Ice & Water

[Loose Canon]

I know, I know! They are the same thing occurring in different states!

F/22
1/200th
ISO 100
One light fired.

This is one frame, one shot. And believe me no one is more surprised at that than me!

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[Mike Buckley]

Another really terrific one! These are your acrylic ice cubes, right?

This is one frame, one shot. And believe me no one was more surprised at that than me!

Congratulations! That is such a good feeling. I had the same thing happen once. I don't have a prayer of a chance of the same type of thing ever happening again and the shot I pulled off wasn't nearly as tough as this one. The chance of a golfer hitting a hole in one is far greater, which is what makes it so satisfying.

[Loose Canon]

Thank you Mike. That means a lot coming from you.

They are the acrylic cubes. They are just gorgeous albeit wallet depleting! I’m not really sure real ice would even work for this the way I shot it (I am no longer at liberty to divulge! ).

My good friend, Mr. Tom Petty, I think said it best in my case: “Even the losers get lucky sometimes”!

[IzzieK]

Very nice, Terry...it is always a pleasure looking at your creations but a PITB trying to emulate it.

[John 2]

That's a great shot Terry. Shame you can't tell us how. I'm full of admiration.

[ST1]

Well captured Terry

[Mike Buckley]

They are the acrylic cubes. They are just gorgeous albeit wallet depleting!

Indeed! I bookmarked the source of your acrylic cubes long ago and I'm being extra specially nice to my wife in the coming weeks. That's because the cubes are going on my Christmas wish list.

[Loose Canon]

I recently acquired another set of acrylic display cubes from here Mike.

They are not handmade or as elegant but are considerably (by a long shot) less expensive. They also have the hand made high $$ versions.

I got these because I wanted a lot of them and wasn’t going to pony up for a large number of the handmades.

I haven’t shot the new cubes yet. I was hoping to maybe today. I have to get my fall leaf management program running again today before it rains and before I get to have fun!

[Loose Canon]

Thank you for having a peek John, Peter, Izzie.

...it is always a pleasure looking at your creations but a PITB trying to emulate it.

The PITB is cleaning up the mess after the fact!

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks for that link, Terry. Do the cheaper cubes appear noticeably less real just looking at them (as opposed to photographing them)?

I look forward to photos of your new cubes for comparison purposes. So, get cracking on those leaves!

[Loose Canon]

Thanks for that link, Terry. Do the cheaper cubes appear noticeably less real just looking at them (as opposed to photographing them)?

Yes.

To me they look like just what they are which is machine made acrylic cubes. They are not exactly perfectly cubic, which is good. They might be okay if you spruce them up a bit, you know, add a glycerin/water mist, maybe in a glass of liquid, but just looking at them is pretty boring. They are all identical, which one might expect. I’m just spoiled with the beautiful handmade pieces. I guess you get what you pay for!

But for $22 US (including shipping) for a set of nine I thought I’d give them a shot and see how they shoot.

I look forward to photos of your new cubes for comparison purposes. So, get cracking on those leaves!

I’m on it already! Jeez, how many wives do I need anyway!

[purplehaze]

Great shot, Terry.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice image Terry

[deetheturk]

Wonderful capture Terry!

[Loose Canon]

Thank you guys.

Its always fun making a mess!

[Brownbear]

Absolutely magical!

This image reminds me of Mike's images of wine bottles... The highlights are beautiful (as is the colour blue) and the detail is amazing.

Beautifully photographed as always!

[Loose Canon]

Thank you Christina.

I thought blue was the obvious choice. You know, cool color temp, ice and all!

I am at a loss as to how this might remind someone of wine bottles, but hey!

That’s what makes the World go round!

[Mike Buckley]

I am at a loss as to how this might remind someone of wine bottles, but hey!

A much stronger imagination is apparently required than possessed by either you or me.

[terrib]

Very, very cool image. I love coming back to CinC after an absence and seeing such great work. It makes me happy, happy, happy! Thank you for sharing!