Flow and Freeze

[Dave Johnston]

I'm interested in comments on this one. At Babcock State Park in West Virginia the star of the show is the Glade Creek Grist Mill and the iconic shots of it, especially in the fall. At during a recent winter visit I was more struck by the juxtaposition of the flowing water patterns and the static icicles. I took a variety of angles and compositions, but so far I like this one best, and wonder what others think of the concept.

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Glade Creek Icicles 1

• Dave Johnston
• Jan 18, 2018
• 1

Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Dave

 

[Zeph]

The iridescence in the rapids on the right with the white water and ice make this truly (very) fine art. Great work Dave!

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice work. I like the shutter speed choice and overall lighting for the scene. The water alone could have carried the scene but the ice and dusting of snow takes this to another level.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Dave, I am on the road heading to New Mexico, so I can’t view it too large, but from what I see I sure like! I really like the rhythm of the water, very nicely done.

 

[JimFox]

Congrats on the Daily Featured Post Dave!

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Beautiful, just beautiful . I love the way the way the water flows and the lighting is just spectacular

 

[MonikaC]

No nits here -- the icicles & flowing water work very well for me. Just curious, did you take a number of exposures (mostly thinking of the turbulence in the water on the left)?

 

[Dave Johnston]

Wow, thank you Zeph, Alan, Jim, Darcy and Monika! I knew that I liked this combination of textures but I wasn't sure how well it would play with others. I really appreciate your comments and encouragement.

Monika, that is a good question because I often do bracket exposures and selectively blend in parts of the shorter exposure to get more texture in the more chaotic white water. But in this case I did not need to do that as the texture in the whitest water was still just about right and the texture in the shorter exposure was too harsh to fit with the surrounding water. The main exposure was 1/2 second in this case. I used curves on the white water to increase the contrast and show the texture more clearly.

However, full disclosure; I did blend in some of the darker exposure for the snow on top of the rocks, as the main exposure was a little hot there.

Dave

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great image, I and I bet Alan are just glad you did not enter this in the cold challenge.

 

[Dave Johnston]

Well I didn't know about that; thanks for pointing it out. So it looks like the entry window is still open; would you or Alan object if I entered it? I hate to take advantage of you bringing it to my attention!

DAve

 

[Ben Egbert]

I am all for more entries in the contest.

 

[Dave Johnston]

Thanks, Ben. I'm still learning my way around this site!

Dave

 

[Mike Mancil]

The contrast between the sharp icicles, rocks and the moving water makes the water motion downright tangible. Good stuff.

 

[lionking]

Beautiful capture, the only distraction for me is the bottom left corner, easy fix though.

Cheers!