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Shattered


Shattered
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Copyright: Michael Anderson (miketelemark) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 21 W: 0 N: 158] (1512)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04
Categories: Nature
Camera: Hasselblad H2D, HC 3.5-4.5/50-110
Exposure: f/6.8, 1/40 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Favorites - landscapes 04 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-05 16:42
Viewed: 530
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Shattered

I initially held back describing what you are seeing here. I had received feedback from a few friends that the image had more impact when the story behind the image was left to the imagination of the viewer. But I think photographers have a different point of view and want to learn how an image is made. So here it is:

A thin sheet of ice had recently formed on the edge of Lago Torre. Then a powerful storm stirred up big waves that blew across the lake lifting and shattering the ice, stacking it against the shore. The green blue glacial water fills the gaps between the ice giving it unique colors under a twilight sky. The ice was moving in the sloshing water at sunset and one tripod leg was sitting on the ice so I was limited to a shutter speed of 1/40 second to keep the image sharp. Even at ISO 400 (max for my camera) the original image was a bit underexposed and I brought the exposure up in PS. There is a little noise there, but it's not very apparent in the full size version. Some of the 'graininess' is due to gritty glacial silt that is in both the water and the ice.

The scene was ephemeral. I went back the next night and the ice was gone, destroyed by the waves and a warming trend the next day.

Thanks for the commentary!

-Mike
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there is an ice feeling here maybe because of the blue color mostly...i like the geometrical shapes which others are more visible while others tend to disapear in a very interesting way
TFS

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  • avene Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1064 W: 68 N: 1332] (5002)
  • [2008-05-05 18:14]

what a photo, Mike! before reading the note I thought this is some kind of abstract artwork, but then again, Nature is quite talanted :) there's something dangerous in this scene, the ice looks like shattered glass, sharp and deadly, and cold - this particular shade of blue coveys the feeling of cold best. excellent work, my compliments.

with best regards,
Kristine

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  • cam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 74 N: 2168] (8376)
  • [2008-05-05 18:50]

Hi Michael
À la Picasso.....
A very good abstract, we can read a lot of thing in it...

Look through your galery, and found it inspiring.

Have a good day
Charles

Hi Michael, very beautiful photo of the ice in this blue cast. I like the abstract formations and the straight lines and triangles in the water. I also like your camera :-P ,which seems to work well in your hands.
TFS
Nick

Hi Michael,
I always love abstract compositions from nature but I must say that this one is really exceptional. The cool blue tones and the interplay of lines and layers are wonderful, but I also like the contrast between the jagged and smooth shapes. Even the sharpest edges seem to be smoothed.
I’ve been trying to work out why the composition is so well balanced and I think it’s due to the way the four lighter-coloured corners of ice that project from the water are arranged perfectly as a rhombus within the frame, creating a strong diagonal movement.
The image is very powerful on its own, but the background information makes it all the more fascinating.
John

When I saw this I was immediately struck by a feeling that I had seen this image before. Then I realized that I had not actually seen it anywhere, but in my mind it represented a fusion of Picasso's blue period tones with Robert Delaunay's earlier work such as this:
http://www.artinthepicture.com/paintings/Robert_Delaunay/Simultaneous-Windows/

How fascinating that it can be found in nature, and so transient.

"Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable. " R. Delaunay, 1912.

Thanks for capturing this beautiful detail of nature.

Regards, NBM

Superb ! (no more words, I love your work, maybe you already know that ;) )

Vincent

Its just stunning how you captured this decisive moment, its very simple but very engaging, especially with the associated note making it very precious. Very nice abstraction with the semi-transparent triangularly shattered ice sheets, very very highly interesting. Truly a work of art. Thanks for sharing...Alex

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