Ice Breaker

Kevin  Kroeker

Ice Breaker

The Icelandic Harvester.

When I came across this old vessel moored to the pier my imagination started running wild with scenarios of what life aboard this wooden vessel would have been like. I could almost feel the sineous texture of the ropes as they hung there coated in the ice cold saltwater of the frigid North Atlantic Ocean. I could nearly hear the calls of the sailors as they shouted commands back and forth across her weather beaten decks as the waves crashed down upon her on any one of her numerous voyages. What sights must have been seen as sailors of old lined the rails to peer down at the mysteries of the sea. How many men were lost at sea and how many made it home with wild stories of his adventure aboard the Icelandic Harvester.

Shot with a Canon 400D and processed in Lightroom 2.

NautilusBlue

nominated this image to be showcased in the group Pay It Forward and this is what she had to say…

Ice Breaker
by Kevin Kroeker
I think it is an outstanding image with great composition ( great leading lines) with lots of drama and the colours are amazing . It shows us the harshness of the climate.


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Ice Breaker belongs to the following groups:

All Around the Styles, Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, Atlantic Canada, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Everything Winter, Harbour Life, Landscape and Abstract Photography, Landscape Photography, Nautical, Newfoundlandia, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Pay It Forward, Piers and Jetties, Rural Around The Globe, Rustic, SEA, Seasonal 'Scapes, Shameless Self-Promotion, Snow! Glorious Snow!! 2 a day, Unwanted , Abandoned & Saved Through Preservation. and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Ice Breaker by Kevin  Kroeker
  • vonne

    vonne

    Love what you did here. The angle the vibrant colors!

  • Kristie King

    Kristie King

    Stunning!!

  • Peter Marin

    Peter Marin

    Holy Talido!! This is spectacular…......I’m a big fan of making the rope a leed in to ship photos. You did brilliantly here Kevin. The HDR work is floor less. A special favorite.

  • John Pitman

    John Pitman

    Love the colurs in this. Only wish I knew how to process these scenes. Well done. John

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    fantastic capture Kevin, beautiful composition and great contrasts, so very well done

  • Darrell Kelsey

    Darrell Kelsey

    Nice work
    Love the HDR
    Can you tell me the process and settings you used.
    I love to find out how the shots were made
    Great work

  • Liv Stockley

    Liv Stockley

    Great shot, love the angle and the lines… :-)

  • Nicholas Averre

    Nicholas Averre

    Wnderful capture Kevin, superb treatment.

  • Michelle Avery

    Michelle Avery

    uve had a great week in pics

  • Fiona MacNab

    Fiona MacNab

    I love this one – great colour, and a love the ropes.

  • Dave Warren

    Dave Warren

    Awsome work Kevin, a real stunner!

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    Fabulous work Kevin.

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Great perspective / colours – love it.

  • Karen Martin IPA

    Karen Martin IPA

    excellent shot – wonderful colours

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee

    Awesome colors and angle

  • Matt Roberts

    Matt Roberts

    Great perspective here. Fantastic.

  • Enrico Ronquillo

    Enrico Ronquillo

    great job on the HDR no halos and nice color. nice composition also.

  • Cvail73

    Cvail73

    Fantastic perspective!

  • EvaMcDermott

    EvaMcDermott

    Spectacular! Excellent HDR Kevin!

  • phillip wise

    phillip wise

    fantastic shot kevin..where in newfie land was this taken ?

  • Anita Schuler

    Anita Schuler

    This goes to the tippy top of my favs awsome fantastic just great

  • F.  Kevin  Wynkoop

    F. Kevin Wyn...

    Almost looks like a painting – Great Shot

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Great shot Kevin..

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    brilliant work kevin – and such photogenic mooring ropes too – fantastic!

  • Rod  Adams

    Rod Adams

    FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward

    Phenominal work! :-)

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Grand treatment….........................wonderful image.

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Hey-I checked out your site the other day…very neat. :)
    (I like the way you have the list worded/text on the left side)
    This photo? Oh my…
    (I think I’m gonna cry.)
    This is so awesome..
    :-/

  • Marinella  Owens

    Marinella Owens

    I love your work, beautiful!!!!

  • Irish

    Irish

    LOVIN This!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    gorgeous Kevin !

  • Andrew S

    Andrew S

    WOW!!!! This is amazing, we think it gets cold where we live but this is extreme..Wonderful colour in this.

  • Leena  Hedman

    Leena Hedman

    Love the composition and colors! Great job!

  • Ben Pacificar

    Ben Pacificar

    Very nice work Kevin!

    ...Ben…

  • angela tharp

    angela tharp

    This image is amazing! Incredible work!

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Stunning angle, love the lines leading me in and the boldness of the image!

  • ccostello

    ccostello

    this is amazing. everything about it. good job!

  • randomdumping

    randomdumping

    Just great!

  • Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    The colour, the sky, the perspective make for a fabulous photograph!

