Very nice. The central pillar looks like a sculpture of soles assenting to heaven. I wonder if you could edit it further to make this what's the subject.   Posted: 03/06/2025 15:10:38

Robert, I love this! Such and amazing "sculpture", is it a frozen waterfall? As gorgeous as it is, it does seem too blue. I would correct the white balance. It might be a bit too sharpened. It might be worth trying a selective contrast brush and help define the depth of the ice.

Great image, absolutely worth doing some research on working ice images. I live in Florida, just to avoid ice and snow. Ed might be knowledgeable on this.   Posted: 03/08/2025 20:11:19

Love this. This is a beautifully captured image with a mysterious aura. The middle section, in particular, has an intriguing quality-it almost appears as though a gathering of ghostly figures or perhaps monks shrouded in ice is standing in silence. The composition and natural textures add to the sense of wonder and mystique, making it a truly great shot.   Posted: 03/10/2025 22:33:02

Beautiful image!! It is tricky to photograph snow and ice. I agreed it is a little too blue. What is your original image looks like? Did you crop both sides? Just for fun of it I used PS generated expand and made a horizontal version of your image.   Posted: 03/12/2025 14:24:36

A very cold winter time. By the lakeside, at the edge of the valley, the snow and ice from many days have formed such amazing sculptures. If the layers of sunlight could be captured, it would fascinate me even more. Very good work.   Posted: 03/13/2025 03:22:34

Thank you all for your generous comments. Yes, I tinted the ice way too much. I don't know what I was thinking. I hadn't noticed the ascending of souls, which is a fun interpretation of the image. I could do no better than Ed in emphasizing this interpretation. The spillway comprises almost the entire width of the dam. At the time this was shot, water was coming over only near the left end of the dam. I include a shot of almost the full width of the dam. The computer generated expansion of my submitted image is amazing, almost scary. There was almost no cropping of the shot that I processed for submission. Finally, indeed, I wanted to see the ice in sunlight, but the orientation of the dam and the adjacent topography blocks sunlight from the dam in the winter.
Below is shown the original of the image that I submitted.   Posted: 03/13/2025 20:52:03

Below is a shot of almost the entire dam.   Posted: 03/13/2025 20:54:09