Gravity-defying ice

naknak Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
edited February 17, 2012 in Other Cool Shots
Canon 5DII with 24-70mm at 68mm. 1/500 at f8.0 ISO 6400. Lit by a single LED flashlight. Somehow we had these vertical ice formations growing up out of the water in the bottom grid of a flipped over plastic stock tank.

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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2012
    Looks like drip buildup, like a stalagmite! Interesting for sure!

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  • naknak Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited February 16, 2012
    DonRicklin wrote: »
    Looks like drip buildup, like a stalagmite! Interesting for sure!

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    It's not a drip buildup. The tank sits in the weather shadow on the north side of the barn. The water did these shapes twice in December. Some of them were spear-like and at non-vertical angles. Others like this one. This is the best shot of them I have.
  • Moving PicturesMoving Pictures Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited February 16, 2012
    "Ice spikes," is your answer. Happens when water freezes slowly, and creates a hole as it expands, which then freezes ... cyclical repeat ... you an see some pretty insane spikes.
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  • CowboydougCowboydoug Registered Users Posts: 401 Major grins
    edited February 16, 2012
    Moving Pictures wrote: »
    "Ice spikes," is your answer. Happens when water freezes slowly, and creates a hole as it expands, which then freezes ... cyclical repeat ... you an see some pretty insane spikes.
    (Images from basic point-and-shoot) ...

    Wow... pretty cool.... I was getting ready to saw BS to growing spikes without a DRIP.... I learned something new today... woohoo...

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  • naknak Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited February 17, 2012
    Thw whole first set by the ugly ight of day
    This is the whole first set, shot in the morning light next day. There's narrow spikes, fat spikes, straight ones and tilted ones.
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