Last week, I shared recent photos of large ice bubbles in a restored wetland at the Platte River Prairies. This week, I’m sharing more photos from the same frozen wetland, but featuring other (mostly) subjects I found in between shooting bubbles. All these photographs were taken during two trips a couple days apart.
A dislodged plate of ice (probably caused by an animal’s foot breaking through a few days before?) Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. ISO 400, f/22, 1/320 sec.
Temperatures in my part of Nebraska were about 60 degrees F today. I don’t want to complain, but these warm temperatures are seriously restricting my ability to artistically express myself by photographing capsules of decomposition gases encased in frozen water. What am I supposed to do instead? Sit on my porch and watch tonight’s gorgeous sunset while wearing a t-shirt?? I guess I’ll have to.
Maybe next week will bring back the ice. One can only hope.
Coyote tracks in ice along the edge of the wetland. Tokina 11-20mm lens @13mm. ISO 400, f/22, 1/200 sec.Wetland grasses, snow, ice, a tree, and a bonus tree. Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. ISO 320, f/22, 1/100 sec.A recently-frozen-over hole. Tokina 11-20mm lens @11mm. ISO 400, f/22, 1/200 sec.An ice ridge less than 2 inches high but maybe 40 yards long. Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. ISO 320, f/22, 1/100 sec.The same ice ridge shown above, but considerably closer to the tree. Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. ISO 320, f/18, 1/80 sec.Wetland grasses and some fascinating fractal ice patterns. Tokina 11-20mm lens @11mm. ISO 500, f/14, 1/125 sec.A nicely framed setting sun. Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. ISO 320, f/22, 1/125 sec.Water along the edge of an opening in the ice starting to freeze up as the sun dropped. Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. ISO 500, f/22, 1/100 sec.Feather, ice, and sunset. Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. ISO 640, f/14, 1/320 sec.
Ha! Not very. Elbows and knees got a little damp, but mostly the outer layers of my clothes. A few times, my damp coveralls froze to the ice a little while I was lying prone with the camera, but I peeled back off just fine!
The Prairie Ecologist 
Great shots. How wet did you get while taking them? :-)
Ha! Not very. Elbows and knees got a little damp, but mostly the outer layers of my clothes. A few times, my damp coveralls froze to the ice a little while I was lying prone with the camera, but I peeled back off just fine!
I see why this icy world is your muse.
Loving the ice photos. Thank you! I can almost forget my dislike of the cold.