Growing up in New Hamsphire, we experienced ice covered branches often. I always thought it was so beautiful and when the wind would blow, you could hear the sound of the branches hitting each other. It was very magical.
An amazing set of photos, The eye just has to roam around each one looking for different types of detail. Some have an almost sketch-type quality. Superb.
Once again, Karen, these are fantastic! Nice framing and use of depth of field. Difficult to get good exposure in these conditions, but you managed it well. Nice work!
LOVE both of these series of ice shots. Amazing variety of angles revealing some beautiful things. Stunning how the ice coats everything and is so clear. Like glass packaging.
Karen. This is my first time visiting your blog and all I can say is wow! Your pictures are beautiful and haunting. Some of them, especially this last series and some of the close-up shots made me “uncomfortable” but not in a bad way. I just feel that as an artist you have an innate ability to tap into the deep, quiet, solitary recesses of the human psyche. Your pictures and your perspective are pure poetry.
Wow. That first one made me gasp. These are really lovely.
I will never forget waking up one morning as a kid in Iowa, looking out the window, and finding that the neighbor’s forsythia bushes were completely encased in ice. The bushes were already in full bloom, so all of those long arcs of little yellow flowers appeared to be crafted of blown glass. Takes my breath away to think about. Wish I’d taken a photo!! Good work with the documentation.
Breath-taking. The basically 2-tone delicacy and simplicity is so richly gorgeous. I’ve been thinking lately about how painting no longer fills the role it once did of documenting people, places, events, and nature. Now, super-up-close photography and microphotography, such as yours, are giving us a much-needed fresh look at the world. Thank you!
I was going to say that the 4th one looks like a turkey foot, but the most recent post points out the same thing! Actually, to me it looks like a dinosaur (therapod) foot, but turkey or bird is close enough.
Reblogged this on Maggie Brookes and commented:
These pictures are great images of a similar phenomenon of mother nature to what happened at my house this past week. New Post on the Pacific Northwest Snow Storm 2012: “Snowy, with a chance of rain, ice, wind, and flooding” coming tomorrow.
Until soon,
Maggie B
Wow. Who would have thought that you could find such beauty in something so simple. I love the winter, and you have brought out the exquisite beauty of ice in a way that few would have even noticed, yet alone be able to capture with a camera.
These photographs are great! It makes me want to live in a winter wonderland for the photo opportunities even though I cannot stand the cold. I’m jealous of your work, great job. 🙂
Wait! I had to do a double take! Then a triple! Your Freshly Pressed! So cool, to follow someone so talented and to see them get recognition. Congratulations!
Karen your photos truly made me appreciate my Minnesota winters. I used to go sledding in the hills & would crawl through iced over forests.. We’d get up close & blow on the ice & watch it melt. Haven’t thot @ that in over 25yrs? I think I have some cousins to go reconnect with… thanks for the memories 🙂
Very beautiful photos, I absolutely love shallow depth of field. And I like things covered in ice. I wish we had winter weather over here. It still looks like late fall.
It would be hard to take photographs of ice-covered plants that weren’t lovely. Your sense of composition, the depth of field you capture, and the dynamic angles you choose elevate these pictures to from pretty to breathtaking!
This is beautiful! And reminded me so much about those days when I used to get up for school really early and on my way there was a valley of birch trees. And every-time after a rainy night in winter, I would find those trees shining like million diamonds because of the thick ice layer covering them. If it was early enough and the sky was cloudless, I could see the yellows, oranges and reds from the early sun playing among the thin icy branches… I think it’s a similar meaning that I got from watching these pictures 🙂
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Very nice indeed! Did you use a macro lens for these shots? Very creative, and unique. Not seen photography like this before. Congrats on being freshly pressed too 🙂
You’re a macro shooter! I saw your blog in Freshly Pressed and am blown away by the sheer artistic talent and professional skill of your photos. I’m totally gonna follow you. Keep it up! 😉
I loved these photos! And I also think that the visitors to your blog ought to check out
your newest blog post called “Winter Wrapped Trees”. There was something very special about those photos.
These are amazing, Karen! I’ve never seen anything like them! Solid ice covered flora; and the ice looks just like clear glass! I’ve never seen anything like that over here in the windy and wet UK! Of course, we hibernate in weather so cold, so I might have missed them! Great detail, composition, and the colouring is lovely! Another superb set of images!
