Monday, February 7, 2011

A Dance of Winter Sun


Ice is filled with creative possibilities.

The painterly photo above shows just one way in which nature can be transformed into abstract art.

Here's the original icy pond, which has a pretty cool pattern in its own right as the sunlight dashes across its slippery surface:



Enjoy the seasonal beauty!

15 comments:

Allison said...

eerie and icy. nice!

Allison said...

p.s. the first one is reminiscent of ... Monet! Good job!

Bren said...

that's amazing, can't get over how you changed that photo into a completely different work of art

Ola said...

The first one has so amazing colors! I am impressed

texwisgirl said...

Wow! Thanks for showing both versions! Really neat!

Nancy said...

I love how you take one gorgeous image and make another just as breathtaking. Awesome!

ladyfi said...

Both shots are lovely! Ice is very artistic.

Montanagirl said...

Wonderful! Ice provides some pretty "cool" photo-ops - no pun intended.

stardust said...

Beautiful! Especially the first photo is like the impressionists. Ice, sunlight, wind ... nature creates magical arts. Thank you for this.

Dawn said...

Very beautiful! Incredible work of art!!

Linda said...

Its amazing how light effects a photo....amazing job. Thanks for stopping by to visit my photography blog.

LV said...

I look forward to seeing what you will do next with your photos. It is amazing how a certain scene can be transformed into another one of different beauty. Great job.

Tracy said...

Hey CountryGirl,
Thanks for your words of get well...This is NOT a good week to take off from school so I really do need to be there but goodness, exhausted!
Anyway, I love the photo...it is amazing and I love the colors reflected in the artist rendition!

Terry said...

Just gorgeous!

Kateri said...

Lovely!