Ice Break Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

March is the time when the ice on the river breaks up, that is in a normal year!

But what is normal any more, as ice breaking in my part of the world now is varying between January and March…

This is river Gaula from last year when ice break happened on March 17. To photograph this when it happens you either have to be lucky to be in the right place at the right time, or you need someone living near the river to notify you when it happens! Here we can see how the broken ice is packing up in a narrow stretch in the river, and in years with more ice this can cause problems and flooding.

During the last years ice break is of short endurance since the ice is thin and is moved quickly away by the water…

In the workshop I have included an image with a different angle on the breaking ice.

In a few weeks the salmon starts entering the river, preparing for the September spawning. The longest travelling salmon will have to go around 110 km upstream to reach their “childhood home” in the river!

isabela_sor, maltese, Tue, fabio_ts, josepmarin, riclopes, jafadabret, japiey, Didi, pierrefonds, Budapestman, MLINES, mvdisco, gunbud, ribeiroantonio, UlfE, ChrisJ, gildasjan, feather, Silvio1953, jusninasirun, TopGeo, Rosa_d_MonteLua, Truja, bakes888, danos, jhm, kpav, Longroute, plimrn, chrisnet, PerR, AiresSantos, clio, giorgimer, robertosalguero, shevchenko, dip, Uhu, berek, saylan-cb, edal, JCG, Cricri, papagolf21, JPlumb, Royaldevon, Henryk_Bilor, Charo, jaywalker, Jonas_Schmitt, emjleclercq, kiwi_explorer, belido, paura, Amaz, Urs has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

Valerka (8159) 2008-03-21 7:59

Hi,Pablo,
Nice shot with well shown northern colours.
I like when spring breaks the ice.
The tender birches' twigs are a good idea.
TFS
Valerka:)

maltese (21527) 2008-03-21 7:59

Hello Pablo
Une très belle lumière pour saisir ce "moment juste"!!
Le morceaux de glace donne une belle touche graphique à cette photo et le pont s'intègre parfaitement dans cette composition.
Du très bon travail.
Bon WE, amicalement
Hervé

isabela_sor (41881) 2008-03-21 7:59 [Comment]

Show Comment

aadilj (17950) 2008-03-21 8:03

Superb perspective and lovely pov which captures so much in the frame. the colours are lovely and fresh.

Tue (25608) 2008-03-21 8:04

Hi Pablo,
Great view over the river and the broken ice. The ice creates a very nice pattern along with the already visible water. The composition is excellent too with the bridge placed on the left hand side. Also the inclusion of the branches in the upper right hand corner is good. Thanks for sharing this moment!
Regards,
Lars

fabio_ts (13672) 2008-03-21 8:26

Nice view of the Ice break from a lovely POV and interesting note, thanks for sharing Pablo,

have a nice weekend,
Fabio.

josepmarin (33571) 2008-03-21 9:24

Hi Pablo,
An image that makes us feel the cold winter environment, in a good setting with the frozen river, the bridge in diagonal and a great perspective, and the branches in foreground.
Great light and natural colors, in a very attractive composition.
Best regards,
Josep

mark_mk (246) 2008-03-21 9:36

Hi Pablo,
amazing landscape you have here in Norway, I noticed that in a lot of your pictures, looks like I have to visit Norway some day. Your picture is well composed with a nice point of view and great colors and sharpness. I also read your note with interest. Very well done, many thanks for sharing.

Greetings
Mark

jurek1951 (25708) 2008-03-21 10:01

Hi Pablo,
Excellent landscape view.Good, strong colours, perfect sharpness. Nice POV.Nice composition.
Georg

Buin (36786) 2008-03-21 10:09

Hallo Pablo!
In combination with your note an interesting and intriguing contribution! A very impressive scenery indeed! I've never seen something like this before.
Happy Easter to you and yours! We'll have white Easter this year!
Frank

riclopes (32823) 2008-03-21 10:16

Olá Pablo, this is a scene I would like to see it happening. I'm imagining the sound...The image has great quality as usual. Nice balance bettween the branches and the bridge. Love the textures of the broken white carpet.
Have a nice weekend,
ricardo

japiey (9471) 2008-03-21 10:39

Hi Pablo,

I like this concept and image.
The natural moods dominate the tones and lights..
Beautifully captured, well presented.
All the best.

jp

Didi (35668) 2008-03-21 11:06

Hi Pablo
Very nice picture with a good lateral perspective of the bridge.
This is a different subject very original for me because Ice on the Loire is very rare.
Happy Easter.

