Regular readers will know that I have taken a lot of photos of the icicles overhanging our porch. I haven’t been very successful with black and white filters though, as the contrast was never enough. The icicles just faded into the background. But, I think this one worked.
The icicles have now gone, sadly taking most of the gutters and some of the porch railings with them as they fell. A sudden thaw saw chunks of ice half the size of me fall, crashing through anything in their path. No wonder there have been Beware of Falling Ice signs all over town!
Ah well, just another job to add to the very long list of work this house needs done to it… Thankfully (?) the gutters were already on it. The porch railings weren’t!
Great picture but sorry to hear about all the repairs !
Thank you!
Great shot Sara – this does work well in black and white. So glad the icicles have now gone but sorry to hear that they’ve caused damage to the gutters and porch railings.
Yeah, I’m glad to see the back of them, although it is snowing again as I type…!!
Great photo Sara, hope you manage to restore everything to its former glory x
Thank you Cathy x
Beautiful yet so destructive – as Mother Nature can be!
Indeed!
Ice still, wow the cold lasts a while doesn’t it. Such a beautiful and yet powerful force of nature, I do love icicles, these look fab :) #bwphotoproject
It really does seem to be going on forever! They are beautiful though x
wow – that’s some icicle so no wonder they’ve done damage. damage is always frustrating and “natural” damage somehow more so. #bwphotoproject
Yes, it is a little frustrating, but what can you do!
Lucas says – I LOVE this photo – this icicle could make the perfect sword…….
The Mother says – Lucas…… *sigh*
Lol, they are very sword like :)
The detail the icicle is incredible – what a great photo :) #bwphotoproject
Thank you x
You certainly cracked this photo Sara.. beautiful .. good luck with the railings ;-) x
Thanks Jaime x
It definitely works … love the focus, light, and detail. Hope no one gets injured with all the falling icicles. Thanks for sharing. #bwphotoproject
Thank you very much x
Such a fab shot – just love it #iotw
Thank you Mary x
What a lovely shot, you’ve got the contrast balance just right in post as well, (so often B&W ends up flat). Great work :)
Thank you very much x
It is a beauty of a shot – I love the detail in the icicle, and the background is great. It is perfect in b and w too. So sorry the weather has caused so much damage – we just can’t fight Mother Nature. Thanks so much for linking up to #iotw
Thank you!