Crystal Fangs

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As March rolls in, winter continues to bite down on the PNW. Rivers and creeks in the Columbia River Gorge along with cold temperatures created beautiful ice formations along the banks. I dont often shoot close up detail shots but the ice was just too nice to not try it out. There is soft spot in the upper right from a water droplet on the lens that I had trouble cloning out

What technical feedback would you like if any?

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

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Nikon D5200 45mm, 0.8s, ISO100, f/18

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A different but pleasing perspective. I like the water in background and the composition. The soft spot doesn’t bother me. It is indeed winter here in PNW. Snowed again here in Yakima yesterday and snowing today.

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Michael, I like this image a lot. I think it is a brilliant composition.

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Michael, I like the unusual perspective that you found here. The backlit icicles make for an interesting subject. A very different take on the Columbia Gorge, nice creative thinking on your part. I might suggest burning down the ice in the lower left corner, it would help to accentuate teh icicles even further.

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Michael,

Well seen and photographed. Like Jim, I really like the bg water and especially the faint evidence of water dripping off the icicles. And because of that I think alternatively you could crop some off all the sides except the right. Tightens the comp up just a little and making the flowing water in the back a little more prominent. I do like the upper details but of course that’s not as pretty as the icicles… :wink: (the water droplet doesn’t bother me)

Lon

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It took me a minute to get the “fangs” reference, and now I’m hooked. The color and contrast in the teeth comes through really nicely.

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You’ve done a great job putting together a small composition that works really well. I also love that this is sort-of a one-off composition. It won’t be the same even the next day, so this is a unique image. I too struggle with those water drop induced soft-spots, but this one doesn’t even seem noticeable.

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