jplebrun (16522) 2008-03-21 11:07

Bonjour Pablo
je vois que le printemps a commencé son œuvre et que l'approche des beaux jours est pour bientôt, nous il nous reste entre 4 et 5 mètres de neiges au sol, l'hiver a été particulièrement enneigé cette année, belle composition aux couleurs riches et les détails bien en évidences.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

gracious (20017) 2008-03-21 11:14

Hello my friend Pablo,
Thank you for sharing this beautiful image of ice-breaking in the river!
excellent pov with a beautiful light in good sharpness and details!
many thanks for the notes too
well done
greeting
Tony

bracasha75 (21560) 2008-03-21 12:46

Hi Pablo
End of winter season and end of frozen rivers...good scene and welcome Spring
TFs
cheers,Braca

pierrefonds (25871) 2008-03-21 12:52

Hi Pablo,

Yes, it is the time of the year, spring has arrived in my country. It is still cold and windy. The ice is starting to break on the diffrent rivers like on your photo. The point of view takes our eyes towards the mountain in the background. The ice in the foreground is a good addition to the composition. The subject is well framed and the photo is clear and precise. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Budapestman (40866) 2008-03-21 15:41

Dear Pablo,
Splendid landscape view. The composition is very attractive, colours and lights are beautiful. Excellent shot with interesting note, Very well done my friend! Happy Easter
George

gneufeld (14989) 2008-03-21 17:06

Hi Pablo,
Great to know that spring is just around the corner. Your image sure shows the remnants of winter as the ice breaks up. Nice details and very good image balance and framing. Fine job and TFS. GErald

MLINES (10824) 2008-03-21 18:12

Hi Pablo, Good POV and interesting note about the salmon. Very good framing of this early spring scenery. TFS. Murray.

mvdisco (11322) 2008-03-21 19:31

Hi Pablo,
Beautiful composition and architecture of this bridge, I like the ice on the river and the branches on right very well presented and done,
Michel

ribeiroantonio (21711) 2008-03-21 21:29

Everything is well placed in this pleasant composition. The colours are beautiful and the exposure on the ice very well managed. Congratulations and happy summer!
Antonio

gunbud (27515) 2008-03-21 21:30

Hi Pablo,
Great late winter capture of this decisive moment in nature when winter's firm girp is finally broken. Excellent details and sharpness to the floating ice below the vivid blue winter sky. After a cold winter we had a very warm day in early April that cause the ice to break suddenly and it sounded like a bomb going off. The rushing ice went up a flat bank several hundered meters and took out the wall of an old brick house.
Regards, Tom

Giorgio (8600) 2008-03-21 23:35

- It's surprising for we who live in softer areas, however that existed also here but since a few years, that becomes rare, in any case the advisability to make a beautiful photo, cheers and TFS.
Have a good Easter weekend, Pablo.
giorgio

UlfE (8835) 2008-03-21 23:47

Hei Pablo,

You have captured a really exiting moment here. I guess that the ice will be completely gone very quickly. Excellent POV and composition. I really like the bridge against the sky to the left. Also very good to see some water in the foreground. TFS and Happy Easter!

Cheers,

Ulf

jojo31 (1601) 2008-03-22 0:55

Hello Pablo
splendide composition avec des bellezs couleurs
j'aime les plaques de glace qui flottent sur l'eau
belle perspective
amitiés

jojo

gildasjan (23257) 2008-03-22 1:39

Bonjour Pablo
Beau rendu des couleurs de cette composition hivernale.Le ciel bleu et ses nuages donne une jolie de gaieté au premier plan gelé.Une bonne qualité d'image comme d'habitude.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

ChrisJ (69430) 2008-03-22 1:39

Hi Pablo

Superb sharpness, color & contrasted lighting. I suppose a dip in the river is out of the question? A marvellous blue sky. Tfs!

jafadabret (38881) 2008-03-22 1:45

Pablo, cepaysage est superbe avec la glace qui se brise, le pont et les montagnes sur l'autre rive. J'aime le rendu de la glace qui part en morceaux.
Bon WE.
Jacques

Greg1949 (8499) 2008-03-22 3:11

Pablo, nice capture here, the river looks really rugged and from experience I know it is much harder to capture than your great shot makes it look, I tried and failed. Your color nd detail are great.

Greg

yedirenk (7123) 2008-03-22 4:22

Hello Pablo,
Great composition,superb texture and light.intresting scene with the broken ice.very well done.thank for sharing.
Best Regards.

