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Published: 2004-02-24 10:28:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1762; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 386
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Description Raindrops froze instantly after they fell, covering everything in cold glass, the icy weight pulling everything down. It was a wonderful but a scary and weird sight at once - and not even my grandmother remembers seeing anything like this (in our country), no matter the many years she's lived.

Hard winters are coming.

Third of a 3-piece series. The first one - a non-macro view of the branches of a tree, covered in glassy ice - can be seen (if dA works) here: [link] . The second one, of leaves, is here: [link] .

Colours are slightly retouched.

Hope you like it.
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Comments: 41

Gerda [2004-07-02 22:32:08 +0000 UTC]

You chose to expose the one twig that managed to "free" itself. I should think this is a cheerful thing
I can't believe I missed it while browsing your gallery. Silly me
It's very beautiful!

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gaborcsigas In reply to Gerda [2004-07-04 08:13:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks! yep i chose that twig and the surrounding ones because of the contrast - had i showed only ice-covered stuff, there would've been no firm ground for comparison...
as for missing a piece in a gallery, don't worry, most galleries have so many pieces in them that makes very easy to overlook a bunch...

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swanna [2004-02-28 02:24:56 +0000 UTC]

great work, maaan!!

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gaborcsigas In reply to swanna [2004-02-28 08:53:17 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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isky [2004-02-26 12:36:22 +0000 UTC]

wow - this is just wonderful - i love the compostition, the curves and the detail....

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gaborcsigas In reply to isky [2004-02-26 20:01:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i'm glad you like it...

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thesouthernrange [2004-02-26 07:05:57 +0000 UTC]

it looks like you took them off the tree/bush and had them on a white background or something??? well anyway, it's absolutely lovely. delicate.

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gaborcsigas In reply to thesouthernrange [2004-02-26 08:28:38 +0000 UTC]

first of all: thanks. as for the background: no, i didn't take them off (even though that would also have been an option ), the background shows a completely empty segment of a very light-gray sky whitened further by retouching. (i just had to find the right position to take the shot from.)

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thesouthernrange In reply to gaborcsigas [2004-02-26 09:21:01 +0000 UTC]

very nice

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gaborcsigas In reply to thesouthernrange [2004-02-26 09:21:34 +0000 UTC]

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lookinforme [2004-02-26 06:43:28 +0000 UTC]

very interesting shot i like it alot! greeat cropping too

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gaborcsigas In reply to lookinforme [2004-02-26 08:40:36 +0000 UTC]

i'm glad you liked it - thanks for telling me.

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ladygish [2004-02-26 06:29:14 +0000 UTC]

omg this is incredible! of course i have an obsession with tree branches, but still i *love* this! i can't believe it's only got 2 favorites.

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gaborcsigas In reply to ladygish [2004-02-26 09:09:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot, especially for the fav!

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ladygish In reply to gaborcsigas [2004-02-26 13:45:18 +0000 UTC]

most welcome! this is really a very very gorgeous piece.
= ^.^ =

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Zlatty [2004-02-26 06:22:44 +0000 UTC]

Cool shot ! looks tight as hell ... I like how the bg is white

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gaborcsigas In reply to Zlatty [2004-02-26 09:10:39 +0000 UTC]

thanks! (the background, btw, is a whitened out piece of a very light gray and very empty sky )

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HuskyTheHusky [2004-02-26 04:55:08 +0000 UTC]

Looks very much like a picture I took during our ice storms... such a beutiful peice...

Woof

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gaborcsigas In reply to HuskyTheHusky [2004-02-26 09:21:00 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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outshined [2004-02-26 04:12:57 +0000 UTC]

I've seen ice like this a few times. It's really pretty, but very destructive. Invariably, our poor trees will lose at least a limb or two. Sometimes we lose whole trees =/.

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gaborcsigas In reply to outshined [2004-02-26 09:26:55 +0000 UTC]

yes, that's what happened round here too - whole branches broke off, they couldn't bear the weight. the glassy ice has become their coffin... thanks for the comment!

