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Fragile
photographed by Shutter

Fragile
photographed by Shutter

If you're interested in seeing the environment these were taken in:
http://image2.pbase.com/u7/jfuglestad/medium/1142510.Dsc06689.jpg
http://image2.pbase.com/u7/jfuglestad/medium/1155968.Dsc06690.jpg

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Guest		22-Feb-2002 08:29
Shutter..... love images like this. People think they know what they are looking at. The eyes tell them it's crystal, the mind tells them it's crystal, and then you blow them away...... it's ICE! Very cool. :-) I salute you. Mark J.

Ann Chaikin		20-Feb-2002 23:27
Well, I'll be! I never would have guessed what it was. BEAUTIFUL picture. PT Kitty

Guest		20-Feb-2002 14:16
thanks dbg and sarge, Sarge, this is an icicle, although kind of hard to tell in this shot. Its maybe 2 inches wide, at the most. The stem is about a cm. These icicles formed underneatht the ice of a little creek that I frequent. The current had kind of carved out the ice and left these dangling. This first link is to another one that gives you a better idea of the environment, you can see the water just a couple inches below. http://www.pbase.com/image/1154052 http://www.pbase.com/image/1142509 thanks again, jim

Guest		20-Feb-2002 09:00
This is beautiful! How did you do that? Is it an icicle? Very, very cool image.

Sony Forums Challenges		19-Feb-2002 05:44
This screams C-R-Y-S-T-A-L! Amazing effect...creatively edited...works incredibly well! (debadguy)

Guest		18-Feb-2002 20:24
Kafrifelle, To get rid of the background, which was already dark, I just adjusted the levels, curves, and contrasts in PaintShop Pro. This made almost all of the background dark except for a couple distractions that I just cloned out. If you look at the original version you can still see some bubbles moving in the water and some icycles. Jimmy, I've taken a lot of icicle photos this year, as we've had little snow and its really dirty for landscapes. You probably saw a different one as this was just taken just a few days ago. Need to clarify because if it was taken a couple weeks ago then it wouldn't be eligible for the challenge. Everyone else, thank you so much for your comments! Jim

Guest		18-Feb-2002 16:34
I saw this one a couple of weeks ago, so I had to comment on it! Absolutely perfect shot; makes me miss the snow, almost.

Sony Forums Challenges		18-Feb-2002 01:27
Not only did you do a fantastic job with this image, but from reading your posts in the STF forum I know how difficult a shot this was to pull off... now it's not just fantastic, it's incredible! I'm in awe of your dedication to great imaging. ScarBoro

Sony Forums Challenges		17-Feb-2002 05:38
So crisp I thought it was a crystal vase upside down from the thumbnail! Lovely. Helen

Sony Forums Challenges		16-Feb-2002 04:03
cool image Jim. Looks like water coming down and you captured it spreading out - ZipperZ

Sony Forums Challenges		15-Feb-2002 16:18
What an unusual formation! Really nice pic Jim. CindyD

Sony Forums Challenges		15-Feb-2002 14:33
Way great shot Jim. I wouls like to understand how you got ride of the background ... This is one super pic Kafrifelle (Yves P.)

Guest		15-Feb-2002 14:28
Jim, this is very beautiful. Excellent in every way - focus, composition, light. well done. -faye

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