Look at your comments! How do you get ANYTHING done, just reading them? Anywayyyy; no. 4 is a claw, also appearing agin in no. 6. No. 3 is a couple dancing. The man is graciously bowing to his lady partner. He looks like a gentleman. The last one is something, but now I’ve forgotten. A woman’s hand in long evening gloves? ET saying “Hello” ? Okay, stopping now.:) Amazing!
Once again these are show stoppers. Not surprisingly you have hundreds of comments!!! I thought I was never going to get to the end of them to add my praise of your work.
I see you are Freshly Pressed. Wonderful. You deserve all the recognition. 😀
A few more natural ice sculptures created by Mother Nature.
draw and shoot 
Almost other-worldly… beautiful detail in these mini-scapes.
Thanks David.
first picture is excellent
I like that one too. Like a tiny little bottle brush.
Being able to take photos like these must make up for it being freezing cold Karen. 1st class as always ..
Thanks Helen, I am always very glamorously dressed (like the Michelin Man) in the winter! 😉
That first one is just amazing, and the rest are a fantastic continuation. Great job
Thank you Felipe, glad you like them.
More magical images!
Thank you Louis. I’m glad they look magical to you.
There is beauty in everything we view. If we look for it. Wonderful work!
You’re right, sometimes it’s just stopping to take a different view.
Thank you very much.
His photographs are awakening the imagination and show a world that exists and often do not appreciate … thanks for your art.
Thank you Carlos, always such kind words.
Heart wrenching images. The first is extraordinary..
Thank you Elena. 🙂
reminds me of BBC’s Frozen Planet.
I haven’t seen that. I’ll have to try and watch some of that.
Agreeing with the general consensus: the first image is striking.
thanks James.
I really love the first and eighth ones.
Aw, thank you Michael.
Crazy beautiful. 🙂
Thanks so much ! 🙂
really love the first one, these are so pretty
Thank you. 🙂
The first one looked like an eyeball to me, or a tiny xmas tree frozen in a globe. Your photographs make me see tiny things differently. http://discovermagazine.com/photos/01-each-grain-of-sand-a-tiny-work-of-art
wow, it’s hard to image that those are little grains of sand. They are all little artworks in themselves. thanks for the link !
just beautiful. the first is really lovely.
Thanks Marina! 🙂
The first photo really took my breath away…! I love this snow and ice series–Keep warm please, and keep it up! =)
Thank you Moof! I think winter we be around for quite awhile here so there is sure to be more…
Beautiful frozen life. It reminds me of the fossils.. 😉
Great shot, as always, Karen! 🙂
Thank you Nandini.
You were FP! How cool is that, Karen. Congrats. 🙂 I just noticed it too late. But anyways, it is so good! 🙂
So incredibly beautiful.
Thank you Bella! 🙂
Growing up in New Hamsphire, we experienced ice covered branches often. I always thought it was so beautiful and when the wind would blow, you could hear the sound of the branches hitting each other. It was very magical.
Great post!
Thank you, I love that sound too.
Absolutely beautiful! My favorite is the picture fourth from the bottom. The ice and spines create such interesting textures.
Thank you so much! 🙂
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its amazing !!!
Thank you!
The art of winter! Seriously, these could be some fabulous glass ornaments. Beautiful photography.
That’s a neat idea, thank you.
Wonderful. 🙂
Thanks!
An amazing set of photos, The eye just has to roam around each one looking for different types of detail. Some have an almost sketch-type quality. Superb.
Thanks David. I like that you think they have a sketch-type quality.
Hey, Karen. CONGRATS. Your blog is on homepage of WordPress.
Thank you so much Antoino. 🙂
Love these. They remind me of pen and ink drawings.
Neat observation! Thank you. 🙂
Gorgeous photographs. Winter pictures are the best.
Winter is rife with opportunity! Thank you.
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Love these photos – they remind me of pen and ink studies. Miriam.
Congratulations, Karen! It was only a matter of time – Kathleen
Aw thanks Kathleen, you are too kind! 🙂
These are really great ice shots!
🙂
Gorg! Thanks for sharing
Merci! 🙂
Once again, Karen, these are fantastic! Nice framing and use of depth of field. Difficult to get good exposure in these conditions, but you managed it well. Nice work!
Thank you Steve. Snow can be a bit challenging but it’s also fun!
Incredible photos. Everything encased in ice looks amazing.
Thank you so much.
Interesting close ups of the frozen vegetation. They have almost abstract quality.
Yes, some of them are a bit abstract. Thank you.
