Many thanks to Steve Schwartzman for putting the idea of algae into my head.
Today started out at 6°F and I was planning on finding some nice ice subjects, but two of the usual brooks I go to had lots of fallen logs from the October storm, so I tried a different spot with a beaver pond. This is my favorite from the shoot…so far.
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It’s great that you were able to add the white angularity of the “star” to the green curvaceousness of the objects in the rest of the image.
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
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Thanks Steve.
I was really very happy to find this. It wasn’t the idea I left the house with, but the unexpected is usually what turns out the best.
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This is seriously cool. I was just enjoying Steve Schwartzman’s work and now you post another interesting, but different, algae shot.
Sharon
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Thanks Sharon. This was a very cool find…pun intended. 🙂 I hope this winter starts to give us a better performance. Steve’s work is very nice.
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I really love this. Very interesting and pretty to look at it also. Love the depth to this also. Glad you saw this. 🙂
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Thanks Katie. I’m very glad you enjoyed this image.
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Man, this is just so cool Steve! I can’t stop looking at it…very creative and unique…
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Thanks Greg. The icy prisms I posted the other day may have been my favorite for 2011. This might be the one already for 2012. 🙂
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I haven’t had a chance to visit your blog for awhile….been up to my eyeballs in alligators as of late. What a nice treat to see your work. It is really outstanding. I look forward to more of your work in the coming year. Love this image.
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Thanks Greg. Busy is good…I hope it’s a good busy. Thanks for taking the time to visit and comment. I appreciate the compliment and will do my best in 2012. 🙂
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I like Steve Schwartzman’s observations and agree with the other commenter’s sentiments regarding this image. What a nice change of pace to visit you.
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Thanks David. Different is good…right? My niche is definitely more the intimate landscape than the wider view.
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I have to ditto Sharon here… seriously cool!
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Thanks Mark!
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Hi Steve
Just like everyone else, I love that image. The composition, the color, the graphic elements. Incredible. And I have to add, you also do really well with the wider view. (I do know what you mean about the fallen trees. They are everywhere and really make it hard to get a clean shot. )
James
http://www.jameshuntphotography.wordpress.com
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Thanks James. I appreciate the comment. I tried another brook in Pelham this am with the same results-deadwood everywhere.
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Really nice! It looks like a sculpture and the green, crackled background sets off the crystal nicely!
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Thank you very much Tracy. I appreciate your kind words.
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Oh, this is wonderful, Steve!
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Thank you, Karen. I guess there can be a lot said for algae filled water at times.
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