Tuesday, 19th February 2008
Valley of Ice Flowers
by Alessandro Zocchi
This is one of the coldest valleys in the Italian Dolomites. Sun never reaches the bottom in winter, and nature can have its fun here creating spectacular ice formations.
Equipment: Nikon D200 with 18-70 mm
Alessandro Zocchi
Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Main job as Research Scientist. Photographer specialized in nature macrophotography.
Website: www.naturemacrophotography.com
Valley of Ice Flowers by Alessandro Zocchi was photo of the day on Tuesday, 19th February 2008. It is tagged Ice, Mountains, Streams. You can leave a comment below.
36 Comments
Eileen
Sweet, they so look like frozen flowers. They sparkle even against the grey. Nice shot. EZ
Andreea Teodorescu
Superb ice flowers !
Anurag
Very very unusual and beautiful ice formations and an elegantly composed shot.
I would have done some gardening or photoshop work to remove those twigs in the foreground.
Mike
Very unusual. The twigs in the foreground do not detract as it is nature. The only ice I ever see is in the freezer and frost on only a few mornings each winter.
Reuben Chircop
That is very interesting. Photographically speaking it has a good depth of field and even the way its close to lower crystals moving away through the valley.
Buffy
COOL!!!
Chris Burney
Icey wonderland, beautifully composed.
Ellie
This is wonderful, something rarely seen, beautifully composed, delicate in nature, pristine and shot with know how. I give this a 10+! I looked for twigs in the foreground but must not be seeing them, I do not see any, nor any distracting lines.
Renee
This is such a great shot! Alessandro you have captured a really interesting photo here!
Ann
Interesting and unusual subject. Those ice crystals are beautiful.I like the almost monochromatic look and the diversionary path of the boulders. Good depth of field. Well captured.
Andrew
Thats amazing shot
. Flowers made out of ice spikes, very nice.
Photo Buffet
Kind of reminds me of a winter version of anemones like we have in the Oregon coast tide pools. Thank you for sharing such a breathtaking glimpse of winter in your area. It’s a beautiful image.
Eli Shams
Wow ! I never saw this before. Marvellous. Merci ! Gracias.
Bridget P.
Amazing! I love the path of greys and whites in the ice flowers leading to the mountains in the background…blue sky and the promise of spring
David Doe
This Picture reminds me of a trip to the Vail valley in Colorado. Very nice.
Dennis
The ice ‘structures’ are amazing. Thanks for the photo!
Pauline Jones
I have never seen anything like this before; beautiful shot; thanks for sharing.
Marc
I love this. You’ve decided to keep it color, and yet it carries so much B&W into the photo. This was not easy, and so it is much appreciated.
janeywan
That is stunning. Gotta love mother natures gifts.
Rama Raju
” White Flowers ” do impress as colourful ones.
Marie
Fabulous Crystal Flowers!
Terry Everson
Just a wonderful well composed and exposed photo.
Karen Raquepo
Splendid shot, I love the blooming flowers!
a.
Amazing! The delicate tendrils of ice really inspire me!
Tom Brooklyn
Beautiful creations of nature. I would have preferred a slightly wider field of view horizontally.
Srirama Raja
Wow!!
Sue Gagnon
I absolutely adore the ice flowers! What a SHOT!! Welldeserving of a view and POTD!!!
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Absolutely breath-taking! I shivered in amazement and delight.
Su
love it
varanasi
Wow! It looks like a garden with ice flowers in it.
mike
Nice scene. I can feel the cold in the picture.
Rajib Singha
Beautiful!
susolov
Wonderful photo! I have never heard of “ice flowers.” What a happy surprise.
Su
This is just great nature at her best.
renee
nice.
Norbi
Hello!
It’s an amazing picture! I would like to print it out, and make a gift for a very pretty girl. How can I download it in a bigger image size? Is it possible? Help me, please!
Thanks,
Norbi