#Ice Formations

[littlepawz]

Frost flowers are one of the most delicate and intricate-looking natural ice formations. They are not actually any kind of vegetation, rather they are formed from an array of crystalline frost spikes that appear when warm water vapour emerges from thin surfaces of ice and hits cold air.

To form, frost flowers usually need calm, relatively windless conditions and a temperature difference of 15 degrees Celsius between the atmosphere and the ice surface

[colorsoutofearth]

Iceland winterscapes by David Noton

[herbalnature]

Step into the serene blues of an Alaskan box canyon, where ice forms an otherworldly passage to the sky. The natural light creates a tranquil ambiance, perfect for a moment of reflection amidst the frozen beauty.

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Ice Formations In Antarctica That Look Like Ice Walls, Columns, And An Archway

Tharakan922

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Ice caves and melt at Mendenahall Glacier

[woodsy-hoe]

why do these icicles look like feet to me

[lionfloss]

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A Giant Icicle

During my final year of college, it was a bitterly cold winter and one my classes was upstairs. From the hallway on that floor you could get out to the balcony, which had a great view of the water. Not that anyone wanted to, though. It was, as I said, a bitterly cold winter. But there was a leak around a chain out there, and it formed this gorgeous work of nature that was well worth getting a runny nose and cold fingers over.

Taken over a couple of days, all photos are mine, edited for colour and contrast. I also rarely use flash in photography, but did so in some of the photos here as it brought out some of the subtler markings in the ice.

[riotclitshave]

Emäsalo, Finland by Niko Laurila

[vox-anglosphere]

A frozen Lake Huron is a distant memory on these sultry July days

[littlepawz]

Mother Nature loves playing with ice. Here, (I presume), we have an ice mushroom...or ‘iceshroom’?

[colorsoutofearth]

Glacial ice photos by Paul Souders

[herbalnature]

Lake Michigan rests under a blanket of winter, with ice formations hugging the shore and broken sheets dotting the chilly blue expanse. There's a serene kind of magic in the quiet of this frozen landscape.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

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From inside

The scenery in the ice cave at Vatnajökull Glacier in Iceland was mystical and the ice was shining in all shades from transparent to dark blue. There were great light conditions in the ice cave and the beauty of the ice formations was overwhelming.

Strobel Volker

Germany

Neutral Density Photography Awards 2023

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