Posted on 01/20/2022 8:07:48 AM PST by Scarlett156
Confronted by an army of tiny, slanted pillars of frozen sand, carved by the harsh winds on the shores of Lake Michigan, nature photographer Joshua Nowicki knew he had spotted something extraordinary.
The marketing photographer, who snaps landscapes for a living, heads down to the lake almost every night in search of opportunity. This particular December evening in 2021, Nowicki stopped by Tiscornia Park Beach in St. Joseph to photograph spectacular ice starting to accumulate on the lighthouse pier, but he found something far stranger.
“Waiting for sunset, I was walking along the beach and happened upon them,” Nowicki told The Epoch Times of the otherworldly pedestals dotting the beach like some alien landscape. “I have found them a variety of times in the past … but these ones were larger than usual and there was a greater variety of shapes.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
“And looking a the same landscape over, and over, and over again…only to see something new is where you shift from documentarian to artist.”
Like on my bed looking up at the swirly ceiling popcorn finish? I see all kinds of things depending on light and shadow.
its good to see pics that are not enhanced or manipulated in anyway... nasa’s astronomy pic of the day is an absolute disaster because of it!! js...
Count the number of units inside the defined square and multiply by the number of squares in you grid surface.
Since these obviously took millions of years to create it proves the theory of evolution ,,,hmmmm? overnight you say?,,,nevermind,,,
Yessongs album art.
Salvador Dali would love it.
Wow, did not even think of that. It’s been a coon’s age and several blue moons at least, since I’ve seen that album.
Yeah...when those start to move...its time to get up and do something. LOL
It's like Toy Story, only different.
I’m sure he’ll be glad to make it more subtle if you purchase a print from him.
Roger Dean would approve...
Is that for real?
It is really cool.
LOL!
Yes it is real......quite an event!
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/maines-famous-spinning-ice-disk-is-back
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