Ice Eggs

drdanedrdane Registered Users Posts: 383 Major grins
edited December 27, 2006 in Holy Macro
Uh, I think this would fall under the category of "cool" shots . . . :ivar

Anyway, sub-freezing temps and receeding high creek water left these behind - unfortunately hanging onto an icy rock. I wish I had a picture of me trying to get this one!

The background is the stream water. Indirect light. Canon 100 mm macro on gitzo tripod with boom arm (I love that thing!)

Comments welcome!
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    Wow
    That's incredible! I've never seen "ice eggs" before...
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  • drdanedrdane Registered Users Posts: 383 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    Dee wrote:
    That's incredible! I've never seen "ice eggs" before...

    I just made up the name, but it seems to fit. I grew up in the Bay Area (Concord) and I never saw any there, either! The lows were in the teens here when I found these, and that stream canyon is like a refridgerator!
    Dr Dane :rofl
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    Ice hard to find unless it's in the freezer...
    Where are you located now?

    I wish someone did take a photo of you shooting that! The boom sounds very interesting too.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    drdane wrote:
    Uh, I think this would fall under the category of "cool" shots . . . :ivar

    Anyway, sub-freezing temps and receeding high creek water left these behind - unfortunately hanging onto an icy rock. I wish I had a picture of me trying to get this one!

    The background is the stream water. Indirect light. Canon 100 mm macro on gitzo tripod with boom arm (I love that thing!)

    Comments welcome!

    Ohhhhhh they look really cool clap.gif love the shapes the ice waters have made and the background too ........ nicely captured ..... Skippy
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    I love abstracts. This one is very nice!

    Sam
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  • drdanedrdane Registered Users Posts: 383 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    Thanks for your comments - I feel better already!

    Dee, I'm in Ashland, Oregon these days. I get down to the Bay Area occasionally. Sam, I think you posted some nice Yosemite shots on one of the forums recently. I miss that place - used to go up there in my early photo days a few decade ago :D !

    Too bad we can't post megabyte files - they would look so much better in terms of contrast & detail. I guess we could just pretend they're just raw files full of potential.
    Dr Dane :rofl
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    eek7.gif wow nothing else eek7.gif
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  • BPCooperBPCooper Registered Users Posts: 134 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    Another cool marco!
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
    edited December 27, 2006
    Seriously cool!thumb.gif

    The combination of odd shapes and odd colors combine to make a nice abstract composition. Almost festive.

    Thanks for sharing,

    ziggy53
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