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This is not Ice

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Born and raised in Detroit, c. 323 ppm CO2, Mark Graf is a Michigan photographer, naturalist, and diver whose muse is summoned by exploring the endless connections in nature; land, sea, and sky.

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

ice pattern fractal picture

Ice Fractals | Clinton River Park, Sterling Heights, Michigan

 

 

This is not ice, but an assembly of order and chaos.

This is not ice, but a depiction of environment.

This is not ice, but where water fractals meet.

This is not ice, but a bubble fortress surrounded by a shard army.

This is not ice, but the decorated roof of winter hibernation.

This is not ice, but a treasure found in the woods.

This is not ice, tomorrow.

This is not ice, if we don’t want it to be.

Gallery link for more images:  Ice pattern pictures, Ice fractals, ice abstracts.

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13 Comments

  1. Mark
    Mark on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Martina, Earl – thank you!

  2. Earl
    Earl on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Mark, I admire your ability to obtain so much detail yet maintain a feeling of “softness” to the overall image. Wonderful and unique!

  3. Martina Egli
    Martina Egli on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    That is a wonderful abstract! I love the huge soft round shape in comparison to the geometrical backgrond. Great work!

  4. Carl D
    Carl D on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Hey Mark,

    I love everything about this post; particularly the words.

    Cheers

    Carl

    • Mark
      Mark on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 6:07 PM

      Thanks a lot Carl.

  5. Howard Grill
    Howard Grill on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Beautiful Mark. Just like your rock shots……amazing eye for the abstract!

    • Mark
      Mark on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 6:07 PM

      Thanks Howard.

  6. Mark
    Mark on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Paul, Ken, Sharon – thanks.

  7. Sharon
    Sharon on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    This is beautiful, Mark. I also love the one titled “Begging Boy”. I think what you wrote is so beautiful also – “an assembly of order and chaos”.

    Sharon

  8. Ken Bello
    Ken Bello on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    I love this image, Mark. I also think it’s the kind of scene a lot of photographers might pass by or not give a second thought. That’s one of the things that makes it special.

  9. Paul
    Paul on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    That is very cool, Mark!

  10. Tom Whelan
    Tom Whelan on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    The fractal ground of leaf shapes sets off the drop shape in a lovely way. The brightness is attractive too – not many darks here. Aside of what it is not, that is what it seems to be…

    • Mark
      Mark on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 3:52 PM

      Thanks for the comment Tom. I was pretty excited when I found this. The “frozen bubble” was probably about 2 inches in diameter. It’s rare to find something like this with a great pattern around it without a lot of clutter, twigs and such all over. I find it incredibly interesting how the ice fractals look like leaves, but there were very few leaves around this area of the pond.