Winter Gold by Chipka

Photography • Seasonal/Holiday • posted on Feb 14, 2013

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To the north, there is a river. There is ice. It moans and pops on quiet nights, as water coursing beneath it shapes and reshapes its frozen skin. By day, sunlight warms the water and its icy skin cracks with odd, nearly-bovine or creaking, near-wooden groans. One may know that there are changes in the weather when ice moans and pops, while south…not so far away, a lone sprig of summer’s dry remnant gleams golden in a field of snow. The North Branch of the Chicago River made odd noises on the day that I took this photograph. Though it was cold—in comparison to the nights before—it was warm enough for snow. I walked with Corey, to photograph the river, and listen to calving sheets of ice. I love the hollow hum and crack of ice as huge, continental plates tear themselves from shorelines or other broad, brittle, and flat plates. I heard the hollow clop-plunk-thump of colliding plates, like…well…like hollow rocks, as they drifted down-river. After long moments of listening to one of Winter’s stranger, plaintive songs, I meandered back to Corey’s, and paused to photograph a lone sprig of something dead, peeking through a blanket of snow. As always, thank you for viewing, reading, and commenting, and I hope you’re all having a great week. **Zoom might help a bit**

Comments (19)

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Wolfenshire

12:31AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

The simplicity of the image is nearly hypnotic, the eye just wants to stay on the subject. Strange though, the first thought that came to my head was, immortality.

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durleybeachbum

12:36AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

Delicious!

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jayfar

12:58AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

Beautiful in its simplicity.

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AZBO

2:44AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

Now frozen for an eternity in your image

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icerian

3:28AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

This is fabulous. I like vivid colour creating atmosphere.

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fallen21

4:01AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

Excellent shot.

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kgb224

4:42AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

Superb capture my friend. God Bless.

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JuliSonne

4:52AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

A sad image.....but good capture! Transience and resurrection belong together.

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Faemike55

8:14AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

Wonderful capture

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helanker

10:10AM | Thu, 14 February 2013

So lovely and so was the little story about the river sounds. I was almost there with you. :)

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PREECHER

12:29PM | Thu, 14 February 2013

i like the simplicity of the photo and complexity of the natural object...on my last visit to chicago a few years back i stayed in a hotel right by the river...it was summer...it must be lovely to here the ice breakin on the river something i've never experienced...i like to hear glass breaking so i imagine i would enjoy hearing natural breakage of ice on a river...awesome image and trip...thank you... happy valentines day to you and yours... chills and thrills

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