Waterfall Ice

Unusual ice formations formed on a mountain waterfall in Washington's

Cascade Mountains. Looks like hoarfrost formed, iced up, then water

rapidly covered and froze crystal clear over them.

Jim, I find myself comparing this image to Alain D's glacial ice from Iceland. This one doesn't quite grab me the way those do. Maybe better in color than B&W. I am sure the in-situ experience of this phenomena was fascinating. For me, the translation to photo image is not as engaging. Technically, the image is excellent, including exposure, B&W conversion, focus, and depth of field. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the comments David. I'm afraid I don't actually care for the way I processed the color version, using ACR daylight balance left the ice feathers looking yellow and dull so I increased contrast in this b&w treatment. When I was into climbing frozen waterfalls I often marveled at the beauty I was smashing to bits, but didn't have time to photograph. This waterfall was right next to an easy mountain trail I was hiking so it was simple to approach and study. I shot with my Sony A7rII and wished I had a macro lens, but had to make do with a 55mm.