Amazing & lovely pictures!
Thank you, I appreciate your comment!
Wow, that was definitely worth the frost bite, eh? Thanks for sharing
stop by and check me out if you get a chance. http://sfrelated.wordpress.com/
No frostbite suffered, but cold nonetheless. Thank you!
Incredibly original post! Nice job!
Why thank you! 🙂
LOVE both of these series of ice shots. Amazing variety of angles revealing some beautiful things. Stunning how the ice coats everything and is so clear. Like glass packaging.
Glass packaging 🙂
That’s an interesting idea. *Fragile*
thank you!
woowww!! the pictures are so enchanting!!! thanks for sharing.. 🙂
I’m glad you like them! thank you so much.
KAREN!!! Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!!! You so so deserve it!!
Thank you Marina! So surprised!
Amazing shots! 😀
Thank you. Happy to share them. 🙂
These are so beautiful and strange and wonderful.
What a nice comment. Thank you so much!
Karen. This is my first time visiting your blog and all I can say is wow! Your pictures are beautiful and haunting. Some of them, especially this last series and some of the close-up shots made me “uncomfortable” but not in a bad way. I just feel that as an artist you have an innate ability to tap into the deep, quiet, solitary recesses of the human psyche. Your pictures and your perspective are pure poetry.
Wow! What an amazing comment. It’s so nice when your art resonates with someone. I appreciate your words, thank you.
Absolutely beautiful – many thanks
you are welcome, thank you!
The first photo is amazing! Well done!!!
Everyone seems to be taken with that first one. Thank you! 🙂
Beautiful ice sculptures, true art by mother nature!
Yes, Mother Nature, the ultimate artist. Thank you!
Congratulations Karen on being Freshly Pressed.
Thank you David! I suppose you know what it feels like! 😉
Oh how beautiful. Congratulations on the Freshly Pressed selection.
Thank you. I so enjoy your blog! 🙂
Great photos of ice. I get the chills just looking at them. Thanks for sharing. Connie
http://7thandvine.wordpress.com/
Thank you very much.
Awesome the way you’ve captured the ice formations. They look beautiful. Nice job.
val
http://valentinedefrancis.wordpress.com
Thank you, I’m happy you like them!
That’s one cold photoshoot!
It was cold. We dress warm around here!
Stunning!
Much thanks!
Beautiful photos.
Thanks for checking them out! 🙂
Beautiful as ever, you are developing a strong voice with these light and subtle natural images.
Thank you Karl. How nice of you. 🙂
I love this! The fourth one looks like a bird’s claw landing on the ground. Beautiful.
I was thinking an icy claw also. Thank you.
They are all very beautiful.
Much thanks.
These are so beautiful! We’ve loved this post over at The Nameless. Thank you for sharing what you love!
I am glad you are all enjoying them! 🙂
The first pic shows mother nature very well.Congratulation.
Nice of you to comment, thank you.
Wow. That first one made me gasp. These are really lovely.
I will never forget waking up one morning as a kid in Iowa, looking out the window, and finding that the neighbor’s forsythia bushes were completely encased in ice. The bushes were already in full bloom, so all of those long arcs of little yellow flowers appeared to be crafted of blown glass. Takes my breath away to think about. Wish I’d taken a photo!! Good work with the documentation.
It is somewhat magical when everything is encased in ice, Thank you..
Incredible shots! Thanks for sharing!
Ice can produce some beautiful images. Thank you for capturing them.
Breath-taking. The basically 2-tone delicacy and simplicity is so richly gorgeous. I’ve been thinking lately about how painting no longer fills the role it once did of documenting people, places, events, and nature. Now, super-up-close photography and microphotography, such as yours, are giving us a much-needed fresh look at the world. Thank you!
I was going to say that the 4th one looks like a turkey foot, but the most recent post points out the same thing! Actually, to me it looks like a dinosaur (therapod) foot, but turkey or bird is close enough.
I like it when I can feel the blue from the sky in a predominately B&W landscape. Excellent work balancing the light and the depth.
P.S. If you’re curious about the dinosaur foot, take a look at this: http://www.jurassicroadshow.wordpress.com
Thanks Sarah! I think you are right. 🙂
Reblogged this on Maggie Brookes and commented:
These pictures are great images of a similar phenomenon of mother nature to what happened at my house this past week. New Post on the Pacific Northwest Snow Storm 2012: “Snowy, with a chance of rain, ice, wind, and flooding” coming tomorrow.
