Caked in Ice

Posted by Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 8 February 2018 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

The breakwater in Waukegan's harbor is frozen over with layers of eye-catching ice forms on this early January morning.

From the archives.............taken January 3, 2010.

Sony DSLR-A300 1/320 second F/9.0 ISO 100 70 mm

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Comments (48)

sherri from Arkansas, United States

stunning, just stunning

i can only imagine how cold it is

8 Feb 2018 5:03am

Elizabeth Buckalew from Flagstaff, United States

OOOOH I love it when you make these shots!!! Just fantastic, Steven! Thank you for suffering for our pleasure! :-)

8 Feb 2018 5:08am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Mama Nature has created a beautiful piece of art. From the picture it is easy to see that there was cold weather and the wind has given more ambience.

8 Feb 2018 5:22am

Nelida De La Fuente from Tres Arroyos, Argentina

Maravillosa imagen, con genial iluminación y tonos... Buena jornada.

8 Feb 2018 5:36am

Denny Jump from Bellevue, WA, United States

So cool! The ice looks like big drapes! Great image, Steven!

8 Feb 2018 6:12am

Michael Skorulski from Toronto, Canada

Amazing what those frigid waters can creat. This is a super capture, Steven. 5*

8 Feb 2018 7:18am

Claudine/canelle from Lorient, France

Rho....Superbe !!!!
Bonne journée

8 Feb 2018 7:19am

By Marie from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

Great capture of this ice. Winter is also here

8 Feb 2018 7:40am

Gérard from Allauch, France

Impressive phenomenon, it must really be very cold

8 Feb 2018 7:46am

Olivier P from Tlse, France

Great catch ! Love this shot ! well done !

8 Feb 2018 7:57am

Anna Cherer from LA ROCHELLE, France

Wow ! Just amazing ! Beautiful details, perspective and B&W

8 Feb 2018 8:09am

omar from Kunduz, Afghanistan

awesome structures, wild scene, great natur shot

8 Feb 2018 9:27am

Pascale MD from Occitanie, France

Absolument splendide avec toute cette glace !
Très belle photo.
Bonne journée Steven

8 Feb 2018 9:47am

Existence Artistique from Angers, France

agréable

8 Feb 2018 9:54am

Martine Libouton from Bousval, Belgium

Wouhaaaaaaaaaaa!! Superbe ! Une magnifique photo !

8 Feb 2018 10:01am

Sam from Chennai, India

Great capture of the frozen ice here. Amazing. :)

8 Feb 2018 10:16am

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Wow...Wonderful composition !!

8 Feb 2018 10:40am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

marvellous wave ice sculpture and beautifully captured by you

8 Feb 2018 10:46am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Wow, amzaing view !

8 Feb 2018 10:58am

beach from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Wow. Love it. Best not to venture out on those rocks for a while.

8 Feb 2018 12:12pm

Marc from Granby, Canada

Very cool .... :)

8 Feb 2018 2:05pm

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

Absolutely magnificent! The perspective of the moulded ice is beautiful!!!

8 Feb 2018 2:10pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

WOW! This is stunning!

8 Feb 2018 2:20pm

Lalena from Barcelona, Spain

Excellent ans spectacular shot!
Stunning image!

8 Feb 2018 3:09pm

Don from Spokane, United States

An amazing picture of the ice covered breakwater. I agree its a strong, eye-catching picture. Excellent photo work.

8 Feb 2018 3:56pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Wow, that is spellbinding. Great image.

8 Feb 2018 4:56pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Wow, that is a wonderful, if chilly, sight! I like the way that ice forms on the breakwater.

8 Feb 2018 5:10pm

tataray from Charentes-Poitou, France

woooooooo, quel froid !... Magnifique cliché.)

8 Feb 2018 6:19pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Beautiful form on those frozen sections, and your deft use of HDR really makes it richly detailed without killing it.

8 Feb 2018 8:37pm

Elaine Hancock from Olney, United States

They look like beautiful sculptures! The detail of the ice is fabulous. A beautiful view of the lake on a very cold day! I love the black and white.

8 Feb 2018 9:17pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

That is absolutely awesome. 5*

8 Feb 2018 9:34pm

Darkelf Photography from Perth, Australia

That looks just brilliant. Love the icy texture and how the pier leads in through the foreground.

9 Feb 2018 2:24am

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

nice shapes, nice B&W, if there were bigger waves, it might have been worth waiting

9 Feb 2018 3:16am

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, NYC, Canada

5 ***** 's !!

9 Feb 2018 4:06am

Ginnie from Netherlands

OMG, Steven. That would have taken my breath away!

9 Feb 2018 5:44am

Martine from France

C'est très beau et impressionnant.

9 Feb 2018 6:47am

Sof from Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Superbe

9 Feb 2018 7:01am

yo from Ile de France, France

D' énormes pattes d'éléphant ! Impressionnant !

9 Feb 2018 9:12am

willy from Belgium

une vue extraordinaire Steven..

bravo !

greetings

9 Feb 2018 9:22am

Marité from France

Superbe gâteau ! Il faut avoir de très bonnes dents :-)
Bonne journée.

9 Feb 2018 11:33am

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Fantastique glace quel effet et couche et se phare sueprbe
amitié

9 Feb 2018 3:11pm

Devi from Chennai, India

Fantastic image !!!!!!!

9 Feb 2018 3:23pm

Marjolein from Westvoorne, Netherlands

Oh....this is very special....

9 Feb 2018 4:52pm

Remus from Portugal

I can only see ice and snow in photographs or else... if i open the fridge. :-D
Where I live, it does not snow. And to me, these are always enchanting landscapes.

9 Feb 2018 6:26pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Such fascinating formations !

10 Feb 2018 9:28am

Olivier from Manage, Belgium

wouah...very strange seascape..so...cold!

11 Feb 2018 8:48pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

You captured the frost very well.

12 Feb 2018 3:48pm

London Caller from United Kingdom

It looks so surreal.

13 Feb 2018 12:00pm

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