- Implied Spaces also posted an ice study:
https://impliedspaces.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/between-melt-ice - And I submitted one of these photos to Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness:
http://leannecolephotography.com/2015/04/22/mm-2-7-monochrome-madness-2-7/
Cardinal Guzman 
These are some fantastic shots Cardina ~ great use of light/sun and reflections.
Thanks Dalo. The sunlight creates some nice effects when shining through the ice.
Excellent. Love how you presented the ice as a piece of contemporary sculpture. Beautiful sequence.
Thanks very much for providing a link to my post.
Thank you. I thought it would be nice to put them up against the sun to capture the rays and play with the light. It’s always nice to link to other relevant posts, expand the ‘blogosphere’.
Love this gallery Cardinal . Some of them look really quite large too !
It’s all about perspective, but I guess that the largest one in these shots was about 50 centimeters. We smashed some large chunks of ice into smaller pieces, but the largest ones were to difficult to handle as they were quite heavy.
🙂 fun !
A stunning study! Wow! The ones with the blue sky and clouds are particularly effective. And the b&w with the bubbles inside – so uniform in pattern. Stunning.
I like the bubbles too. It’s interesting how air has been trapped inside the ice, just waiting for spring to set it free – like a last tiny breath from winter.
Imagine being there to watch it happen!
I’ve seen it happen many times and you have probably too: When you step on a thin layer of ice and air bubbles travel underneath the ice. That’s basically what has happened here. Then later, we came around, smashed some huge blocks of ice and this is the result.
Awesome!
I have to say, I’ve never stepped on ice! I’m from Australia remember?!
I didn’t think about the fact that you’re from Australia!
Probably not so much ice there during the winters 🙂
Reminds me of this visitor I had from Australia that went down on Kate Moss (What?!? Went down on Kate Moss?!? Confused? Proof here: https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/ready-for-this-kate-moss-weekly-photo-challenge/ ).
He’d never experienced a real winter before and arrived during the coldest period that winter, it was minus 20° and he loved it!
Oh so naughty that photo!
That was very funny!
Good photos.
Thank you Melburnian.
Breathtaking photos, Cardinal. Your photo’s trademark is to take my breath away!
Thanks for the compliment Lucile. That’s definitely a trademark I can be proud of. 🙂
No need to thank me as you deserve it wholeheartedly. And should be proud!
Everything that was already said!
I guess what really struck me the most was how clean and clear the ice was. I can’t say I’ve ever seen big ice crystals like that … I’m used to ice that looks really grunchy by the spring comes.
Yes, the ice in these shots is pretty clean, but it depends on how the winter has been. Sometimes it freezes, then gets mild again so that the layer of ice gets a thin layer of water on top of it. If you then also get a wind and there’s not much snow, it can blow all kinds of twigs and leaves onto the water before it freezes again. But this ice is fine and dandy!
It most certainly was!
These are great – I love 4505!
Thank you Richard. According to some photographers you’re supposed to avoid flare in photos, but I like flare.
It looks pretty challenging to get ice shots like these. Like the effects. Great photos, CG!
Thanks. It’s actually pretty easy. The hard part was to make the ice stand like I wanted it to and for long enough to get a decent photo. I really struggled with the first photo (4488 that looks like a fish head): it kept falling down before I got the shot, so I had to put it back in place, wipe my hands before I could shoot (the hands get wet from handling the ice and my camera isn’t water proof) and by then it had already fallen down again and again.
Wow, that is a big struggle… CG!
Ice has such a fascinating structure, when you see it from close. Great pictures!
Thank you for the visit and comment Cecilia.
These are nice images, 4541 being my favorite of this gallery. I like the images that are left in color with that gorgeous sky.
Thank you. These ice photos looks better in color, I agree.
Good clear shots. Just right for editorial work. The ice looks like it would fit right in to a soft drink or beer commercial.
That could have been nice. These blocks of ice were pretty large, so that would mean a very large beer! 🙂
Monumental shots Cardinal!
Thanks Patti. That’s what happens when you’re killing time on the country side, armed with a camera.
These are superb shots, bravo Cardinal!
Thanks a lot Andy!
superb details and beauty 🙂
Thanks Joshi. Have a great day!
Gorgeous shots! I love the way the light dances on all of the nooks and crannies and the crisp blue sky beyond!
TIL: “nooks and crannies” (we have the same expression in Norwegian: kriker og kroker).
Thanks Melissa!
Superb photos. Was it a piece of natural ice or was it made in the refrigerator?
It’s all natural. The largest one in these shots was about 50 centimeters tall. We smashed some large chunks of ice into smaller pieces, but the largest ones were to difficult to handle as they were quite heavy.
Amazing. Living in the tropics Ice is not something that I get to see in person that often and I really appreciated seeing your photographs.
I would love to live in a tropical climate. I’m almost always cold and freezing. Even in the summer.
I have to admit I’m not planning on offering a swap. I like being warm. 🙂