Until soon,
Maggie B
Excellent work
Ice is so beautiful and is great to photograph. It;s not so great for driving in unfortunatly.
I am from a hot part of the earth and this is feels really amazing to me.
These pictures are amazing! Look at these neat ice things I found this winter! Isn’t nature just the most amazing thing ever?
http://maggiebrookes.com/2012/01/09/ice-fairies/
Wow. Who would have thought that you could find such beauty in something so simple. I love the winter, and you have brought out the exquisite beauty of ice in a way that few would have even noticed, yet alone be able to capture with a camera.
Thanks, I’m happy you like Winter! 🙂
These photographs are great! It makes me want to live in a winter wonderland for the photo opportunities even though I cannot stand the cold. I’m jealous of your work, great job. 🙂
Ah, you just have to dress for it. Thanks for stopping by.
Great ice clicks!
iced13 is my favorite 😀
Nice! Like glasses…
Beautiful photos. I love how the world looks when it is encased in ice, like its is sculpted out of crystal.
Wait! I had to do a double take! Then a triple! Your Freshly Pressed! So cool, to follow someone so talented and to see them get recognition. Congratulations!
Aw, thank you Jennifer.:) It’s a little surprising! I’m being deluged with emails.
wow! excellent photographs. very thin layer of ice formation.
Stunning… the emotions they evoke! Thank you!
Karen your photos truly made me appreciate my Minnesota winters. I used to go sledding in the hills & would crawl through iced over forests.. We’d get up close & blow on the ice & watch it melt. Haven’t thot @ that in over 25yrs? I think I have some cousins to go reconnect with… thanks for the memories 🙂
Great photos. I am enjoying looking at something cold, it is 34c (93F) here today!
Very beautiful photos, I absolutely love shallow depth of field. And I like things covered in ice. I wish we had winter weather over here. It still looks like late fall.
Have you seen Ryujie’s work? He intentionally freezes flora and fauna. The product is amazing. http://www.vervegallery.com/?p=artist_biography&a=RY
Hi Helen, thanks for the link, I had not seen that work. The delicate poppies look especially intriguing iced over.
Very Beautiful imagery!
Amazing! You’ve rendered ice in a form that seems almost warm.
Beautiful, like crystal
It would be hard to take photographs of ice-covered plants that weren’t lovely. Your sense of composition, the depth of field you capture, and the dynamic angles you choose elevate these pictures to from pretty to breathtaking!
You must live in the NW, my yard looked like this last week! (Tacoma, WA)
Thanks for remainding the beautiness of cold winter! With warm regards from freezing Finland!
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Awesome!!! I love them!
those are lovely photos.. sculpture by mother nature
This is beautiful! And reminded me so much about those days when I used to get up for school really early and on my way there was a valley of birch trees. And every-time after a rainy night in winter, I would find those trees shining like million diamonds because of the thick ice layer covering them. If it was early enough and the sky was cloudless, I could see the yellows, oranges and reds from the early sun playing among the thin icy branches… I think it’s a similar meaning that I got from watching these pictures 🙂
Thank you for sharing 🙂
http://www.dressupforme.wordpress.com
These ice pictures are amazing, they look to perfect to not be created or made. Brilliant capture of nature 🙂
Magical! A real inspiration.
OMG!! Everything is covered with ice…..its amazing, beautiful photographs.
First one is awesome. I love that. Thanks for sharing beautiful photos..
nice photo session- nicely posted ag/ this white background, too 🙂
Waruw! Fantastic! i really like em 😀
Great photos, well deserving of the “fresh” status.
superbbbb….
Congratulation for all the visits to your wonderful blog. To my much makes happy. Good-bye Carlos
Thank you Carlos! 🙂
Amazing 🙂
Totally glacial! Love the pix!
What amazingly beautiful and delicate photographs.
Thank you for sharing with us all.
James
Very nice indeed! Did you use a macro lens for these shots? Very creative, and unique. Not seen photography like this before. Congrats on being freshly pressed too 🙂
Thank you, I didn’t have a true macro lens with me at the time actually, would have been handy!
Transitory magic!
really wonderful photos – solemn and raw feeling!
These are so delicate and lovely! Wonderful work 🙂
Cheers
Such simple and beautiful photos, Karen. 🙂
Thank you Katie. 🙂
Such beautiful, exotic objects. Just lovely.
These pictures are so pleasing. I applaud your vision and imagination.