Cevdet

feather (49848) 2008-03-22 4:54

It sounds as if you were lucky to catch this moment. It's not a sight we see in the UK. You had difficult light and there seems to be some under-exposure. I was curious to see if any detail could be teased out of the shadows so I hope you don't mind that I tried a WS.
Kath

[workshop] [compare]

evanrizo (456) 2008-03-22 5:18

!!!-:)) OOooh the nice time begins! The ice breaks!
Hi Pablo,
The ice pieces are very good to see, you used a very good POV and with the bridge looks more interesting, also with the leafless branches on the right.
Have a nice weekend.
Evangelos

Silvio1953 (40677) 2008-03-22 6:21

Hi Pablo, too much cold:) lovely composition with with frozen river and beautiful bridge, wonderful colors, very well done, Happy Easter, ciao Silvio

jusninasirun (10030) 2008-03-22 9:36

Hello Pablo. You have chosen perfect moment for this composition. The ice flakes is just stunning on the surface creating very interesting texture on the surface. The diagonal bridge creates excellent leading perspective to the mountainous horizon which is just stunning against that gorgeous looking sky. Well done and have a wonderful weekend. Regards. Jusni

TopGeo (21357) 2008-03-22 14:33

Have Pablo! a frozen surface that leads the eye via the bridge and the hills to the background that is the blue sky with the white cloud that makes dizzy and impresses. Good picture of prospect!
Georgios

danyy (67882) 2008-03-22 16:31

Bonjour Pablo,
et oui, un pays où les hivers sont encore des hivers, bien froids.
Ici, en Belgique, la neige a attendu le printemps pour tomber.
Très bonne exposition avec le rendu de tous les détails dans les zones claires, les blancs, et un peu moins évidemment dans les zones sombres, c'était un choix, et le bon.
Happy Easter.
Daniel.

Rosa_d_MonteLua (1504) 2008-03-22 19:27

Hi Pablo!

Another of your pleasant views, with an excellent POV and well framed.
Marvellous colours!

Regards,
Rosa

molla (6871) 2008-03-23 0:14

Hej Pablo
the sound of an icebreaking river in this size is something very hard to describe, the sound of thousands of unsynchronized small bells with the same irrelevant intensity as a Philharmonic orchestra tuning up before a concert.
happy Easter
/Anders

Truja (4948) 2008-03-23 0:49

I feel cold when seeing your photo Pablo!

I like the texture of the broken ice, the hivernal landscape and that sky so magnify!

Good work my friend, Jordi

bakes888 (18055) 2008-03-23 1:58

Hi Pablo. This is something a bit different for me, nice to see but quite pleased I don’t have it happen near me. Well composed the tree branch make a nice frame on the right and the bridge adds depth. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Easter, Paul.

danos (31562) 2008-03-23 2:43

Hello Pablo,
nice composition with great perspective and POV of the bridge.The break of the ice make the scene more attractive and in combination with the blue sky the contrasted colours are marvellous.Informative your note about the behavior of the river Gaula during the Winder days.

Have a nice Sunday,Danos

jhm (81637) 2008-03-23 3:01

Hello Pablo,

The bridge gives a nice depth and perspective.
Good contrast between the dark background and the white ice on the river.
Also the blue sky and the light cloudy sky give a nice composition.
Thanks for sharing.

Happy Easter,
John.

kpav (5131) 2008-03-23 4:25

Hello Pablo, I like your POV with the bridge giving nice perspective, the broken ice is impressive and the sky with the little clouds is also beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Kostas.

Longroute (8831) 2008-03-23 9:08

A very fine picture which really gives you the sense of the North.
I've seen the ws done by feather and while it is nice too, I still prefer your version because preserves the high contrast between the ice and the hills-trees, and the cold light present in the scene.
I like very much the high definition of the detalils too.
Ciao,
Donato

plimrn (19552) 2008-03-23 10:03

Hi Pablo,
You sure caught this at the right moment!! The thinness of the ice is evident in your photo. We have a cousin with a beach house on the Northumberland Strait in Nova Scotia; he has an old photo of the breakup years ago where the salty ice chunks were as big as small cars - no more! ! In fact your photo looks a lot like what I saw when I flew back from Denmark last year in July.

Reminds of a line from that 60's song, "Where have all the flower's gone?" It was, "When will we ever learn?" And we thought we had accomplished something but now we have the world's worst terrorist in the White House.

