Rachel Steely : Indianapolis Fine Art Artist : Art Class Instructor for Painting, Photography » Photography http://www.rachelsteely.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:48 +0000 en hourly 1 Captured through a lens http://www.rachelsteely.com/blog/captured-through-a-lens-2/ http://www.rachelsteely.com/blog/captured-through-a-lens-2/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:50:26 +0000 Rachel http://www.rachelsteely.com/?p=1096

A flower at Lake Agnes, Canadian Rockies taken when the sun came out after a rain storm.

]]> http://www.rachelsteely.com/blog/captured-through-a-lens-2/feed/ 0 Searching for Beauty in the Ice http://www.rachelsteely.com/blog/searching-for-beauty-in-the-ice/ http://www.rachelsteely.com/blog/searching-for-beauty-in-the-ice/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:09:14 +0000 Rachel http://www.rachelsteely.com/?p=1038 Continue reading »]]> An ice storm is something that holds rare beauty.  My first memory of one was the 2003 ice storm when I was in college in Kentucky.  In December ’09, I was with my family during the ice storm that hit Illinois.  On the morning of the storm, I spent several hours with my father, Allen Steely, out in the freezing rain taking pictures of the ice.  We would run out of the car and take a photograph of a tree or a park bench, and return quickly to warm back up. Perhaps ice storms are not so rare, but I still get excited at the prediction. I hope to take advantage of each opportunity to investigate and wonder among the created world encased in crystal.  When I pick up a camera, it is an opportunity to capture beauty, color and design.  A chance to enlarge the small things and isolate them.  Here are a few ice encrusted pieces that captured my attention today.

When one is enraptured with beauty, sometimes physical concerns such as warmth are ignored. I soon realized I was quite cold, and scurried back inside to warm up…hopefully there will be more searching later!

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An early morning with thick fog cover on the mountains.  The morning light is sifted to a reflected haze.  There is new growth and life at the base of the remnants of a fire.

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Folding around themselves, these forms produce semi-enclosed spaces with wrinkles that indicate the possibility of safety.

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An expanse of clouds, July 2009.

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