2103_0570 Bubbles in Lake Ice - a photo on Flickriver

2103_0570 Bubbles in Lake Ice

            From the great, wide world to the intimate macro universe: worlds within worlds. These gas bubbles were frozen in ice at the edge of a lake. Also suspended in the ice were uncountable tiny arthropods - scuds? I didn't try to count them because I did not notice them until I looked at the files full size on my monitor. At least half a dozen are visible in the upper half of this image. They are greenish yellow, with antennae and black spots for eyes. 

The photography part was easy that morning; I had no trouble seeing. Getting into position, well... that involved a lot of contortion, at times. Here, kneeling, with my camera on the tripod, it was simply a matter of parallel plane focusing and stopping down the lens to ensure edge to edge sharpness. Seeing comes first, but I value technical quality too, and I can't obtain optimum quality by shooting something like this at f/6.3, or at f/16 with the ISO cranked up to 2500. Beginning in 1983, I shot almost everything from a tripod for the next 30 years, and that had a major impact on the way I see, because it slowed me down. I have not rushed through life. At times, though, I feel it rushing through me...

Getting back to the greatest difficulty on ice: cold knees. I have not one but two sets of knee pads which I never remember to bring along on these outings. I remember photographing otters up in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan in March 2001, spending an hour kneeling in the snow, not noticing the numbness or the pain until I stood up... and promptly fell over. It took more than a few minutes to massage life back into my joints. And yes, like everyone here, I do this for fun.

Photographed at Newton Lake, near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Val Marie (show map)

Taken on: March 12, 2021

Tags:

ice

macro

parallel plane photography

frozen

lake edge

gas

air

pattern

shape

texture

beauty

beautiful

cold

arthropods

maybe scuds

Crustacea

Amphipods

maybe not

tiny

life

spring

springtime

early spring

late winter

wild

prairie

Newton Lake

Val Marie

Saskatchewan

Canada

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Sets appears in: • Best 2021 • Ice

Groups appears in: • Macro Photography • The World Up-Close (Nature Macro) more » • Natural PATTERNS, Shapes, and Textures (curated) • Your Best Photography • Art of Nature • Ultimate Ice « less

Camera: Nikon D850, f/32.0, 0.3 sec, 180mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Aperture:	f/32.0
Exposure Time:	0.3
Focal Length:	180mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.33 EV
Flash:	Unknown (0x70)
Exposure Program:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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