Okay, no more raving, I'm focusing on health, lpove & joy and at least I'm happier.
HLJ, Pat

chrisnet (20354) 2008-03-23 10:21

Hi my friend Pablo,
Well composed with the good diagonal of the metal bridge, the light is very good too, well done!
Regards

PerR (1481) 2008-03-23 10:38

Hej Pablo.
Very pleasing photo of this ice beaking. Maybe it's a bit dark (but I just saw the great WS done by Kath). The composition with the thin branches is really good and so is the ice-puzzle. About the normal weather; the lakes and the sea around where I live haven't had any ice in this winter (maybe one day or two with very thin ice)

Regards
Per

ahaberal (6455) 2008-03-23 11:38 [Comment]

Show Comment

AiresSantos (41220) 2008-03-24 1:05

Hi Pablo
with the sun and temperature the ice breaks and create a nice texture.
Excellent POV and colours. I like how you framed it with the tree on right side
Have a nice week
Aires

jrj (34777) 2008-03-24 4:27

Maybe a litte underexposed Pablo as the background hills comes out pitch black. Beside of that an interesting sompo with good use of the bridge and with fine details of the ice out in the river.

anducina (8062) 2008-03-24 10:05

Impressive early spring scene--the blue sky, the brown mountains (no green leaves yet !!), the breaking ice, the special, undecided March light...

TFS,
Andreea

clio (22340) 2008-03-24 14:35

Bonjour Pablo,
A very impressive sight where the geometry of the bridge meets that of the ice which breaks itself. Beautiful colors very saturated.
Cheers
Diane

giorgimer (20610) 2008-03-24 15:26

Hi Pablo,

always very interesting shots from you with excellent notes. Good composition and details.

TFS

Gio

robertosalguero (2759) 2008-03-24 21:05

Hello Pablo,

Frozen rivers are always a welcome sight, though care is needed to thread over them. Good angle to capture the ice blocks and the bridge on the left. The image is sharp, with nice colours and very pleasant to see. The tree bracnhes do a good job to frame the view of the floating ice. Nice work Pablo.

Roberto

shevchenko (9724) 2008-03-24 21:49

Hi Pablo,
Interesting composition to show the breaking ice at a broad river, congratulation that you are lucky at the right time to obtained these photos, good sharpness, thanks for sharing.
Ally

dip (12406) 2008-03-25 0:53

Hi Pablo,
nice and interesting view of the frozen river,
good point of view and framing,
informative note too,well done!
Regards,
Dimitris.

Uhu (7326) 2008-03-25 1:01

Oh yes, and this year we don't even had an ice about which it was possible to say that it "break at some date", as it was thin and floating in Baltic Sea quickly and several times around Winter. Great shot, and note is very, very informative.

Nicou (43771) 2008-03-25 11:30

Hello,

Génial cette glace qui commence gentillement à fondre, les bouts font comme un énorme puzzle, avec le pont gris, l'eau bleu et la glace blanche un très bel ensemble de couleur, superbe.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

berek (28750) 2008-03-25 11:57

do you know my friend ? I like ice and cold. this atmosphere is beautiful and so natural. have a nice evening.
Burak Erek

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-03-26 1:41

Hi Pablo
Very nice view!Great colours,perfect sharpness.Good POV a very good composition.
TFS/Regards

toto (18539) 2008-03-26 2:40

Bonsoir,
belle photo de ce pont superbe qui passe au dessus de cette eau gelée qui donne un très bel effet a votre photo.
Belle prise que j' aprécie beaucoup.

Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

edal (6553) 2008-03-26 22:35

Hello Pablo!
A nice presentation of Nature's event. All your three images are interesting to watch - almost as to be present on the place. And an excellent explanation note.
Greetings,
Anton

Angshu (33215) 2008-03-26 23:54

Hello Pablo
A very nice picture well composed with the perspective of the bridge. Like the snow on the river & how they're breaking up in the FG. Interesting use of the hanging branches of the tree to fill in the top FG. Fine work!
Regards
Angshu

JCG (24783) 2008-03-27 13:24

Hi Pablo,

Beautiful catch of sight on this landscape which changes all gently aspect. First steps of the beautiful days. This bridge gives a good depth to the image. This beautiful blue sky gives a pretty contrast with this white mass. Beautiful photograph and thank you for the note as well as the WS.

With all me friendships and with soon,

Jean-Charles

Cricri (42735) 2008-03-27 14:30

Hi Pablo,
Un froid encore bien installer içi avec un beau contraste des lumiéres et couleurs, beau cadrage et compo, compliment
Friendship
cricri

starky (1612) 2008-03-27 15:40

Hi Pablo.Very interesting view to a bridge, river and ice.Nice composition and nice shot.
Best regards, Bosko.

papagolf21 (55872) 2008-03-27 15:44

Bonsoir, cher Pablo,
Encore une photo digne d'intérêt. Une image parfaitement mise en valeur et très bien documentée.
Une réussite supplémentaire pour notre plus grand plaisir.
Amitiés.
Philippe

JPlumb (3153) 2008-03-28 0:37

Hi Pablo, good positioning to capture this breakup of the ice. Having the bridge included in the shot as you do, gives the shot some scale. Your shot may be just a tad dark, Kath has prepared a good workshop for you. The colour is good, and I especially like the texture you've managed to capture with this break up, a sure sign of spring.

