- such perfect synergy of a warm and gentle body and the rough cold ice. This is amazing Leah, glad to see you back on flickr. - Katarina Gaj
- beautiful... - ken_pogs
- i love how this somehow creates a vertical line here - jenasa
Sea of Broken Dreams
This will most definitely go down in history as my most dangerous shoot ever. I was so scared to crawl across the melting ice caps at my cottage to get this, I almost didn't do it! But I knew I'd regret it if I didn't, and I was right. So thankful not to have fallen through to that ice water below!
I have never been away from flickr this long before. Feels weird, but at the same time quite refreshing. I've had so much going on the past 4 months with my dollhouse show (which was a success!) and obtaining a new visa to live in the U.S. (which I am currently home in Canada waiting on), that I've scarcely had time to think about photography. After all this time away, it felt strangely blissful to sprawl across the melting ice in sheer agony. Like coming home :)
Comments and faves
Leah Pearl, Masha Sardari, Dancinginthehall, Teffin*Photography, and 1562 other people added this photo to their favorites.
DBLClick Photography {Joe Ford} (26 months ago | reply)
oh wow, I love the editing you did here. Throughout the image a sea of blue emphasizing the cold. gorgeous detail in the clouds.
brandonhuang (26 months ago | reply)
wow! you risked everything to get the perfect shot :) awesome work here! the cold blue tones are great :D
Merch-One (26 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
drshrinker (catching up) (26 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
Why do you need a visa? Don't we take American Express? (ba-dum-bump)
Great to see you back, eh? And glad you didn't fall in the drink.
Teffin*Photography (26 months ago | reply)
wow this is awesome!
Alper Design (26 months ago | reply)
wowzerz!
the editing is just brilliant!!! :))
{CP} (26 months ago | reply)
Glad that you are back in action! What a wonderful shot! You deserved the short break and now is your turn to share with us your amazing photos for past 4 mths. : D
Marfy Austin (26 months ago | reply)
this is really amazing.
johnma.com.au (26 months ago | reply)
At first I thought it was a some epic photoshopping job... but you ACTUALLY got yourself on that piece of ice... respect.
Very nice shot.
Doc Yank (26 months ago | reply)
Incredible! the sky, the touch of red...wonderful!
Playland Photography (26 months ago | reply)
incredible composition! everything is perfect! so well done this came out soooooo goood!!!
Lucia Rubio (26 months ago | reply)
OMG, you're so crazy! is so dangerous! But amazing results!!!
aldose Aberto Dominguez (26 months ago | reply)
Women's ice!!!
Gonzalo Déniz (26 months ago | reply)
awesome!
annakphoto (26 months ago | reply)
this is absolutely beautiful, colours, light and pose. and very brave of you!
Orbiting Sol (26 months ago | reply)
a creative shot -
Craig - S (26 months ago | reply)
Well thought out, and executed beautifully. The light is amazing. Very creative!
mark boucher (26 months ago | reply)
awesome
P e T e r P a N (26 months ago | reply)
really fantastic!
Moustapha B (26 months ago | reply)
well composed... wonderful
Lindsey_JG [deleted] (26 months ago | reply)
Stellar!!
.brianday (26 months ago | reply)
Boy am I glad you're back. Your combination of beauty and genius is pretty refreshing. :)
Beautifully done, L!
tattoogirl12 (-break-) (26 months ago | reply)
wow you are brave!! beautiful capture! :)
sailwings (26 months ago | reply)
Glad to see your new works again!
Evita Maria (26 months ago | reply)
Gran composición
danielle kiemel (26 months ago | reply)
It was 100% worth the risk you took to come out with this, it's unlike anything I've seen before! The emotion, the tension you're holding in your body is so powerful, even in your toes, and the way your hand is draped over the side completely relaxed, you could not have come up with a more perfect pose for this! I just can't stop looking at it. The blue tones are superb, I love the slight pink in the sky which ties in so well with your dress and skin. The way the ice caps have broken and formed together like that, it's like the ground is literally rising beneath you!
I live in Australia so I've never experienced landscapes like this, it's breathtaking! I imagine, along with the pain from the cold, it would've been so incredibly freeing to lie there, to feel so alive in that moment.
Amazing, amazing, amazing!
Mr is Me (26 months ago | reply)
amazing work indeed. I thought perhaps post processing but then no, not from you, and not in Canada. Simply marvelous and welcome back.
ThomasBlumenthal (26 months ago | reply)
spectacular!! great tones
Sarah Ann Wright (26 months ago | reply)
That's an amazing place - this is totally unique!
.bella. (26 months ago | reply)
Oh my gosh you were actually there?! My initial thought was that it was photoshopped! Wow.. I'm so impressed and you got a stunning photo! :)
Greg Gardner (26 months ago | reply)
Holy frozen awesomeness Batman!
kcvensel (26 months ago | reply)
This is an amazingly beautiful photo and pose and you are quite brave to venture out, glad you did not go thru the ice!
Shawn Colborn (26 months ago | reply)
Wow. This has strong emotional qualities.
Until_you (26 months ago | reply)
oh my god
Schoonmaker III (26 months ago | reply)
Wow, Leah, you've out done yourself, back with a bang.......
incredible capture......
funnyriidiing (26 months ago | reply)
wooww, it's wonderfull!
VictoriaLaren (26 months ago | reply)
wow Leah this is incredible...I'd say it was most definately worth the risk and cold to get that shot! great choice with the red, it works so well with all the blue. and lovely pose as well!
Paulo Seben (26 months ago | reply)
It's good to see your work here again, my friend!
-Karonte- (26 months ago | reply)
The risk paid off, the picture is great ... The perfect color and framing too. You deserve all the glory in photography... Congratulations!
CW61 (26 months ago | reply)
Superb work!
njessome1 (26 months ago | reply)
YIKES! Leah, tell me you editied, please!! Or that the ice flows came up on the beach. . .
matilda89 (26 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
Whitney Shoots Photography (26 months ago | reply)
WOW! I am in awe!!!!!!!!! I saw the thumbnail and all I could think, there is no way that is ice! BUT WOW IT IS! Gorgeous!!!
fearyouwontfall (26 months ago | reply)
I'm glad you didn't get hurt! This shot is so insane. <3<3<3
Cam' Akebou (26 months ago | reply)
wonderful !! ^^ i love it
{ Kasia Skrzypek } (26 months ago | reply)
OMG this so so amazing
Iva Red (26 months ago | reply)
This is one of the most beautiful photographs I even seen. Well done for the idea and courage.
Nick Today (26 months ago | reply)
I must admire your bravery and dedication to your work. Bravo!
kunle_abi2003 (26 months ago | reply)
Amazing,expect more lucrative stuff from you, your ideology there was not bad.look forward to see more anti-thesis of your
10v10 (26 months ago | reply)
what everyone said
killer idea and image
you are very daring.