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Covered in ice

March 3, 2015 by Mike Powell

I awoke yesterday to a world covered in ice, the aftermath of a storm of sleet and freezing rain. Peering out the sliding glass doors, I could see the branches of a pine tree bent over, heavy with the weight of the ice, and almost touching the boards of my backyard deck.

I took a number of shots as the morning sun started to melt the ice. Somehow I keep coming back to this almost abstract image of the pine needles. It’s definitely not my usual style of shooting, so it’s hard to explain why it appeals to me.

It’s probably a good thing to shoot things differently from time to time and try out unusual approaches. At a minimum, you’ll have fun and you may end up with crazy images that you like.

Posted in Art, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Winter | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, covered in ice, ice, Runnymeade, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on March 3, 2015 at 7:21 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

I think part of the appeal comes from the rarity. It doesn’t happen often, thankfully.
- on March 3, 2015 at 7:34 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I’m glad it doesn’t happen often. I think that it is a lot tougher to drive when it’s icy than when it is snowy. There’s little you can do when you are on ice.
on March 3, 2015 at 7:42 am | Reply Dan Antion

I love when the ice covers every small needle so perfectly.
on March 3, 2015 at 11:53 am | Reply krikitarts

This kind of ice has been really rare in my experience, and I love it when it happens–provided, as you say, you don’t have to drive anywhere (or walk on a sloping sidewalk. We had the freezing drizzle last night and both walking and driving are very treacherous, but unfortunately it didn’t go so far as to adorn the foliage. Sigh.
on March 3, 2015 at 11:57 am | Reply waltersanford

Super cool photo of super-cooled water!
on March 3, 2015 at 8:38 pm | Reply Sue

Wow, well at least it’s too cold here for that kind of storm right now. but great photo opportunities for you…
- on March 4, 2015 at 5:50 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Sue. We are in that really dangerous time of the year when a few degrees drop in the temperature will turn a harmless rainstorm into an icy nightmare.