Thanks,John

Royaldevon (5784) 2008-03-28 1:07

Hello Pablo,

This is so interesting.
It's like reading Wikipedia with a photograph!

I just love the composition! The breaking ice for f/g interest, the bridge leading the eye to the mountains, the snow-tipped summits and that beautiful blue sky! Then, of course, the tree fronds just soften it artistically.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2008-03-29 5:38

Hi Pablo
Impressive scenery with the ice on the river. Nice depth of field with this capture along the bridge. Good light too.
Have a nice day.

Charo (31651) 2008-03-30 2:47

Hola Pablo,
Estupenda toma con muy buena luz salvo en la parte derecha de la imagen, aunque ya he visto que lo has corregido en un WS, pero casi me gusta más la toma principal, esa parte de oscuridad le da cierto misterio.
Excelente composición y detalles.
Cordialmente
Charo

jaywalker (12186) 2008-03-30 13:45

Hi Pablo, An amazing amount of ice, we never see this where I live even in the worst winters, I love the composition with the bridge angling in from the left &, the small branches reaching out from the right corner, a great scene &, thanks for showing me real winter, kind regards Wilson.

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2008-04-01 6:06

Hi Pablo!
Very nice picture with good colors making a nice contrast to each other and brilliant sharpness. You chose an excellent point of view and I like the depth here very much. Nice framing and good contrast between foreground and background.
Jonas

Tobias__Ortmann (2589) 2008-04-01 6:26

hI Pablo
another very good shot
good composition good colours nice depth
I like the broken eyes of the water
thanks for sharing
Toba

emjleclercq (14125) 2008-04-01 13:48

A very nice picture to symbolize the arriving of Spring with the ice breaking beneth a nice sunny sky.

All the best,

Emmanuel

carper (63968) 2008-04-03 4:10

a fantastic photo here Pablo,
a shot with your signature from quality and good pov and very good composition, marvelous photojob here, have a nice day.
gr. Jaap

markstaples (15670) 2008-04-04 2:09

Hi Pablo
A nice angle which leads to good perspective of the bridge. The colours are good and the sharpness is of a high quality.
Best wishes
Mark

placombe (7183) 2008-04-04 15:23

Hi Pablo
Looks like what is happening right now in certain areas of Quebec, broken chunks of ice creating dams causing floods. Great colors and sharpness too.
Regards
Pierre

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-04-28 3:09

Hi Pablo,
Looking at this scene makes me wonder if there is global warming :) Very interesting documentary photo wonderfully described by your notes. I like the mosaic patterns of the ice. Well captured and composed! Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

jemaflor (38801) 2008-05-12 11:54

Hi Pablo,
interesting view taken at a good moment to see ice break, well composed with this bridge to give depth at your shot.

jmdias (18683) 2008-06-05 17:09

pablo

strange view for me. The broken ice in the river is an interesting subject. The bridge as its shapes going to the mountains and that nude branches helped to built a nice image.

hugs

jorge

belido (15997) 2009-08-27 4:55

Hi Pablo,

you found a good angle in this winter scene. Placing the bridge at the left side createas a nice point of interest without taking attention from the beautiful river in its unique moment. I also like the inclusion of the branches at the right. Very good one, buddy!
Regards,
Carlos

paura (37722) 2009-09-30 16:01

Pablo,
Absolutamente interessante, mais ainda para nós daqui do clima tropical. Linda fotografia.

Abraço

Paulo

Amaz (6302) 2009-10-07 1:46

Impressive capture, Pablo!!
Amazing composition and fine contrast between pale ice break and deeply dark forest in background.

Perfect composition!

Very well taken!!

Best regards,

Urs (2409) 2009-10-07 4:49

Hi Pablo

That's a nice one, it's a long time ago since I last saw a river covered by ice. Moreover this one is rather big, the last one I remember was the Loire in the late 1970s. Not seeing a frozen river means, I have been too long in Asia. A very nice capture where the bridge adds to DOF and boosts attractiveness of the shot. Vibrant colors, high sharpness and a well written note, well done

best regards
urs