oldhaven
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I looked through the forum and could find no dedicated thread on Ice. I have always lived in the North and ice has been a part of my life for almost half a year every year. While it has been the cause of a couple of destroyed automobiles and some bruises and smashed elbows in my past, for the most part I love the stuff. This picture is of Merrymeeting Bay just a couple of days ago. Since the Bay is both fresh water and tidal, it ices up completely in longer cold stretches, and we are in one now. What I want to describe, but will not be able to do justice to is the sound the ice makes at least twice in every tide cycle. Since the Bay and the river here are relatively shallow and rocky and the low tide exposes the flats, the ice rises and falls on rocks and high spots around the Bay. This creates an uncanny sound that is probably closest to the singing of whales as the ice stretches cracks and fractures in long drawn out moans. We go to bed with this sound many nights.
This also occurs in freshwater lakes as they freeze over, but it only happens once a year as winter closes them over. We are very lucky to have this sound symphony here much more frequently. What does not happen here is the way freshwater lakes in the north thaw out and as the ice becomes rotten and water saturated it fractures into its crystalline form, which is usually 3-6 inch long vertical crystals in small blocks that separate slightly. The floating cakes of ice at this time are affected by wave action and the sound of the crystals against each other sounds like nothing so much as a cocktail with ice being stirred. We tried to always make it up to our cabin for ice out to experience this wonderful few hours, and always had a ceremonial glass of scotch with the last ice of the winter. (This was a very clean Maine lake.)
I hope others will share their ice images or experiences here
This also occurs in freshwater lakes as they freeze over, but it only happens once a year as winter closes them over. We are very lucky to have this sound symphony here much more frequently. What does not happen here is the way freshwater lakes in the north thaw out and as the ice becomes rotten and water saturated it fractures into its crystalline form, which is usually 3-6 inch long vertical crystals in small blocks that separate slightly. The floating cakes of ice at this time are affected by wave action and the sound of the crystals against each other sounds like nothing so much as a cocktail with ice being stirred. We tried to always make it up to our cabin for ice out to experience this wonderful few hours, and always had a ceremonial glass of scotch with the last ice of the winter. (This was a very clean Maine lake.)
I hope others will share their ice images or experiences here
raydm6
Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
There’s this one:
oldhaven
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I missed that one. Thanks for pointing it out.
Ron
Ron
Mackinaw
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"Blue ice" on the Straits of Mackinaw a few years back. Leica M240, 35 Summicron ASPH.
Jim B.
Jim B.
raydm6
Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
Not a problem. More here also:
skopar steve
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Ice sailing in front of my house.
skopar steve
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Holiday season in Quebec City.
oldhaven
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Thanksgiving Brook in stasis, Breakneck Ridge, Blanchard Maine
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Eugene OR / SD Quattro, 30 1.4
underlord
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Leon C
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IIRC ~ Nikon D70s/Adapter/Tamron Twin-Tele 135mm f/4.5 [1958>1962]
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Out to Lunch
Ventor
Geneva, Lac Leman. Sony DSC F828.
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Clemmons NC / Fuji X-E3, 60 2.4
oldhaven
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K-5 IIs, Mamiya Sekor 55/1.4
Ice buildup on ledge at low tide
Snow squall approaching out of the northwest
Pentax DA 21 limited
Ice buildup on ledge at low tide
Snow squall approaching out of the northwest
Pentax DA 21 limited