Frozen Rope, a photo from New York, Northeast

Photographer's Note

In baseball slang a frozen rope is when a batter hits a hard line drive. The screaming baseball is supposed to look like a frozen rope. A scene like this most have been the inspiration for this slang because back in the old days the laundry got hung outside and when we had an ice storm mom made one of the boys go out and clear the line

lucasgalodoido, parbo, Clementi, dareco, cerenguven, baba_flies, Royaldevon, rodgerg, ymrk, snunney, Dyerco, Longroute, vmf-214, Wandering_Dan, fulvio52, cfreire, phwall, AROBN54, Didi has marked this note useful

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lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-12-15 17:42

Olá Tom,
realmente um detalhe bonito e interessante esse que você capturou, gostei também das cores e da profundidade de campo aqui. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

parbo (11092) 2008-12-15 17:59

Hello Tom,

This is a fresh capture and I can say only wow from my desk because the time is in Suriname now almost 23:00 and outside temperature is not less then 25°C (77°F). Your note is funny and reminds my childhood for helping mom. Splendidly detailed capture, perfect clarity. Congratulations.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

patshoo (952) 2008-12-15 18:31

Interesting capture,well control POV and clearly focus of subject from BG with good aperture control for good Bokeh,Clearly sharpness too.Nice shot,TFS.

gneufeld (15890) 2008-12-15 18:58

Hi Tom,
A thoughtful image giving evidence to the ice storms that can happen this time of year. Nice work and TFS. Gerald

jplebrun (21208) 2008-12-15 19:06

Hi Tom
belle présentation du froid que l'on connait présentement, les détails de la glace sur la poulie et sur la corde apparaissent bien.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

Clementi (52514) 2008-12-15 19:08

Ciao Tom,
exceptional definition of this photo. I like to look through the stems of the ice, some one environment a little cold.....
good job
Giorgio

dareco (17136) 2008-12-15 19:31

Nope! Don't think I'd want to be hanging clothes on the line today. Minus 31C today....way too cold for me! The detail on this is great and I like the beautiful blue sky. TFS

baba_flies (8829) 2008-12-15 23:13

Hello Tom! Would you believe that I took one of these ropes home back to my Swiss household? My NS friend had one and I loved to "roll-in" her laundry, I had never seen anything like that before. We had it montaged in our cottage but when we had to cut the tree I had no longer a way to put it up but this reminds me of all the things I bring home from my travels :))) You sure show the cold in this one, I guess the wheel is pretty much stuck ... no rolling! Lovely photo, Tom! Have a nice morning, once you are up! Barbara.

Royaldevon (85606) 2008-12-16 0:46

Hello Tom,

Wow! What a great pov!
Clear, sharp details on your focal point and a well chosen dof for a softer b/g.
I like how the icicles have created an abstract pattern, are twinkling and how some of them have adopted the blue of the sky.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

rodgerg (55767) 2008-12-16 3:41

Hello Tom,

A very good shot with a framing very orginal and very efficac. The details in the FG are very well collected. The BG with the trees gives an interesting and nice prospect effect. Congratulations,
Roger

ymrk (15099) 2008-12-16 4:26

Hello Tom;
Original capture and very nice care.Icy spectacle...
Congratulations,

YAĞMUR

snunney (130967) 2008-12-16 5:00

Hello Tom,
Makes for an interesting and fascinating photo study. The ice droplets are beautifully rendered and the dark blue sky adds much to the winter mood. Hope you were wrapped up warm :-)

Dyerco (10185) 2008-12-16 9:27

Hi Tom
Good close up of the effects of your ice storm. It looks like it is starting to thaw a bit.
Phil

Longroute (19600) 2008-12-16 10:02

Hello Tom,

that's a sight we don't have very often... well, it's pretty efficacious to show what's happening out there! (:-
And it's a nice composition though, with all those trees in the background and the intense blue sky. Nearly everything at focus.
Stay warm!
Donato

vmf-214 (1648) 2008-12-16 10:16

Hi Tom,

Stay warm and safe hope you still have power, Great detail you caught in this photo, I like how you focused on the rope and pulley. I also like the light hitting the ice and great sharpness. Well done Tom.

Regards
Jason.

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2008-12-16 11:14

Hi, Tom -

Here in San Francisco we're having extreme cold weather (by our standards, anything below 40 F is c-c-c-c-c-old!), so I wasn't sure I wanted to open this image at first. It's remarkably crisp (well, cold air does that) and very detailed. The pole seems a little close to the right edge and makes the photo seem slightly unbalanced, though.

Best,
Dan

PS: We've been hearing about the NE ice storm. Nice that you got a great shot out of it, but do stay off the roads, hmmm?

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-12-16 11:43

Hi, Tom.
It makes you feel like wearing a triple coat and two blankets by only looking at it... LOL!!! But it reminds me a lot of my childhood way back in the '50s in Northern Italy, when wintery scenes like this one were definitely daily stuff. Holland is close to nothing compared to it. COOL moody capture, I need a cognac now... Well, I don't mind if I do! Have a good day y'all, and thanks for your recent visit to Independence Pass, much appreciated. See ya soon,
Fulvio.

cfreire (11741) 2008-12-16 15:37

Hi Tom
Great shot very minimalistic. Wonderful job with the splendid blue sky in foreground. Good pov and framing. Well done. Best regards, Consuelo

phwall (6787) 2008-12-16 17:27

Hi Tom,
Great shot, so well seen. Certainly not a scene we are used to here in Sydney.
Lovely sharp image.
Regards
Peter

AROBN54 (11475) 2008-12-16 18:28

OH, Tom that looks SOOO cold. Brrrrrr. I love the icy rope in the FG with the great BG blurring making it stand out so sharply and perfectly. Beautiful crystal clear color and fabulous detail. Cool note, too. I never knew that. Many thanks and warmest regards,
Shelly

sacavem (18620) 2008-12-17 18:19

Olá Tom,

Stunning winter landscape that shows this rugged beauty in fine detail and beautiful light.
Excelelnt done, like always!

Filipe

skippy007 (12510) 2008-12-18 17:10

Hello Tom, Simple but very effective composition capturing the cold very graphically & in fine colour & detail.
A very nice image.
Regards
Santo

cknara (556) 2008-12-25 3:29

Very nice.This picture makes one to feel the rough winter.

Didi (61589) 2009-11-06 9:42

Hi Tom
I have missed this good one, very interesting frame of this subject.
However the white lights of the ice gave a little under exposure and this is very normal.
I have done a little WS.
Best regards.

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