Weekly Photo Contest: December 27 to January 3 - Frozen

[rx7dude]

Weekly Photo Contest: December 27 to January 3 - Frozen

Welcome to this week's photo contest thread!

Theme: Frozen

(No Disney stuff please.)

Rules:

1. Be creative and have fun.

2. Please submit only one photo per contest.

3. Please do not comment on photos until after the judging has taken place.

4. The contest runs for exactly one week, starting NOW! (see time/date stamp at the start of this thread)

5. At the end of the week, The Judge (last week's Winner - me) will choose a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible. (Judge has 24 hours to make decision)

6. The 1st place Winner will start a new thread with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the Judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create new theme)

To see all of our past contests please see the sticky thread https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/580184/

 

[Chuck Rodent]

icyfalls by Chuck_Rodent1, on Flickr
In the winter wasteland of Canada there is ample opportunity to see frozen stuff. This photo is a nearby waterfall where a curtain of ice forms from the mist.

 

[kenoh]

Cold.

Not a patch on the opening entry but took a shot of the roof tiles out of our attic room today.

 

[Hughmac]

Frozen Frog



Frozen Frog by Hugh Russell, on Flickr

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Indydenny]

Frozen Morning - On my way to work. iPhone6



Frozen Morning by The Millers 422, on Flickr

 

[HantaYo]

Frosted pond plants greet the morning sun

 

[Elbert C]

Ice on the window.

 

[jjk454ss]

 

[acearchie]

Temps a bit too warm here so I'll go for frozen (in time).


Shooting by acearchie, on Flickr

 

[Miltz]

 

[thebro20]

Bursting water balloon "frozen" in time

DSC_0005 by eli_l_albert, on Flickr

 

[Robotti]

This is Greenland.

 

[oblomow]

Almost missed this week's contest.

 

[MacRy]

Haven't had a chance to do much shooting recently so had to dig in the archives from the beginning of my photographic journey.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Realise I'm a day late, but as the contest hasn't been closed, I'll chance my arm. Also as I've been sick, I haven't been out for ages, and we haven't had much of a winter yet!

_DSC8317 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

 

[kenoh]

@MacRy and AFB

You two crack me up! Haven't been out in ages then put out pro shots like that!

Sorry for breaking silence but we are past deadline...

:-(

 

[Scepticalscribe]

@MacRy and AFB

You two crack me up! Haven't been out in ages then put out pro shots like that!

Sorry for breaking silence but we are past deadline...

:-(

Yes, I noticed that, too.

While I'lll refrain from making any observations or remarks on individual shots unless the contest is closed and judging has taken place, I will say that quite a few of the shots submitted elicited a satisfying reaction akin to a shiver when viewed - which I think I can say is sort of the point of the exercise.

 

[rx7dude]

Contest Closed! Wow, lots of great entries. I'll do my best to judge. Back in a bit...

 

[rx7dude]

Chuck Rodent - Nice start to the thread. Yep, lots of frozen stuff in Canada although it was relativity warm here in Ontario this week. Love the detail in the ice along with the flowing water.

kenoh - Nice abstract but I think the B&W treatment takes the cold away.

Hughmac - I’d like to see this one in colour as well.

Indydenny - I’m a sucker for sunset/sunrise shots. Nice mix of colours

HantaYo - Nice still shot with great reflections.

Elbert C - Another great abstract shot. This one works well in B&W.

jjk454ss - Nice composition. I wonder what’s around the bend

acearchie - Awesome. I love the detail. How did you manage to get the shell in focus?

Miltz - Brrr….

thebro20 - I like the idea but would have like to have seen a different angle, maybe with more of the ballon in the frame.

Robotti - Cool Shot. As a frequent flyer, I’ve taken my share of photos out of airplane windows.

oblomow - I get shivers just looking at this...

MacRy - Great lighting.

Apple fanboy - Neat icicles.

Winners:

3rd: Miltz
2nd: oblomow
1st: Chuck Rodent

 

[oblomow]

Thanks for judging rx7dude! 2nd place, hurray!

 

[MacRy]

@MacRy and AFB



You two crack me up! Haven't been out in ages then put out pro shots like that!



Sorry for breaking silence but we are past deadline...



:-(

Lol. Thanks mate. Mine was from a couple of years ago when I first started to try and learn how to take photographs properly with a little Panasonic GF1.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Yes, those three pictures in particular prompted thoughts of shivering - they made you feel cold just looking at them, which I thought was the brief - and, above all, made me more than grateful for heat, light, fires, and cosy indoor warmth.

Some great shots. Well done.

 

[Apple fanboy]

@MacRy and AFB

You two crack me up! Haven't been out in ages then put out pro shots like that!

Sorry for breaking silence but we are past deadline...

:-(

Thanks very much. Took mine yesterday, which was the first time I've been out for weeks. Not really had any snow or propper winter here yet.

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Yes, I noticed that, too.

While I'lll refrain from making any observations or remarks on individual shots unless the contest is closed and judging has taken place, I will say that quite a few of the shots submitted elicited a satisfying reaction akin to a shiver when viewed - which I think I can say is sort of the point of the exercise.

Too kind.

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Chuck Rodent - Nice start to the thread. Yep, lots of frozen stuff in Canada although it was relativity warm here in Ontario this week. Love the detail in the ice along with the flowing water.

kenoh - Nice abstract but I think the B&W treatment takes the cold away.

Hughmac - I’d like to see this one in colour as well.

Indydenny - I’m a sucker for sunset/sunrise shots. Nice mix of colours

HantaYo - Nice still shot with great reflections.

Elbert C - Another great abstract shot. This one works well in B&W.

jjk454ss - Nice composition. I wonder what’s around the bend

acearchie - Awesome. I love the detail. How did you manage to get the shell in focus?

Miltz - Brrr….

thebro20 - I like the idea but would have like to have seen a different angle, maybe with more of the ballon in the frame.

Robotti - Cool Shot. As a frequent flyer, I’ve taken my share of photos out of airplane windows.

oblomow - I get shivers just looking at this...

MacRy - Great lighting.

Apple fanboy - Neat icicles.

Winners:

3rd: Miltz
2nd: oblomow
1st: Chuck Rodent

Well done everybody. As soon as I saw Chuck's shot, I knew it would take something special to beat it.

 

[Robotti]

Thanks, this was fun. It was my first one here, but I'll be sure to take part again!

 

[Ish]

Wonderful shot CR, a well deserved win. Well done Ace for the creative interpretation! Well done everyone else too, some nice pictures in there.

AFB: Did you get any snow last weekend at the end of December? We were travelling north on the M1 and it was really scenic. Only problem was there was no chance to get out and take photos! Then after another scenic ride back we arrived with no snow at all at home. Perfect!!