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Early Frost

Early Frost - Main image
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Category: 24 Trees

Wayne National Forest, Ohio
This would have to be one of the coldest mornings I can remember–the river was actually freezing in front of me–you can see the chunks of ice floating downstream! I was fully clad in my winter gear, but I could hardly feel my fingers as I loaded the film. This was nature at its extreme. A night frost had coated the trees and they looked like glass. As I set up my camera the sun cracked and backlit the frozen scene. I took a series of shots till I couldn’t stand the arctic conditions any more. The resulting image looks like a painting. 

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Jacob U. ★★★★★

The mist hanging over the water made the ice chunks look like they were floating through a dream—the detail in those trees is sharp enough to feel the chill. Captured that bitter stillness perfectly, like stepping right into that Ohio morning.

Christopher ★★★★★

The frozen river and drifting ice are captured so sharply you can almost feel the sting of that morning air—the detail in the icy water is incredible. I keep coming back to the way the light hits the frost on the trees in the background. It's a hauntingly beautiful piece that makes me want to visit

Penelope ★★★★★

The ice chunks drifting past in that river shot pulled me right back to the freezing morning I had there—the cold is so real you can almost feel it through the screen. The frost detail on the branches is what really makes it for me, it’s sharp and honest without being overdone.