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evanesces [2004-02-26 03:53:22 +0000 UTC]

Very creative idea behind this shot, a great piece of photography.

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gaborcsigas In reply to evanesces [2004-02-26 09:27:30 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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saciii [2004-02-25 11:29:33 +0000 UTC]

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gaborcsigas In reply to saciii [2004-02-25 11:47:49 +0000 UTC]

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imogene [2004-02-25 09:54:24 +0000 UTC]

This is a great shot. Very crisp and abstract. Its good to see you submitting more, and Im glad I finally get a chance to comment. Keep it up!

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gaborcsigas In reply to imogene [2004-02-25 10:01:11 +0000 UTC]

In turn, it's good to see you commenting and being active again, Lani! Thanks for your words, and I do hope to see more and more from you these days both comment and artwise.

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gsb [2004-02-24 23:30:19 +0000 UTC]

man... what are you doing????!!!! I can´ t stop putting faves to your photos!!!

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gaborcsigas In reply to gsb [2004-02-25 00:44:32 +0000 UTC]

hahahh it's because i'm the evil favmaker! errr... or maybe it's just pure luck on my part? i should try the lottery again, anyway.

thanks

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gsb In reply to gaborcsigas [2004-02-25 02:16:46 +0000 UTC]

yeaaah you should try!!! who knows?? maybe you get rich and forget about us!! ... ehm... just forget what I´ve just told you

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gsb In reply to gsb [2004-02-25 16:18:54 +0000 UTC]

hahahaah I guess it wouldn't worth that much... I mean... what for?

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gaborcsigas In reply to gsb [2004-02-25 10:10:05 +0000 UTC]

no, I'd never... I'd buy accounts (at least) for all my dA friends (hell, I'd buy dA if it was enough )

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szilvia [2004-02-24 22:10:10 +0000 UTC]

és ez is nagyon kircsiii
nagyon tetszik a kivágás, jó kis absztrakt kép lett belőle... ha nem tudnám, hogy fotó, azt hinném, hogy egy ROPPANT ü gyes manip

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sweetanddeadly [2004-02-24 21:21:21 +0000 UTC]

Ebbõl meg print kellene Tök érdekes, olyan, mintha egy kábel lenne Ööööö..

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gaborcsigas In reply to sweetanddeadly [2004-02-24 21:46:30 +0000 UTC]

print. hümm, el kéne gondolkozni ezen, azt hiszem. vagyis el kéne olvasni a daprints leírást.
kábel? hehe...
és megintcsak köszönöm!

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sweetanddeadly In reply to gaborcsigas [2004-02-25 18:06:21 +0000 UTC]

Igen-igen. Ki tudja, hátha bejön egy kis pénz

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gaborcsigas In reply to sweetanddeadly [2004-02-25 20:02:21 +0000 UTC]

hm, inkább nagy pénz jöjjön be inkább, vettü nk is lottót.

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RedTalonTPF [2004-02-24 11:34:09 +0000 UTC]

I like the concept of this. To me it kind of feels like the branch is trapped by ice, but is slowly breaking free. That or the ice is slowing taking over. Guess it depends on your mood whihc way you want to take it.

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gaborcsigas In reply to RedTalonTPF [2004-02-24 11:44:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment, for the thoughts. Indeed, the branch was trapped in ice, which was slowly melting away, chunks of it falling to the ground as the wather got warmer and warmer... till evening came again, when the process turned around. And this picture here can be interpreted in both ways, just as you said.

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sagenlicht [2004-02-24 10:37:31 +0000 UTC]

oh...i had to look at this for a while before i ssaw what it was.
at first i thought it was a shot of some bacteria or something.
i really like the clarity and cropping.

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gaborcsigas In reply to sagenlicht [2004-02-24 10:39:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks! (bacteria are interesting too but i don't have a microscope to take shots of them.. )

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