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Ice Abstracts

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Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on January 29, 2011 at 4:09 AM
Ice Abstracts
Well I guess I'll join the crowd and post a few recent images.

Here's a few ice abstracts I shot.
I took these a couple weeks ago on a trip up to Echo Lake near Mt. Evans with Jack G. and another friend. It was very cold but worth it.
The rest of the images can be seen on my website gallery here: Ice & Snow Gallery

Bigger versions at the links for each number. Sorry but I haven't had a chance to name the images yet.

#1
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on January 29, 2011 at 4:11 AM
#2
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on January 29, 2011 at 4:13 AM
#3
Posted by Bob Karcz on January 29, 2011 at 7:50 AM
Jason- Love # 1 & 2! Have to get out and give it a try.
Posted by Jack Garrett on January 29, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Yes is was cccold that day but those shots are worth it...great color and detail!! Thanks for the tip on manual white balance Jason.
Posted by Jackson Frishman on January 29, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Nice Jason! I like #1 the best here, the diagonals give it a more dynamic feel and keep my eye moving around better than the other two.
Posted by Don Grall on January 29, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Nice stuff, Jason, especially like 1 and 2 .
Posted by Morris McClung on January 29, 2011 at 4:01 PM
You mean I don't have to hike all the way to Dream Lake? :eek:
These are very good, Jason. #1 and 2 are just excellent.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on January 29, 2011 at 6:00 PM
These turned out very nice Jason. Only suggestion I would make would be to see about pushing the highlights and making the bright whites really pop. Don't be afraid to crank the contrast on these abstract images. :toast:
Posted by Dan Walters on January 30, 2011 at 8:23 AM
Very nice! Really like the pattern in the first image.
Posted by Jared Atencio on January 30, 2011 at 3:01 PM
For me I like #1 the best, but would personally crop from the left and from the bottom making that large crack basically run almost corner to corner. I also agree with Koveh's comments regarding the highlights to make these pop. Cool shots
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on February 4, 2011 at 1:12 AM
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I agree with the highlights and went back and reprocessed, definitely looks better. I disagree with the comp suggestion though as it would make the image look too symmetrical.

Here's one with the highlights reworked.