1/4/2009

Ice Edge Lace

A shot from the deep freeze of last week, taken along the Little River at Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. The Little here is a mix of salt and fresh, depending on the tide. Tides have been running abnormally high with lunar effects and storms combined this past month so when the cold snap came the ice that formed from a thin layer of fresh water floating on top of the salt was unique. The result was all kinds of interesting patterns…like this one, caught against the flowing water which had dropped a few inches already on the changing tide.

Sony DSC H50 at about 180mm equivalent. F5.6 @ 1/600th @ ISO 100. Programmed auto.

Blackpoint to the right in Lightroom. Added Clarity and Vibrance. Sharpen Landscape preset.

From Rachel Carson NWR Seasons.

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  1. Reply
    joe giambelluca January 4, 2010

    neat

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    Wendy Hollands January 4, 2010

    that is really beautiful

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    amaczero January 4, 2010

    Ice crystals make such fascinating shapes.

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    Kerri January 4, 2010

    Oh so lovely!

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    rachelpennington January 4, 2010

    Nice patterns. I love to see ice formations and whatnot. Very pretty.

  6. Reply
    Gary Feierbach January 5, 2010

    Interesting picture but what is that little yellow fork that looks like something to stab olives with.

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