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The Thaw
The Thaw
violinist123


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II
Date: Feb 26, 2009
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100s
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

Thanks for the comments. This was shot at noon on a rainy day.

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Statistics
Place: 204 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.1205
Avg (commenters): 7.0580
Avg (participants): 6.1332
Avg (non-participants): 6.0500
Views since voting: 889
Views during voting: 716
Votes: 523
Comments: 76
Favorites: 3 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:09:30 PM
I was sooooo tempted to shoot some frozen lake pictures this year and I didn't. You've really made me regret it. Excellent.
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03/17/2009 09:46:08 PM
Grat tones and composition. One of my high score. Good Luck.
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03/17/2009 09:06:55 PM
Moody! Looks moon lit! and even with the low key effect details are visible...in focus and I like the foreground textures. Bump-up!
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03/17/2009 06:46:33 PM
Hmm.. this looks really strange. The waters reflection is way brighter than the sky?
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03/17/2009 02:44:38 PM
I love the lighting. Incredible shot. 10
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03/17/2009 07:07:10 AM
nice and easy but I wonder how were those clouds blured.. still its six from me ;)
brano
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03/17/2009 02:09:27 AM
Beautiful shot.
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03/16/2009 11:19:08 PM
great exture on the ice. too bad you couldnt get a big ol' moon in the background:) lol-8
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03/16/2009 08:27:11 PM
great toning
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03/16/2009 05:57:26 PM
Very moody and well done
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03/16/2009 05:35:38 PM
Pretty stuff here... calm... calm...

