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Justin Grimm
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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · Waves of cold


I like the lower part of this shot, but I think the sky looks a bit HDRish with the really dark patchy areas. Maybe too much clarity was used to try and make them look sharper? I’m not sure.

Gary Clennan wrote:
What a nice shot Artur - well done! Not sure if I like the crack leading exactly into the corner of the frame or if it could look better slightly to the right? Could also be my untrained eye! I will have to make the drive up there in a month or so. Do you know the best time to visit? Not sure if there is a lot of clear ice there thoughout the winter or if you need to time it right...


Gary, I was at Abraham 2 weekends ago and it was pretty awful compared to last year. It has been so hot this past while, that 90% of the ice is inaccessible because the shoreline has completely melted away. Only the very far south portion of the lake can be walked on safely, since the water level has dropped enough and the ice now sits on the ground. There was water bubbling up everywhere during my visit, and I left a day early from frustration.

It may get cold and the shoreline could freeze again, but once there are a few hot days the surface of the ice gets very cloudy, and completely covers the bubbles and interesting ice fissures. I had a hard time making any of my shots work, and needed to focus more on extremely large cracks for my compositions, rather then the bubbles. Plus there is only 1 mountain worth shooting at the south area of the lake, which further limits photo possibilities. Next year I’m going mid December just to be sure.



Jan 28, 2014 at 10:47 AM
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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · Waves of cold


Thanks Justin. How long a drive is it from Edmonton?


Jan 28, 2014 at 10:53 AM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · Waves of cold


Gary Clennan wrote:
Thanks Justin. How long a drive is it from Edmonton?


Depends how fast you drive Id say around 4 hours if the roads are ok and you dont stop.



Jan 28, 2014 at 10:58 AM
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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Waves of cold


Lovely capture.


Jan 28, 2014 at 11:09 AM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Waves of cold


Outstanding image


Jan 28, 2014 at 12:09 PM
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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · Waves of cold


Love the texture on the ice! Great find!


Jan 28, 2014 at 01:42 PM
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p.2 #7 · p.2 #7 · Waves of cold


Lovely shot! You must be brave camping out in that weather!!


Jan 28, 2014 at 05:13 PM
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Thank you all.
Justin, thanks for your feedback about sky. I wasn't 100% sure about dark areas of the sky. I will try to work on that.
Gary, I would definitely consider visit Abraham Lake. There is not really bad time to go there. It is the same as with all landscape photography, it all depends on weather and what you are after. This shot was taken in the middle of the lake few hundreds meters of the shore. Bubbles are usually found along the shore. To be able to safely hike across the lake, you would have to wait for few days of solid cold of -10C or less. But there is a lot of ice on the shore with some amazing formations.
I would be interesting to see how is the lake going to look like after freezing, melting, cracking, freezing again. This might produce some amazing formations.



Jan 28, 2014 at 09:01 PM
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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · Waves of cold


Great stuff! Love those formations


Jan 28, 2014 at 09:45 PM
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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · Waves of cold


ArturS,

Another great photo man, you're just killing it! I like the ice formations and the sharpness is great throughout.


Jason



Jan 28, 2014 at 10:30 PM
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p.2 #11 · p.2 #11 · Waves of cold


A tremendous scene and so well captured. Love it.

Ute



Jan 30, 2014 at 02:36 PM
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p.2 #12 · p.2 #12 · Waves of cold


This is stunning, great composition and I like the cold subdued colours


Jan 30, 2014 at 03:59 PM
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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · Waves of cold


Damn ! That's a fantastic image. Well done indeed.


Jan 30, 2014 at 04:11 PM
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p.2 #14 · p.2 #14 · Waves of cold


This is exquisite. Another one of those images I keep coming back to.


Jan 30, 2014 at 04:58 PM
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p.2 #15 · p.2 #15 · Waves of cold


Love it!


Jan 30, 2014 at 07:49 PM
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p.2 #16 · p.2 #16 · Waves of cold


I've been meaning to make my way out there but the temp fluctuations have me a bit nervous about ice thickness.

Great capture though, definitely makes me want to get out there



Jan 31, 2014 at 08:10 AM
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p.2 #17 · p.2 #17 · Waves of cold


Very cool shot! I love the foreground texture, and the wonderful pastel tones in the sky.


Jan 31, 2014 at 11:03 AM
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p.2 #18 · p.2 #18 · Waves of cold


I keep clicking on this photo just so I can study it again.

It deserves to be printed large on the wall somewhere.



Jan 31, 2014 at 01:13 PM
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p.2 #19 · p.2 #19 · Waves of cold


Great image!


Jan 31, 2014 at 03:07 PM
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p.2 #20 · p.2 #20 · Waves of cold


Wow this is just incredible! So beautiful!


Jan 31, 2014 at 03:26 PM
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