Thanks for sharing! awesome!
These are Beautiful!!
Great pic’s….I especially enjoyed the QueenAnne’s Lace, which seemed to have a frozen “hand” thrust skyward, entreating “why me?”
Congrats on being “freshly pressed”!!
well deserved!
Kirsty
You’re a macro shooter! I saw your blog in Freshly Pressed and am blown away by the sheer artistic talent and professional skill of your photos. I’m totally gonna follow you. Keep it up! 😉
This is why I love winter.
These are so beautiful! Like stems enclosed in crystal..
Adorable captures.
gorgeous! they look like glass sculptures.
I love this ❤
Makes me miss the winter even more! As i live in a country with no snow.
Great work (:
Congrats Karen! Beautiful; well deserved!
Thank you Scott. 🙂
Your pictures are beautiful! Truly a work of art and a gift to be able to photograph like this!
Beautiful photos, especially “Iced1”.. looks like a hand! Are these taken somewhere in Canada? (definitely not Victoria!) 🙂
These were taken in Ottawa, Ontario. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
These are spectacular, delicate and impressive mother nature! Congratulations!
I loved these photos! And I also think that the visitors to your blog ought to check out
your newest blog post called “Winter Wrapped Trees”. There was something very special about those photos.
https://drawandshoot.me/2012/01/24/winter-wrapped-trees/
Thank you so much for your comment, I’m happy you like them!
Congratulations on being freshly pressed, Karen! And these are an especially beautiful collection of images 🙂
Mufidah, thank you! 🙂
Wonderful set of photos and congratulations on being freshly pressed, Karen! Well deserved.
Well thank you very much! 🙂
So delicate. Nice job:) Congratulations.
Very interesting work. We’ve surprisingly not seen much ice here in Toronto.
I can feel the freezing chill through those photos, nicely taken!
Gorgeous. Almost like ichibana, the way the branches seem so carefully arranged.
Very nice work!!!
These are gorgeous shots! I’ve always been fascinated in flowers when they’re in off season…. That first pic was really breath taking!
Great Pictures. Saw a lot of this when the snowstorm hit Seattle. When you’re in paralyzing winter, it’s hard to see the true beauty. Love the photos!
wow, these are really cool shots! congrats on being freshly pressed!
These are beautiful. I especially love the color & composition in the fifth one.
Were any of those pussywillows? Beautiful!!
No pussy-willows in this set. Thank you!
Beautiful!
loved it, 🙂
It’s so strange to see these plants looking like ice sculptures! These pictures are excellent, and I feel cold just looking at them. Mesmerising.
just amazing…looks like glass sculptures.i loved all but the first one is amazingly beautifull.good job done.
wow amazing photos
Amazing, dreamy pictures!!
Love them,
Angelo
Wow, so many thoughtful comments! Thank you so much everyone. 🙂
You took my breath away! Thank you for the evocative look at winter!
So beautiful!
Congratulations! The photos are stunning, really really beautiful!
I always thought icy plant life an interesting subject. Nice shots.
These are amazing, Karen! I’ve never seen anything like them! Solid ice covered flora; and the ice looks just like clear glass! I’ve never seen anything like that over here in the windy and wet UK! Of course, we hibernate in weather so cold, so I might have missed them! Great detail, composition, and the colouring is lovely! Another superb set of images!
Cheers
John
I love winter.
Also congrats on being FRESH PRESSED! WOO
They are lovely surrounded by crystal ice!
Look at your comments! How do you get ANYTHING done, just reading them? Anywayyyy; no. 4 is a claw, also appearing agin in no. 6. No. 3 is a couple dancing. The man is graciously bowing to his lady partner. He looks like a gentleman. The last one is something, but now I’ve forgotten. A woman’s hand in long evening gloves? ET saying “Hello” ? Okay, stopping now.:) Amazing!
Once again these are show stoppers. Not surprisingly you have hundreds of comments!!! I thought I was never going to get to the end of them to add my praise of your work.
I see you are Freshly Pressed. Wonderful. You deserve all the recognition. 😀
How utterly fabulous. We don’t see much ice outside here in Sydney. Thanks so much for sharing the great shots
It took a while to scroll down this huge amount of comments hehehe but I still want to say: FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!
Well thank you for taking the time for a lovely comment Roberta.
awestruck!
beautiful I say.
Oh and the 1st picture.
BRILLiANT!
This is so beautiful.
Gorgeous
Great stuff, it never gets that cold here.