Not voting yet.
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03/16/2009 02:17:35 PM
Nice subtle details
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03/16/2009 10:22:05 AM
this bw is just great - love the tone
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03/16/2009 04:13:04 AM
was this a night shot? I love the feel of it.
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03/16/2009 12:32:30 AM
I like the detail in the ice.
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03/15/2009 10:22:44 PM
I like the B&W
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03/15/2009 10:10:15 PM
this is great- i'm curious about the light source on the ice
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03/15/2009 07:28:45 PM
Interesting choice of dark theme. Great effect.
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03/15/2009 06:19:50 PM
quite and serene. I wish I could go there :-)
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03/15/2009 05:02:29 PM
Wonderful light. Looks like moonlight. The darkness gives this a mysterious atmosphere.
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03/15/2009 04:55:51 PM
Good use of light. Nice shot.
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03/15/2009 03:58:03 PM
Good shot. Can't pinpoint it but it needs a little more something to score high.
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03/15/2009 03:48:37 PM
Lovely mystical feel to this image. I like the light on the thawing ice. 7
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03/15/2009 02:25:19 PM
Almost surreal - very nice! (7)
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03/15/2009 02:09:43 PM
Enjoyable shot. Good choice.
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03/15/2009 12:01:59 PM
Looks like it was taken at night. If not, then it's good processing.
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03/15/2009 11:59:20 AM
Cool toning for a cool pictures. nice use of the low angle to give depth and distance
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03/15/2009 10:07:09 AM
Beautiful shot very dramatic!
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03/15/2009 09:41:57 AM
I like it a lot. Nice job.
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03/15/2009 02:41:36 AM
the treatment suits this cold , hard landscape, 6
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03/15/2009 01:29:24 AM
Great b&w textures in this picture. Well done. 7.
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03/14/2009 11:49:01 PM
Looks very cold. Barren. Isolated.
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03/14/2009 07:59:04 PM
Ah ha! I finally found it! Oh Fabulous One...beautiful photo and amazing processing!
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03/14/2009 06:25:32 PM
Cool. That all gives a nice balanced look.
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03/14/2009 04:48:54 PM
I like the glow on the water, the mysterious lighting.
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03/14/2009 03:46:19 PM
Great perspective and tones!
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03/14/2009 03:43:11 PM
Nice... very nice!
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03/14/2009 03:30:42 PM
Nice! Great tonal range. Nice, easy-on-the-eye composition, I like how the light and the shape work together to draw my eye throughout the image.
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03/14/2009 11:33:48 AM
This works really well in B&W. Was the sky a little blank when you took this as it doesn't look totally natural now? Also, it looks like there are some editing marks on the trees on the left, but that could well be my screen!
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03/14/2009 05:06:55 AM
You can feel the force of the moving water under the layer of ice. Very dramatic lighting.
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03/13/2009 08:16:55 PM
It was a cold, dark night.... Excellent! 9
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03/13/2009 04:14:00 PM
While there isnt a lot going on in this shot, I really like the moodiness it conveys. The grey tones, and your B&W conversion were really good.
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03/13/2009 03:42:07 PM
Wonderful DOF and a very somber feeling. Nicely captured. 7
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03/13/2009 02:33:45 PM
great mood...very stark
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03/13/2009 01:10:58 PM
Color treatment works very well with this image.
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03/13/2009 12:40:46 PM
nature waiting to be released from the ice...really like the tones and editing
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03/13/2009 09:06:15 AM
This feels so somber to me in black and white, it's a mood that I like. Nice composition.
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03/13/2009 06:43:02 AM
love the b&w processing in this
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03/13/2009 12:21:32 AM
Nice hue for b & w
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03/12/2009 08:30:14 PM
I spent half a winter trying to take an ice image that would do what this one does. I failed. You succeeded. Beautiful work.
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03/12/2009 08:11:56 PM
one of the best B&W photos yet. niiiiice
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03/12/2009 06:47:40 PM
Nice tones and scape. Good detail and lighting. 7
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03/12/2009 03:39:24 PM
Nice textures on the water.
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03/12/2009 02:31:05 PM
The light at the end of the winter tunnel. Good work!
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03/12/2009 01:52:53 PM
looks spooky
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03/12/2009 01:43:34 PM
Love the tones in this.
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03/12/2009 01:36:28 PM
Very effective landscape, would hang it on my wall 10
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03/12/2009 11:19:21 AM
Lovely play with he light. The composition itself isn't that interesting but i like the tones of bw.
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03/12/2009 09:09:45 AM
This amazes me. At first it just seems like a really well done image of a frozen lake, but somehow you've gotten the depth to make me feel like I'm really there. The light is tremedously beautiful as well.
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03/12/2009 05:42:47 AM
B&W always increases the drama of a shot and you have used it well here. Not sure about the title though. It's not immediately apparent that anything is thawing - the foreground looks pretty solid.
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03/12/2009 02:29:51 AM
a bit dark for me
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03/12/2009 01:04:27 AM
Great landscape, love the tones and composition! Well seen and presented. If I would have to point out something to improve it would be some uneven areas of "softness" in the sky and tree line
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03/11/2009 11:39:17 PM
indeed pretty good.
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03/11/2009 08:24:25 PM
So, dark, so mysterious and compelling. Textures are great and the sky really adds to the photo for me. Very very nice.
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03/11/2009 07:55:53 PM
I love the dark moody personality of the river. It feels like spring is coming but it's losing this particular battle.
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03/11/2009 07:00:39 PM
Black and white works good here, well done.
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03/11/2009 05:16:01 PM
The ice looks great but the sky I think you got a little sloppy with, the editing isnt consistent through the trees on the left.
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03/11/2009 02:06:44 PM
Nice attention to the water. I like the use of natural light.
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03/11/2009 01:45:43 PM
Love the B&W, the ice has an almost unreal quality about it. Very moody shot
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03/11/2009 01:38:57 PM
nice light, i really like this mood.
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03/11/2009 11:47:38 AM
Damn, that sent a chill down my spine. That means you did your job well..
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03/11/2009 10:02:11 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
03/11/2009 08:15:18 AM
Lovely texture in the ice.
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03/11/2009 07:40:09 AM
great moonlight capture and reflection, tree line makes a nice leading line, I like this in B&W
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03/11/2009 05:28:27 AM
mystery... 8
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03/11/2009 02:58:08 AM
My kind of shot. A lovely gray day which makes that shimmer across the water and ice all that much more delightful - we all crave just a bit more light on those days. Very peaceful - one can almost hear the quiet cracking in the ice if one looks at this long enough. And I quite like the way that glow continues and is just visible through the trees WAY down there....
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