Small Wonders

Ice Patterns in a small puddle.  It is a wondrous world the exist in environment when we take the time to look in the most simplest of places.

Ice Abstraction

Ice Abstraction.  Looking through the view finder at these little worlds reminds me of looking into another universe.

Ice Patterns

Ice Trails.  The small frozen puddle yielded a wonderful image this morning.  There is only a few days left this spring to explore these little wonderful worlds as temperatures over night continue to climb to above freezing.

Ice Abstract

Ice abstract.  The ice patterns in the early mornings continue to bloom from the over night freezing temperatures.

Ice Pattern Abstract

Ice Patterns from Easter morning.

Ice Patterns

The freeze and thaw cycle continues and each morning I awake to go out and explore the new patterns that have been created over night.

The mornings are remaining below freezing for great ice pattern formation.  It is a great time to be out making images as it is very quiet and peaceful.

Ice Patterns

Spring has arrived in the interior of Alaska.  Temperatures during the day are melting the winters cover and creating pools of water that freeze over night to reveal a wonderful arrangement of ice patterns.  These only last a few hours as the sun warms the landscape and returns the ice to liquid form.  Each day for the next few weeks the mornings will spent wandering amongst the small puddles looking for interesting ice patterns.

From a series of old cars in the woods.  Made with my Chamonix 7x17 Ultra Large Format camera.  When I came upon this car it started me thinking about what we will leave behind as a society that future civilizations will find and study.

Denali from Wonder Lake

Wonder Lake and Denali in the background.  Made with the Chamonix 7x17 ULF camera.  I made this exposure the last day the park road was open during the fall permit drive in.

Leaning Trees

Leaning Trees made with my Chamonix 7x17 ultra large format camera.  Creamers Field Nature Trail in Fairbanks Alaska.

Ice Star

From the ice journeys across the frozen ponds of interior Alaska.  Winter continues to hold its grip on the interior and this is one of the best times of year to photograph the ice patterns.  The freeze and thaw cycle gives each day new patterns.

Ice

Ice

Water Dance

Light reflected on the water made for this wonderful abstraction of the world above.  The water dances with the play of light across its surface, shimmering in the early morning before the winds disrupt the quiet solitude.

Waiting for spring

On a cloudy day in New Orleans at Jackson Square this denuded branch caught my eye and was just asking to be photographed.  The little seed pods and delicate branches against the gray sky formed for me the impression of waiting for spring.