Ice Crystals in B&W

[Ken Childs]

It's been colder than normal here recently and my ponds are starting to freeze over. The first ice that forms always looks pretty interesting.

[Patti Edens]

Agree - Interesting patterns! I wouldn't have known it was ice crystals on a pond. Cool.

[Dave Woeller]

I really like this, and feel it is perfect in B&W. Razor sharp and great PP. I agree with Patti that the patterns are very interesting.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Ken, I love these kinds of images. This one works very nicely as a B&W. Very nicely done!

[denise ippolito]

Ken, An interesting pattern, reminds me of shaved chocolate.:)

[Paul Lagasi]

Very nicely captured and presented as B & W, did you use your maco?...TFS

[Jay Sheinfield]

Good eye on this one, Ken. Nice and sharp. Well done...................

[Kerry Perkins]

Very cool Ken, I like the patterns and perfect b&w conversion. I would love to see this one colorized a nice blue... :cool: I hope Denise found some chocolate this afternoon. :D

[Anita Bower]

Nicely seen and captured! I love how you find wonderful images in the ordinary.

I would like to see true whites in this image, and maybe some brightening up.

Keep them coming!

[Ken Childs]

Thanks for the comments!

Paul, these are fairly big crystals so this was shot with my 100-400mm at 105mm. It hasn't been cropped at all.

Anita, it was cold and cloudy when I was working on this which put me in a dark mood which is why this edit ended up looking like it did.

Kerry, this sort of shot has a lot of potential for OOTB editing! I took a fair number of shots that morning and it was hard to choose which one to work on first. Maybe I'll colorize the next one I work on. :)

[Anita Bower]

Thanks for the comments!


Anita, it was cold and cloudy when I was working on this which put me in a dark mood which is why this edit ended up looking like it did.

I completely understand. It has been cold, overcast and dreary here too.