Shattered Glass by Shawn Thompson

Friday, 30th May 2008

Shattered Glass

by Shawn Thompson

The sun was setting as I was on my way home from work. I quickly stopped at home, grabbed my photo gear and headed to the St. Louis River.
I made just as the sun had set. I noticed the colors in the sky and how the purple and orange clouds above me were reflecting color onto the foreground ice and water.
I shot at 18mm and vertical to give a wide vertical perspective and to put emphasis on the foreground Ice shards that resembled broken glass.
I hope you enjoy this image. I certainly enjoyed capturing it.
- Shawn

Equipment: Pentax K10d - Pentax 18-55mm Kit Lens

Shawn Thompson

Growing up in Northern Minnesota I have always had a love for the outdoors. I love all types of photography, but living so close to Lake Superior has really sparked my interest in landscape photography.

www.prolificphotography.com

19 Comments

Malta Photography Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 7:50 am
An interesting shot. It looks quite abstract. I like the close angle and the backdrop overall.
Anurag Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Are you sure they are Ice shards?!!
Pauline Jones Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 8:13 am
The use of color is interesting; it all looks very cold.
Buffy Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 11:45 am
wow! nice pic
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I love the earthy colors.
Interesting looking Ice!
Stephen Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
The colorful pieces of ice make me wonder if parts of the sky have broken off and landed in the river. So….there is rain, snow and shards of sky.
Renee Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
What a great photo! It doe not look like ice which makes it even more better!! well done!
Kirk Jordan Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I am curious about how this ice formed. Was it on the water surface then knocked in by waves, or was it on top of flat rocks (?) just before the water’s edge, and then knocked in. Either way it is a most puzzling phenomenon, and an excellent observation.
Shawn Thompson Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Thanks Everyone i appreciate the comments.

What happens is, Ice begins to break up and gets pushed into piles along the shoreline.
Cindi Buswell Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I knew I recognized the area- I’m from Duluth, and have seen the ice like this before. Amazing, huh? Great shot.
Lynda Lehmann Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Lovely shot! I’ve witnessed the shards of ice along lake shores, and I love when the wind pushes them together, and they tinkle like wind chimes!
Sue Gagnon Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Shawn: This is MAGNIFICENT!! I really like your vision…;)
Tom Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 1:43 am
Really looks like glass. The tiles just behind add to this impression.
Ahmed Sharif Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 8:27 am
this is fabulous!!……. the title gives a bit of a surprise, but when the title matches with the photo, it gives even more surprise!…… and the perspective is great, which makes the shards more prominent……. great take!
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 10:10 am
Very nice! The ice indeed looks like glass a lot.
Shawn Thompson Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Thanks again everyone.
yasmin Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 7:50 pm
very nice
a. Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Haunting.
su Says:
May 30th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Love the angle of these shards of ice.