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Description
We’ve had several days that either didn’t or just barely got above freezing. This has led to the accumulation of bulky ice forms around the cascade into my pond. As I explored this ice sculpture, this brown area jumped out. There’s a fallen leaf and some algae encased in the ice providing this splash of color in the otherwise clear ice that to me looks like a bear’s head.
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I also liked the “head” shape in the adjacent ice, so I’ve included both in the frame.
Technical Details
R5, 180 mm macro, 1/80 s, f/13, iso 800, tripod, and 2 s timer. An 18 shot stack.
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Took me a second to find the head as my eye went first to the green blob, Mark. Once I found it, it’s very cool! A good eye to sort this out. No significant freezes here yet.
Really cool shot, Mark. The brown and green area is shaped somewhat like the nose of a bear, so at first I was seeing that. Then I finally saw a bear to the left and slightly below the colored area. I wonder if this was B&W, the “bear” would be easier to see. The green seems to call attention to the colored area. It’s a great abstract shot, as all of your ice shots are. I just love them!
@Dennis_Plank, @Shirley_Freeman, it’s always interesting to see the responses to posts relatively uninfluenced by my thinking. In this case I first see the brown area as the bear’s head, with the bright yellow snout and black nose. Then I see the smaller black and white bear’s head alongside. I too see the colored area as the major interest.
I did too, Mark! But I wasn’t sure that you meant the brown part once I saw the other one (took me a minute) since only the mouth and nose of the colored bear was showing up. Since bear’s noses aren’t green, I really went for the B&W smaller bear so that was one of the reasons I was thinking maybe the whole image in B&W might reveal the other bear more and not distract from the smaller one. Just a thought.
Mark: The images you get from the ice on your pond almost make me wish I lived in a colder climate, . . well maybe not but I sure like what you’re able to create. Good vision and even better comp and capture. >=))>
Very cool! Took me a minute to see the bear. It might look interesting flipped 90 degrees counter-clockwise, so the brown blob looks like it’s oozing out of the ice.
but I sure like what you’re able to create. Good vision and even better comp and capture. >=))>