POTN G-series Speed Challenge #237 - Ice

Challenge #237 - Ice

This is the topic for Speed Challenge #237. It's very hot right now where I live, and wildfires are raging. I'd like to see some photos of ice. I won't disallow snow photos, but I'd prefer to see water in a more solid form, e.g., ice cubes, crushed ice, icebergs, ice ponds, whatever. Any images, macro, infinity, or in-between, that depict ice. Great composition and creative lighting would be a plus. Hope you all have fun with this . . . .
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Results

Thanks to all who entered Challenge #237. I truly enjoyed each submission. Here are some comments, in order of posting:

Michael Wells - Winter at the Dam
Now that is beautiful! I'm in a dry area, and have never seen anything like this. I feel cooler just looking at it.

Piet - Like ice in the sunshine
Such tiny subjects, in front of a busy background, are never easy. A nice effort on what I would consider to be a very difficult item to photograph.

teekay - Glacier's End
What a beautiful wall of ice. I suspect that the lens was zoomed out a bit. Nice exposure, without blowing out the highlights. I guess this would be from Newfoundland or Alaska, probably the latter? In dry climes, this would certainly make a nice poster to look at during the dog days of summer.

Kevan_G9 - I'm melting...mel-ting! Argghh!
Kevan, Kevan! You would have had 1st Place secured early Sunday with your second posting, "burning cold," but you later deleted it! Argghh! The replacement image, your third, and final, posting, is not bad, actually very creative, I just thought your earlier "stovetop" entry was truly outstanding.

Boutty - "More ice sir"
Yes, I'll have some more ice! Really nice composition on this one, and I like the lighting as well. A very cool shot, and a nice take on the theme.

marie - cold comfort
Nice composition, marie, and sharpness. I've got to know, however, was this at home, or at a restaurant (where you tripped the waiter) . . or?? I liked this image so much. It gave me a chuckle.

TommyG - Cold hearted
Truly a stunning image, and a clever title. I wonder what the light source was, and how you got the reflections/shadows. Maybe it was originally shot vertically? Please let us know how you set this up.

Fergie - It's %*&+ ffffeezing in here
You're at it again, Ferg. Hilarious, ice fishing in the freezer! However, I notice that the expiration date on the mini bangers is 31 July, but, since they are frozen, I guess all is well. A very clever entry.

Maureen Souza - Frozen Treats
Wow, great colors and composition. They don't seem to be melting, so it must have been a cool time of day, or, you just acted quickly. Whether those are store bought or homemade, I don't know, but I want one.

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2. Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
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3. Size -- photo must be EXACTLY 800 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.
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Winter at the Dam

G9

Like ice in the sunshine

G9, 1/60s, f8, ISO100

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Glacier's End

G1

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I'm melting...mel-ting! Argghh!

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"More ice sir?"

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cold comfort

Pro1
1/1000
f/4

Cold hearted

G9

It's %*&+ ffffreezing in here

G9

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Frozen Treats

Pro 1

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Speed Challenge #237 is now closed. Many thanks to all who participated. Results will be posted later in the day.

The results are in, and posted on the top of the page. Many thanks to all who submitted such excellent images!

Wow! Thank you so much. Congratulations to everyone that entered. I really had fun doing this challenge.

My setup for the shot was simple, I used a white dinner plate, a desktop lamp to get the lighting, I shot it indoors at night, the blue heart stone and of course some ice. I was able to hold the light in one hand and the camera in the other, so i was able to move the light around the ice to get the lighting and shadow I desired. It took a few attempts let me tell you! I also couldn't decide which one I liked the best out of the winning shot and these two...

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Congrats to TommyG, Fergie, and Marie!! Well done, Tomy, and thanks for doing the honors this week! As always, a lot of great variations on the theme. Maureen, I loved the way you brought color into this subject!

Congrats to TommyG, Fergie and Marie for the winning photos!

I was hard pressed to come up with something icy since our temps are around 100 dregrees here

tomy, they were fresh out of the freezer and photo taken within 2 minutes

THANKS, Michael