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"The Thing" + "Ice Petals & Drip" + "Icing on the Cake"

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Posted by Kane Engelbert on December 19, 2011 at 2:07 PM
"The Thing" + "Ice Petals & Drip" + "Icing on the Cake"
I would recommend stoppong at the Ice Castles in Silverthorne. An Ice Wonderland, made for Ice Photography. I also shot this image with a narrow DOF which rendered some of the background ice a out of focus.
Posted by Phillip Noll on December 19, 2011 at 2:09 PM
Freakin' awesome!!!
Posted by Glenn Randall on December 19, 2011 at 2:20 PM
That is indeed a sinister looking place. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Richard Olsen on December 19, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Cool photo! and thanks for posting...I'llj be going through there on thurs-fri
Posted by Doug Koepsel on December 19, 2011 at 2:44 PM
Way cool!!! Really like the perspective and blue colors. (No suggestions)
Posted by Paul Wegemann on December 19, 2011 at 2:51 PM
This is incredible, Kane! Have you considered cropping out some, or all, of the dark areas at the bottom?
Posted by Pam Colander on December 19, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Awesome shot and great perspective! Does this have some sort of effect applied? The upper part looks watercolor-y or something....
Posted by Kane Engelbert on December 19, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Pam, it's a two image blend, one for highlights and mids, and one dark exposure for the beaming light behind the ice. That may have somethething to do with the overall look and feel.
Posted by Peter Coskun on December 19, 2011 at 5:00 PM
That is something else! I'd hate for one of those giant icicles to fall on someone trying to photograph them. Very neat and unique image.
Posted by Stan Rose on December 19, 2011 at 7:29 PM
Spooky cool, Kane! Ill have to work on the 1951 version.... :wink:
Posted by Todd Caudle on December 19, 2011 at 7:47 PM
Killer shot, Kane! Looks worthy of Marc Adamus' portfolio, and that (IMHO) is a huge compliment!
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on December 19, 2011 at 9:16 PM
That's simply awesome .. :toast:
Posted by Kane Engelbert on December 20, 2011 at 3:03 AM
More form the Ice Castles in Silverthone. Peddles are easy, but can you find the drip?

Having fun now. Am I having too much fun when I switch up the White Balance and go for a soft Emerald flavor? Or do we have to stick to the true whitish gray ice? Thoughts?
Posted by Bob Karcz on December 20, 2011 at 8:08 AM
Really good stuff here kane. I'm sorry to have missed this. Just moved from Silverthorne after 14 years. The shapes and colors are fantastic!
Posted by Don Grall on December 20, 2011 at 12:38 PM
That first one is sick! Love the feeling of depth and your treatment of the exposure blends! Where in Silverthorne is this? I haven't been west of Woodland Park since late October! I just might have to get up there this week.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on December 20, 2011 at 6:02 PM
These are way cool (pun intended). Much better than watching the movie (although the 80s version is much better than either the 50s one or the 2011 prequel). The first photo definitely looks like alien tentacles or something reaching down toward you. The second one almost looks like jellyfish rising toward an ocean surface.
Posted by Art Escobado on December 20, 2011 at 9:49 PM
While I'm a John Carpenter fan ...c'mon man this is Hoth all the way.

Great find and shots! :toast:
Posted by Kane Engelbert on December 21, 2011 at 1:19 AM
Last one I promise. This one is a two image stitch with a 24mm prime. Two different Ice Stacks, thus the slight split in color.
Posted by Jimmy Gekas on December 21, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Fan-frickin-tastic! All of them are awesome, but that first one is amazing...ok, well, the last one is amazing, too. WOW. :toast:
Posted by Karl Buiter on December 21, 2011 at 8:58 AM
Great stuff Kane! #1 for the abstract (I enjoyed the mystery of what it was until I saw the caption) and #3 - I'd love to see a large format on #3. This kinda reminds me of the Slot Canyons, just in blue.

>>Last one I promise.

No! Post More! More! :)

Posted by Todd Caudle on December 21, 2011 at 9:31 AM
That last one looks like something Roger Dean (Yes album artist) would paint, but that first one still is the -- ahem -- icing on the cake.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on December 21, 2011 at 9:57 AM
The right side of #3 looks like jellyfish icicles. Very interesting and could be an image on its own.
Posted by Kane Engelbert on December 21, 2011 at 10:42 AM
BTW the Ice Castles is located on 40 about a mile or two north of the Silverthorne I-70 exit. It's on the right and you can't miss it. Also, these images are blends, one exposed for highlights and one for shadows. These Ice Stacks don't glow as much as my images convey. If you go, obviously shoot them as you wish but don't be surprised that blue color and huge dynamic contrast is not happening with single exposures.