Posted by Bill Pelzmann on September 21, 2010 at 5:04 AM
These ice abstracts remined me of the National Geographic topographic maps of the world ocean basins showing the plate tectonic boundaries.
I made my first visit to the Snowy Range at the end of June. Lake Marie was just thawing. We were disappointed that the higher campgrounds were closed by 16 ft. snow drifts across the entrance roads, and none of the trails were open, but my wife and I enjoyed blazing our own over the firmly packed snow.
These ice shots were taken on Lake Marie at sunrise. The warm colors are from the alpenglow on the Snowy Range cliffs reflecting off the lake. The color saturations are the result of adjusting the black and white points in an otherwise relatively low contrast image. I didn't need to touch the saturation slider.
Canon 1Ds2, 70-200mm f4 IS @ 135mm, f16, 0.5 sec, ISO 100
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on September 21, 2010 at 5:06 AM
#2 - Here's a crop from image #1
I'm terrible at deciding on a composition, especially for abstracts.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on September 21, 2010 at 5:10 AM
#3 - The ice shots were taken from the shoreline at the lower right.
3 image stitch - TS-E II 24mm, f/16, 1/5sec, ISO 100
Posted by Paul Wegemann on September 21, 2010 at 7:51 AM
I love the ice shots, Bill. Very creative. I also really like the Lake Marie shot, but I find the dirty snow on the left side a bit distracting. How bout a small crop? Feels a bit tight at the top too, but I think that would be easy to fix. How do you like that 24 TSE? I'm thinking of renting one for an upcoming trip.
Posted by Jeremy Week on September 21, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Love the ice abstracts Bill! I think you did just fine choosing a comp for them!
Posted by Doug Roane on September 21, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Posted by Todd Caudle on September 21, 2010 at 10:20 AM
Sweet shots! The ice abstracts are refreshing.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on September 21, 2010 at 11:56 AM
Paul, Thanks for the composition suggestions on the pano. I have already cropped out quite a bit of the dirty snow and didn't want to lose anymore of the ridgeline, but that may be the best choice.
Does anyone else strongly feel that the top is too tight? Adding sky at the top would get the lake shoreline off of dead center, but I was actually trying to minimize the amount of clear blue sky.
The 24 TS-E II is my sharpest wide angle by far. It's certainly worth a rental.
PS - if anyone wants the 24 TS-E original for $850, give me a shout.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on September 21, 2010 at 12:13 PM
Bill, the abstract ice shots are really great. Love those formations!
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14 repliesI made my first visit to the Snowy Range at the end of June. Lake Marie was just thawing. We were disappointed that the higher campgrounds were closed by 16 ft. snow drifts across the entrance roads, and none of the trails were open, but my wife and I enjoyed blazing our own over the firmly packed snow.
These ice shots were taken on Lake Marie at sunrise. The warm colors are from the alpenglow on the Snowy Range cliffs reflecting off the lake. The color saturations are the result of adjusting the black and white points in an otherwise relatively low contrast image. I didn't need to touch the saturation slider.
Canon 1Ds2, 70-200mm f4 IS @ 135mm, f16, 0.5 sec, ISO 100
I'm terrible at deciding on a composition, especially for abstracts.
3 image stitch - TS-E II 24mm, f/16, 1/5sec, ISO 100
Does anyone else strongly feel that the top is too tight? Adding sky at the top would get the lake shoreline off of dead center, but I was actually trying to minimize the amount of clear blue sky.
The 24 TS-E II is my sharpest wide angle by far. It's certainly worth a rental.
PS - if anyone wants the 24 TS-E original for $850, give me a shout.