Ice Abstracts-Part 2

The onset of the Wisconsin winter is not fun for me. Most of the "good" birds have begun their outward migration, the sun seldom appears, eagles are AWOL, and my body begins its hibernation mode by turning me into "Jabba the Fred."

So I forced myself to go outside one day while the sun was present to find something I could photograph. I ended up at Covered Bridge Park in Cedarburg and noticed that the ice had only partly covered areas of Cedar Creek, leaving some very interesting photo ops.

I often try to imagine whatever landscape photo I take as potentially ripe for change into an art photo. Minimal editing can do this, as you'll see below. I'll use two of the photos as examples, but the rest are finished products.

The tree branch reflection in this photo is not yet covered by ice but its surroundings show thin ice starting to form on the water.

This is the same photo after changing the orientation, modifying exposure, enlarging and cropping. Now it's more like an art photo (excuse my lack of humility, I was born that way.

                                                             

The photo below is the original, depicting a tree reflection in ice near the creek's bank.

The above photo has been edited to change only the orientation, and the result is abstract and much more interesting. 

The remaining three photos, taken at the same location, have all been edited to some extent. 

Hope you like them!