  • RealPainter

    RealPainter

    Love it love it and i love it…........great and awesome photo…........i hope you sell many of these and all your artworks

  • RealPainter

    RealPainter

    beautiful….............awesome and hope everyone gets to see it….....and all your works…have a nice day and your welcome

  • Heather Hartkamp

    Heather Hartkamp

    Wow – awesome HDR and dramatic perspective! Don’t see any ice-breakers here in Geelong!

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Congratulations on your Feature on Rural America! 17 Sep 2008
    Excellent work!

  • Philip Johnson

    Philip Johnson

    great piece of HDR Kevin

  • Robert  Berry

    Robert Berry

    kevin very nice work. Love the detail in the ropes. Looks like we both made the feature page of the rural America groups

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    NatureGreeting...

    Great composition, and color!

  • lanebrain photography

    lanebrain phot...

    Wow Kevin we haven’t checked out your photos for a while ….pity because your new stuff is fabulous !!!! This is awesome !

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    This is undoubtedly one of my favourites, the depth of field is astounding! I gazed at this image for so long, studying it’s every detail. Your wonderful perspective is very creative and the colours are fascinating! I do love your unique style. I am so inspired!

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Fabulous composition, excellent work!

  • Angie McKenzie

    Angie McKenzie

    stunning capture!!!

  • Kristin N. Hamm

    Kristin N. Hamm

    awesome!! : )

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Beautifully composed HDR …

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Wow!!! Brilliant work Kevin!!! Congratulations!!! So deserving of Avatar for Nautical Group!!!

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    fantastic work Kevin and well done on your win with this one. It is really well deserved

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Wow!!! Brilliant work Kevin!!! Congratulations!!! So deserving of Avatar for Nautical Group!!!

  • Dennis Gay

    Dennis Gay

    G’day Kevin,

    My heartiest congratulations for your challenge win in the Nautical Group with such a fine photograph of this icebound vessel.
    A very interesting subject made moreso by your very powerful and effective angle of shot and composition, good HDR work, great depth of field and focus and wonderful rich colours.
    Very well done Sailor!

    GB
    Dennis

  • Kevin Kroeker replied

    Thankyou Dennis… your comments are always so very much appreciated! It is a magnificent honor to be avatar for the group!!!

  • Joel Hall

    Joel Hall

    Great shot, love the colors. Congrats on the avatar!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Congratulations Kevin~!!! Fabulous image..Best choice!! :))

  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    A fabulous shot!

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    holy wow!!! I think someone could actually do an entire photography class on just this one image … what little I know, or think I know, this image illustrates to a T!!!!!!! The perfectly in-focus ropes leading the eye to the ship, the detail there is spectacular … love the various colors of blues, fascinating sky, perfect balance of the warming elements of the red in the rope and in the building on the other side … and the shot certainly does tell a story!!! Even worked in some wonderful light and shadow!!!! This one gets favorited for sure!!!! Congratulations on your win in the Nautical Challenge!!!! Fabulous shot!!!!!

  • Kevin Kroeker replied

    Double thanks Lois for your totally fantastic comment and for favoriting my work!!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to look at my work. Thankyou soooooooooooooooooo much.

    Kevin :o)

  • David Robinson

    David Robinson

    Just amazing Kevin!!!

  • CarolM

    CarolM

    Congratulations on winning the challenge with this shot. It’s fantastic. Couldn’t be better. Love the perspective with the ropes. Excellent work, well deserved!!!

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Congratulations on the challenge win Kevin. Very well deserved. This is a brilliant, brilliant image!

  • MeMeBev

    MeMeBev

    Fantastic work!

  • HALIFAXPHOTO

    HALIFAXPHOTO

    Love the colours and the perspective! Great shot!

  • Dan Biggins

    Dan Biggins

    Can’t really add any more to what already’s been said, except I agree-it’s a fantastic shot!

  • ienemien

    ienemien

    Congratulations!!! Wonderful photo!!! Bye ien

  • Catherine Davis

    Catherine Davis

    Fantastic photo, well done!

  • Keith Richardson

    Keith Richardson

    Congrats Kevin – love the symbolic link between a ‘free’ ship and her secure shore.

  • phillip wise

    phillip wise

    great dof in this shot kevin..where in newfie land was this taken ?

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    Stunning hdr work, love the perspective and coloured ropes.

  • Marguerite Foxon

    Marguerite Foxon

    Congrats on your winning shot. Wonderful perspective.

  • Shelby  Stalnaker

    Shelby Stalnaker

    this is a fantastic shot

  • KazM

    KazM

    Dramatically different. Congrats

  • Nuh Sarche

    Nuh Sarche

    Wonderful picture!!!

    We would like to see it in

    a lot of greetings

  • TFFDavid

    TFFDavid

    Fantastic work, love it!

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU ARE FEATURED AT SEA GROUP!! EXCELLENT PHOTO.

  • Kevin Kroeker replied

    Awesome thankyou sooooooooooooooo much terezadelpilar!!!!!!!!!

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    Love the perspective and the treatment of this one. Well done.

  • Gili Orr

    Gili Orr

    Beautiful Shot, Kevin!

  • NautilusBlue

    NautilusBlue

    Stunning Image!

