Theme: Ice Cathedral

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Just off the brink of the upper Yellowstone Falls. Silver Efex for the structure and contrast, luminance blend, Topaz Adjust HDR Light Pop Grunge.

I think there is a warm spot underneath with the ice formed from the refrozen mist from the falls and melt from the hot spot.

Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Dennis Bishop]

What a treat! (And we get to see it without being cold.) The composition is very nice; the curve on the bottom matches that of a golden spiral very well. At first, I wasn't consciously aware of the color, but it has a great impact. Very nice contrast in textures, too. This reinforces my hope to photograph Yellowstone in winter.

[Diane Miller]

Wow! As a lover of Japanese prints, this one really appeals to me! The shapes are wonderful, as are the very delicate icicles. The subtle color is a great touch.

What would you think about lightening the darker areas on both sides? I want to just sit and drool at the detail in the center.

[Nancy Bell]

This is so rich in details that are all the more striking only in shades of white! Only on a laptop now and this needs to be viewed on my desktop with the larger screen. The graceful lower curve is a beautiful base for all those icicles, etc. above. The hint of green and the brown showing through are just the right touch of contrast. Well seen and captured!

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Dennis, Diane, Nancy,

Thanks much for your comments. They are much appreciated. I didn't mention that this is a two shot merge (PS photomerge). I was looking through my images to merge and these two were the sharpest (maybe cuz they were previously processed, uh duh). After I finished the OP, looking at it again I realized the top portion was actually a monochromatic rendering. The color transition seems to work, so... what a great idea ;-)...

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Wendy Kates]

Hi Michael,

This works really well. I can only repeat others' comments: the detail in the snow and icicles is striking and the whole image draws us into the scene.

--Wendy

[Cheryl Slechta]

Michael, I agree with Diane about it reminding me of a Japanese print. It's simply stunning.

[Hazel Grant]

All i can say is ditto. Snow and ice are very hard to get "right"....you did it.

[Anita Bower]

I think this type of image is hard to pull off--and you did it. Lovely shapes and textures. What do you think of making the darks a b it darker, to give it just a bit more punch?

[Paul Lagasi]

Brrrrr.....nice capture, composition and processing, love the hint of color in the ice. Thanks for sharing

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Wendy, Cheryl, Hazel, Anita, Paul,

Thanks much for your comments. They are much appreciated. Anita, darker darks would add more contrast than I would be happy with... it was snowing when I took this shot and I was quite distant. The contrast here is about as far as my memory will allow ;-) Thanks for the idea, though.

Cheers,

-Michael-