Fozen Motion

[churly]

From slob to ice and locked in place by a quick dip in temperature.
Chuck

[sdwilsonsct]

I like this very much. Sometimes, and perhaps in the case, tighter shots work.

[churly]

Thanks for the look-in Scott.  I'm not sure what you are suggesting.  Moving in tighter on this shot?  If so, I did try some tighter compositions but didn't find one that didn't feel abruptly cut off.
Chuck

[sdwilsonsct]

I'm not sure what you are suggesting.

Crop out the bands of different ice at the top?

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Nice shot, Chuck. I've just been shooting new ice on a nearby pond and haven't found any pattern as arresting as this one.

I can see Scott's point: cropping down a bit from the top might strengthen it (but don't tell Russ).

Eric

[churly]

Ok I see what you mean - a bit slow here today.

I actually did frame it without the shadows and lines at the top and also tried a crop.  I kept coming back to the version I posted.  I think that is because I personally like the additional subtext offered by the top of the frame.  I know this is counter to the idea of holding the focus on the main feature and not letting it stray but as I said, I like the additional interest.  I'm sure this is a personal thing but I find it to be true of my appreciation of literature and music as well.  I guess one persons distraction is another persons intrigue.  I'm betting National Geographic won't be calling me soon.

Eric - I don't know if you have looked at the most recent installment of the discussion between Kevin and William Neill but Bill highlights a wonderful quote from Minor White.

Chuck

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I will certainly check out Kevin and William's latest. Thanks for the tip.

As for my suggested crop, I guess I've fallen into the trap I have often seen in posts on LuLa suggesting cropping. A judicious crop can often simplify a composition. But simplifying doesn't always make it better!

-Eric

[sdwilsonsct]

...I personally like the additional subtext offered by the top of the frame.

Me too. If I slide the image up to take away the horizontal features, the tree shadows remain, providing some additional interest. IMHO.

[MattBurt]

Nice shot and an interesting phenomenon! I wouldn't mind seeing it cropped but I like it as-is too.