> Can someone suggest better
> titles for these?

How about, "The Burning Glass" -- from a poem by Walter de la Mare?

Beautiful, beautiful picture. It would make a perfect CD cover for the 7th Symphony of Vaughan Williams.

Mark

Burning glass is good! CS&Y's "Winchester Cathedral" jumped into my mind seeing that. Others were also reminded of stained glass. Googled the poem, couldn't find it. I'd like to read it.. Got URL?

I wish I did -- the poem is from a 1945 collection which I've not seen in decades; I'd like to reread it, myself.

Dunno what to call this one, but it reminds me of Pink Floyd.

This is absolutely beautiful. The color shifts, the geometry of the ice, and your choice of framing are just about perfect. Great job!

I am going to have such fun with this site this winter. Who knows how the conditions will change though. But if they do, at the very least I've got these pics. Definitely worthy of some 11x17 prints!

I've seen the box for it but never played. Not into the adventure games (Oh damn, of course I should have shoved the pencil in the dogs ear two hours back in the game!)

I'm at ice level here, lying on my back. Hard to tell how big those ice pieces are eh? Big one is about oh, two feet tall I figure. I'll have to post some situational pics in the scraps section when I have the time.

I think that's exactly the scene I had in mind. Those games always did nothing but piss me off! Gimme a good ol' fashioned turn based strategic wargame anyday.

Incredible. Not just the mechanics of composition and exposure but the concept as well. The ice is translucent and appears delicate, but shows itself strong enough to hold back the sun and create a world of cool blue and ice on the other side of it. I tells me clearly which element rules the environment... at least in that season.

I think this one works better than the cropped version. Rather than an image, this one is also a story.

I agree, let the surroundings have their say. This was truly an amazing scene and was so transitory. I had two clear days, two sunsets, and then the weather turned. Next time I went out it was all covered in snow. There's a bunch of pictures of the scene showing the situation in my scraps drawer. Yah, I like CSN&Y, and damned if that tune didn't instantly pop into my head.

Maybe call it "A chilly dawn/sunset"?

Really awsome

Danke'. Yah, I know how much I lucked out on this one.

As my photography professor would say, "You took a risk by centering it" But this piece blows me away. Not many photos grab my eye, but looking at the preview, I couldn't stand to not look closer. And even then, I had to full-view it, then make it normal size to take it all in. I love this photo!

Thanks, so do I. I was just starting out when I took this so I know better now. I did take many more shots of this scene though of course, but sunsets are fleeting things. I think there's some variations in the gallery.