My goal this morning was to take advantage of the light fluffy snow we were receiving. It was borderline freezing and there really wasn’t much chance for ice abstracts but icicles were still hanging on and the fresh fluffy snow coated the rocks and edges.
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Did you tone this or was it the natural color?
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Natural color from tannins.
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The colouring is really nice. 🙂
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Thanks, Ann. A lot of waters here have tannins from the oak leaves.
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Very nice rhythm in this shot.
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Thank you. I had to shoot from above which isn’t my usual way but it was a risky clamber down so I opted to be smart for once.
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Haha, I know how difficult those choices can be. I’ve made many an unsmart one and paid for it. 😆
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Yes, there’s no fun like that of sliding down an embankment and into freezing cold water, is there? 🙂
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I like how the water is framed by the ice.
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Thank you, Dina. That is something I look for when possible, whether ice or just rock. It makes a nice contrast of textures.
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Wonderful capture of the fragile icicles and fluff.
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Thanks, Lemony.
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Nice Steve! Really like the moving water accenting the ice above it!
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Thanks, Reed. It is one of my favorite winter subjects.
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I don’t know if the rock has a granular texture or if the snow and ice makes it appear that way, but I’m quite taken with the similarity in texture between the dark rock and the light snow.
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The rock does have the texture you see but the snow adds to that. They work well together as the crystals are so fresh and crisp. The contrast in light along with those of texture are part of what made me want to make this image.
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It’s an interesting detail, the icicles hanging so close to all that racing water – and perfectly captured.
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Some of my favorite icicle images involve the slightest touch and leaves a trail forward of the contact. Of course often the icicles form up from the water rather than down like these from a while back.
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The photo from 2016 was a wild phenomenon. I remember seeing something a bit like that in this area (generally speaking). Ain’t nature grand. 🙂
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It surely is. I love finding those little frozen oddities.
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Earlier today I clicked on some of the blogs under “Links” above and I really enjoyed Andrew Hardacre’s blog. Thank you!
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Andrew is a good friend and I am glad that you visited his blog. He has been sporadic lately but is a good street photographer along with birds and bugs and has a great wit as well making for interesting and entertaining blog posts.
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