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.
Website: www.prolificphotography.com
Shattered Glass by Shawn Thompson was photo of the day on Friday, 30th May 2008. It is tagged Ice. You can leave a comment below.
22 Comments
Malta Photography
An interesting shot. It looks quite abstract. I like the close angle and the backdrop overall.
Anurag
Are you sure they are Ice shards?!!
Pauline Jones
The use of color is interesting; it all looks very cold.
Buffy
wow! nice pic
Marie Dunphy Harding
I love the earthy colors.
Interesting looking Ice!
Stephen
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
What a great photo! It doe not look like ice which makes it even more better!! well done!
Kirk Jordan
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
Thanks Everyone i appreciate the comments.
What happens is, Ice begins to break up and gets pushed into piles along the shoreline.
Cindi Buswell
I knew I recognized the area- I’m from Duluth, and have seen the ice like this before. Amazing, huh?
Great shot.
Lynda Lehmann
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
Shawn: This is MAGNIFICENT!! I really like your vision…;)
Tom
Really looks like glass. The tiles just behind add to this impression.
Ahmed Sharif
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
Very nice! The ice indeed looks like glass a lot.
Shawn Thompson
Thanks again everyone.
yasmin
very nice
a.
Haunting.
su
Love the angle of these shards of ice.
mike
Very nice with the background sky colors.
Benjamin
I am going to attempt myself.
Renee
still think this is a very great shot!