like I'm in the Millenium Falcon set on hyper drive. Whoa!
Posted by Erik Aagaard on January 31, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Wow - I just love that first one! It just begs to be printed BIG and put on my wall! :)
Posted by Bert Fukuda on February 1, 2010 at 12:33 AM
I agree with Bret, the first gives you a feeling of flying thru a star field. Well done!
Posted by Stan Rose on February 1, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Nice! I'll give the nod to #2 but both rock. Im still hoping to get up there next week if the weather cooperates.
Posted by Brian Jackson on February 1, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Oh wow, sweet ice shots Jim. I really like the second one.
Posted by Pam Colander on February 1, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Fabulous depth in the first one especially. One of the best intimate ice images I've seen!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on February 1, 2010 at 6:02 PM
As incredible as #1 is, #3 just blows it away. :wink: