Frozen River

Hello,

About a month ago I was reading a magazine about different photography techniques to try during the winter.  One of those was to freeze different things inside of ice and then take photos of the block, mostly with a light behind it.  I was tempted to try it but then thought that it was cold enough as it was so moved on.  As I passed this little drainage river I saw this ice that looked just like one of the examples from the magazine.

The contrasting shades of white give it a three dimensional look even though it is flat.  I think that as the cold winter night air freeze the water at night it fights against the draining ground.  It looks abstract in design but it is actually very natural and organic.  Dark leaves help to make the white pop out as well.  Best of all I didn't have to do anything other then take the photo.

Thank you very much for reading.

Iced Persimmon

Hello,

In high school I still remember then I would climb up a big persimmon tree to pick the fruit.  It was in the backyard of one of my friend's Grandfather's house and we would go there to work on his car.  He was afraid of heights so I was to only one that would climb up and toss them down to him.  It turned into a game at one point because he couldn't see me but I could see him and I would throw them to him though the limbs and leaves.

This great picture of a persimmon fruit reminded me of those times.  I would pick hundreds from that tree all the same orange color as this one and my Mom would make bread.  The limbs with the bark I had touched so many times I still remember as being so strong under my weight.  Only difference is the clear ice and white snow that hangs from it.

Thank you very much for reading.

Ice on Leaf

Hello,

If I had one piece of advice about taking pictures is that you have to look all around you.  Some people only look up, some only look straight ahead, and others only look down.  I like to look down most of the time but I also look sideways, up poles, down drains, under stones, and climb into trees.  You may have walked down the same street all you life but if you run down it you see it in a different light.

That is how I found this leaf.  It was under a tree in it's shadow behind some trash cans but I saw the leafs and ice.  This straw yellow leaf was blown from the rest and was all by it's self.  The multicolored gravel was only under this tree as the rest of the area was dark soil.  Finally the ice had melted on all the other leafs because they were under the sun but this was in the shade.

Thank you very much for reading.

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