Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Frozen Wonder

Today we start with more of the single block ice sculptures in Confederation Park.


These two were taken on the final weekend of Winterlude. Milder temperatures had rendered outdoor sculptures opaque.


I finish for today with two more looks at the Olympic themed sculptures. Tomorrow we head over to the solo and pairs competitive sculptures to see them by night.

31 comments:

  1. The thing that strikes me is that there's not any room for error when working with a large single block of ice. If you screw up, you're done and have to start over with a new block of ice. So, that makes these sculptures even more impressive!

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  2. Such beautiful sculptures. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Incredible talent, both in the sculptures and your photographs.

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  4. Really wonderful ice sculptures. Thanx.

    God bless.

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  5. @Linda: they are!

    @Lowell: that's true- one glitch and it's marred.

    @Francisco: thank you.

    @Jo: you're welcome.

    @Mildred: thanks!

    @Tom: very icy!

    @Victor: they're a wonder to see.

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  6. Those brightly lit photos are just lovely.

    Janis
    GDP

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  7. Some sculptures with lots of detail and some are very plane.

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  8. Is the second one a dragon? Yeahh... I think it's a dragon. It's my favourite.

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  9. That last one is pretty spectacular.

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  10. Those really are beauties. Love the brightness, too.

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  11. Wow! ~ Beautiful ice sculptures and great photos!

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  12. @Janis: I certainly thought so.

    @Red: that's true.

    @Klara: yes, it's a dragon.

    @Sharon: it certainly was!

    @Whisk: I do too.

    @Carol: thank you!

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  13. I see some dinosaurs & dragons feature here too & not just st the Ulster Museum as I posted last week!

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  14. More great night photos of the ice sculptures, I really like seeing them all lit up.

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  15. These are just fabulous ...

    All the best Jan

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  16. @Christine: of course fossils last longer than ice!

    @Cloudia: it was.

    @Jenn: I do too.

    @Jan: thank you!

    @RedPat: it is.

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  17. Once again, the lighting is really impressive. Nice work!

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  18. They look fantastic all lit up. Nice night photos, William.

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  19. It is just incredible what they can do with ice!

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  20. The color lighting turns it into a fairyland.

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  21. Again I'm so taken how well this medium lends itself to colored lights. So striking!

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  22. They look amazing lit up like this at night!

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  23. I feel so devoid of artistic talent when I see these sculptures.

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  24. @Jeanie: thank you!

    @Bill: thanks!

    @Sandi: it definitely is.

    @Beth: thank you.

    @Mari: it really does.

    @Kay: it works well in lights.

    @Grace: they do indeed.

    @Norma: it is, yes.

    @Pat: me too!

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