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Fire & Ice
Fire & Ice
mandyp


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Opposites (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Pentax Optio 555
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: May 9, 2004
Galleries: Macro, Studio
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2004

 I built a fire in the backyard and froze a whole lot of icecubes together in interesting patterns. I held the icecubes up in front of the flames on wire. Had to be quick, they didn't last long. I spent the afternoon running between the freezer and the fire.

It was a novel experience for me to have my fingers being burnt and frozen at the same time.

Editing: levels & cropping.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 286
Avg (all users): 6.1869
Avg (commenters): 7.7727
Avg (participants): 6.0303
Avg (non-participants): 6.3064
Views since voting: 2221
Votes: 305
Comments: 30
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/20/2004 03:32:02 AM
You're right. Good one Chilly - I wasn't able to get my ice to do that. Second is still good for me :)
 05/20/2004 02:03:51 AM
You might want to look again :) I did like yours better than mine though, good job.

Message edited by author 2004-05-20 06:04:13.
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 05/18/2004 09:21:48 PM
I won the "Fire & Ice" challenge! :-)

Thanks everyone for the excellent comments. I'm very happy with my 14th place.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/17/2004 07:21:17 PM
Best of the fire and iceii.
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 05/16/2004 07:55:05 PM
Really stunning photo. I don't know what that thing is, but it looks great in this shot.
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 05/16/2004 01:40:32 PM
once of the better fire & ice themes
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 05/16/2004 02:06:02 AM
You have the best of the Fire and Ice challenge ;-) 7
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 05/14/2004 09:01:18 PM
Really lovely abstraction of the idea of fire and ice. The highlights in the foreground are great as is the off centered composition.
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 05/14/2004 02:50:06 PM
Wonderful abstract! There were many, many fire and ice entries as you know - but this one stands tall amoung them. Great colors and a fun image to explore.
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 05/14/2004 02:08:06 PM
I can not tell that is ice. Cool colors though.
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 05/14/2004 12:20:49 PM
This is one of the few ice images lit well enough to bring out the interest in the ice. glad you were able to take advantage of it.
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 05/14/2004 08:25:11 AM
My favorite of the fire and ices. Looks more like crystal or a bottle than ice, though. 7.
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 05/14/2004 04:52:45 AM
This entry was by far my favorite of the Fire & Ice pictures. Great colors, composition, DOF, and ice selection.
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 05/13/2004 06:28:01 PM
Good color
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 05/13/2004 02:47:26 PM
Brilliant photo.
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 05/13/2004 02:12:55 PM
Love the colors and the feeling. My first place choice.
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 05/13/2004 10:34:08 AM
What was the ice formed in ? Cool design of the ice. Great job. Lighting is great.
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 05/13/2004 08:41:53 AM
Nice shot, better than my fire and ice thats for sure!
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 05/12/2004 10:37:30 PM
this is amazing
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 05/12/2004 08:45:28 PM
Great shot!
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 05/12/2004 08:03:32 PM
Beautiful!!! It looks like something from a magazine. 9
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 05/12/2004 05:17:04 PM
I also did fire and ice but yours is ssoooo much better. Nice job!-9
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 05/12/2004 04:24:43 PM
One of the few F&I shots I really like...and it includes neither element, per say, in the shot! Good job.
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 05/12/2004 02:37:06 PM
This is the best Fie & Ice that I have seen so far. Excellent Shot!

I really like how the ice has a more 'permanent' look to it by filling the frame and being so in focus, while the flames have the 'opposite' effect looking almost ethereal almost calling out "touch me if you dare..."
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 05/12/2004 12:48:58 PM
would have gone down well in the abstract. Best fire and ice theme i've seen so far
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 05/12/2004 10:34:56 AM
Yay at last an ice and fire shot with some zest, some colour, some inspiration.
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 05/12/2004 06:38:30 AM
the best "fire and ice" one I've seen so far
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 05/11/2004 10:29:07 PM
quite amazing color
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 05/11/2004 08:45:31 PM
Now my desktop image :-)
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 05/11/2004 08:20:51 PM
very cool, cant tell what it is but its so complex at textured, it looks computer generated
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