Images of the arty kind

[angie]

I never new ice could do so much damage . I have seen this before my friend Donita sent me pictures of her family home in Tulsa, the mess was unbelievable and even metal structures were twisted and broken. I cant imagine what it would be like and to think that I get upset when the weight of the snow breaks some branches. 
Angie

[Maggi Young]

McMark, forgive me... it has been a lonnnnnnnggggg day... and its not over yet! 

[Ragged Robin]

This image is made up of three photos creating a panoramic view of the mountains on a walk yesterday - not exactly arty but challenging to assemble and the sky differences are still not quite right - any ideas how to merge sky tones welcome  

[angie]

Robin looks perfect to me, what beautiful scenery you have. You walks must be so enjoyable, snow covered peaks and beautiful blue skies its just so pretty.
Angie

[mark smyth]

  ice smashes trees? How does it happen?
  Three photos Robin? Expertly put together

[TheOnionMan]

ice smashes trees? How does it happen?

...when it pours rain when well below freezing, water turns to ice, ice & water are really heavy, ice becomes incredibly thick, everything starts crashing and collapsing under the shear weight of thick ice.  Some of these images shall help, they refer to the great ice storm of 1998 in Quebec, Canada.

Ice Storm 1998 Quebec

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/10/ice-storms.html
http://windupradio.com/icestorm.htm

[TheOnionMan]

Ad now something completely different, a photo of Trillium vaseyi; a psychedelic worm's-eye view.

[Stephenb]

...when it pours rain when well below freezing, water turns to ice, ice & water are really heavy, ice becomes incredibly thick, everything starts crashing and collapsing under the shear weight of thick ice.  Some of these images shall help, they refer to the great ice storm of 1998 in Quebec, Canada.

I had an ice storm in my garden once which nearly killed a Buddleia davidii.

It was a very localised storm.

Forgot to turn off the hose pipe and it had a leak and sprayed water over the Buddleia all day whilst I was out (the air temperature had dropped to below zero. When I returned, the bush was completely weighed down by thick ice ...

[annew]

Amazing images, Mark.

[Ragged Robin]

Robin looks perfect to me, what beautiful scenery you have. You walks must be so enjoyable, snow covered peaks and beautiful blue skies its just so pretty.
Angie

Thanks Angie, yes we're very lucky to have Alpine scenery just on our doorstep - every day the mountain view changes, painting a different picture 

[Ragged Robin]

Extraordinary ice storm images, Mark, the field of icicled grass is just amazing.  Icicles are a big feature here at the moment encasing mosses and ferns and grasses where the snow melts in the sun and drips over rocks and ledges.

[ranunculus]

Another image from the Dolomites ...

[LoisRichter]

Here are two images from last year.  They are "haiga" -- a Japanese art form which merges a haiku (poem) with an image.  I hope you enjoy them.

[KentGardener]

Was going over some old photos today and thought these were perhaps good enough to add here?

The first makes me smile, and at the same time feel sad everytime I see it.  This elderly nun sat by the side of the road for over 2 hours outside my apartment in Madeira - she kept going through her handbag and looking hopefully at the passing cars - there looked to be a knitted hat for a grandchild or something in her bag - then eventually another nun came and took her back to the convent.  I don't know who she was waiting for but they never came for her.     Just as I took a photo the wind caught her veil.

The second picture is of a flower on one of my summer jungle plants (Alocasia calidora) - I really like the 3 different sorts of texture within the flower - almost like snake skin.

 

[TheOnionMan]

Another image from the Dolomites ...

Cool shot Cliff, looks like an Ansel Adams.  Is that the natural coloring or was a color filter applied to the image?