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Picasso Flying On Thin Ice

The art piece discovered in an ice pond by a macro lens and reveals the eternal artist of yesteryear from the perspective of winter water. A Picasso-like face with wings flying in a boot is perceived by the artist.

The formation of ice crystals require special winter conditions. In this case ice bubbles formed around a structure reminiscent of a face with a peaked hat. Waves of water in the ice form the wing-like structure

Ice crystals are solid ice.  The shapes that are formed include columns, needles, plates and dendrites. Freezing cold and water are basic ingredients. Temperature and humidity determine crystalline forms.

On the day I photographed the image, the conditions were ripe. A  “bad” snowstorm in February 2016 with 8-12 inches of snow, was followed by a Valentines day of zero degrees Fahrenheit, and then followed a day later by a morning with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Fahrenheit.  Ice ponds with transparent, and often cracked thin ice, could be found all over the park  As I looked more closely at these ice ponds with my macro lens – my breath was taken away by the geometric forms of nature.

Just a click of the camera and a moment of time in nature, likely never to surface again, was captured.

Related categories:  forces, shape, units to unity, time, bonds and connections, forces, water theme