  • Gili Orr

    Gili Orr

    Congrats for the feature in the Canon group! Well-deserved!

  • dancinfreakshow

    dancinfreakshow

    Just WICKED!!!! Jaw on the floor:)

  • Heather Nel

    Heather Nel

    magnificient photo … if only that hull could talk : )

  • Sebastian  Mac Laughlin

    Sebastian Mac...

    Good job!

  • RealPainter

    RealPainter

    beautifulllllllllllllll i do love it

  • Nathan  Johnson

    Nathan Johnson

    Bloody brilliant, what awesome details and colouring.

  • Kevin Skinner

    Kevin Skinner

    Wonderfully vibrant image. Looks somewhere between painting and photograph. Captivating!

  • van049

    van049

    What a beautiful image!! Congratulations on winning!!!!

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    And a winner yet again! Congrats on the Feature in Unwanted, Abandoned or Worth Saving Group!!

  • Kimberly Miller

    Kimberly Miller

    Kevin, your work is just beautiful, and I especially love this piece. Congrats on being the avatar for the nautical group. Very awesome
    Kimberly

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Congratulations on winning the challenge for Seasonal Scapes for winter with this outstanding image!

  • PFrogg

    PFrogg

    Congrats on your win Kevin

  • Jokus

    Jokus

    Congratulations Kevin being the winner of the August 2009 Calender with this super photo!
    Happy Day for you, Jokus ;-)

  • Robert  Berry

    Robert Berry

    Buddy, this image is smoking!

  • PFrogg

    PFrogg

    Congrats on another win Awsome Shot Kevin

  • Charlie Sawyer

    Charlie Sawyer

    Fabulous image. Dramatic and strong. Pulls you in and tells you a story. Well seen and executed. Great work!

  • E.R. Bazor

    E.R. Bazor

    Having been stationed up on Lake Superior when I was young and in the Air Force I can appreciate the stress these boats go through…
    Great photo!

  • PFrogg

    PFrogg

    Congrats on A Nother Win Kevin 2 This Week

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    Congratulations on winning the Harbour Challenge
    your image is beautiful !!

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Great composition and colour – excellent use of HDR. Congratulations on the challenge win!

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    well done on such great work.

    Congratulations on the challenge win!

  • Tiamaria

    Tiamaria

    CONGRATULATIONS

  • Gail Bridger

    Gail Bridger

    Contrats on your feature, pretty cool shot!

  • Flinders

    Flinders

    What a ripper, awesome!!!

  • Koofer44

    Koofer44

    I love the composition. You took a subject others may have made into a bland shot and created an amazing piece by playing with the angle of the ropes and perspective.

  • Tibby Steedly

    Tibby Steedly

    This is a truly stunning photograph. The colors and textures are perfection! Congratulations on this well-deserved feature!!

  • Vicki Moritz

    Vicki Moritz

    I think it’s all been said- but outstanding composition and treatment

  • Larry Trupp

    Larry Trupp

    Wonderful perspective Kevin, this has professionalism throughout my friend, so detailed, so focused, and I COMMEND you SIR. I will drop by again my friend.

  • PNFdeb

    PNFdeb

    perfect title again…excellent images

  • OldBirch

    OldBirch

    Great perspect.

  • davidautef

    davidautef

    I don’t know what to say i just love it wicked hdr well done mate….....

  • PFrogg

    PFrogg

    Congrats on another top 10 finish Kevin

  • Dave Law

    Dave Law

    CONGRATULATIONS

    TERESA & DAVE

  • Adam Gormley

    Adam Gormley

    Hi Kevin, congratulations on the features mate, this image well deserves them! Brillaint photography :)

  • Paul Gana

    Paul Gana

    great shot, nice colors and comp

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning;

  • erika15

    erika15

    This is awesome!!! :DD

  • AmyRalston

    AmyRalston

    I love it …the two different colored ropes leading the eye to the beautiful blue. A favorite, Kevin.

  • genaro1

    genaro1

    excellent!!!

  • FelicityB

    FelicityB

    Faultless shot

  • Karen  Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    Just incredible!!!

  • seawhisper

    seawhisper

    beautiful, is it hdr? :)

  • Kevin Kroeker replied

    thankyou… yep hdr

  • geirkristiansen

    geirkristiansen

    I totally agree with NautilusBlue, excellent shot!

  • Derek Dobbie

    Derek Dobbie

    Amazing colourful image. More like a painting than a photograph. Well done indeed.

  • Dyle Warren

    Dyle Warren

    Spectacular image!!

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    My grandfather and his brother immigrated from Nova Scotia to the US in the late 1800’s. He was a shipbuilder of these old ships, and his brother became a captain of a whaling ship that sailed out of Mystic Conn.. I get the same feeling as you when I see an old ship. I can remember the tales that the family would tell about the life on one of these vessels. Nice capture and highlighting of the special character of this ship.

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    took a while to get down to the bottom of this page but I have to add my ‘stunning’ to all the others. Fabulous.

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    woderful perspective.. brilliant shot and excellent work !

  • Ben Reynolds

    Ben Reynolds 25 days ago

    perfect

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