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

vonne
Love what you did here. The angle the vibrant colors!
Kristie King
Stunning!!
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
Love the colurs in this. Only wish I knew how to process these scenes. Well done. John
Anthony Mancuso
fantastic capture Kevin, beautiful composition and great contrasts, so very well done
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
Great shot, love the angle and the lines… :-)
Nicholas Averre
Wnderful capture Kevin, superb treatment.
Michelle Avery
uve had a great week in pics
Fiona MacNab
I love this one – great colour, and a love the ropes.
Dave Warren
Awsome work Kevin, a real stunner!
Carlos Teófilo
Fabulous work Kevin.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Great perspective / colours – love it.
Karen Martin IPA
excellent shot – wonderful colours
Jamie Lee
Awesome colors and angle
Matt Roberts
Great perspective here. Fantastic.
Enrico Ronquillo
great job on the HDR no halos and nice color. nice composition also.
Cvail73
Fantastic perspective!
EvaMcDermott
Spectacular! Excellent HDR Kevin!
phillip wise
fantastic shot kevin..where in newfie land was this taken ?
Anita Schuler
This goes to the tippy top of my favs awsome fantastic just great
F. Kevin Wyn...
Almost looks like a painting – Great Shot
Jason Connolly
Great shot Kevin..
dinghysailor1
brilliant work kevin – and such photogenic mooring ropes too – fantastic!
Rod Adams
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
Jennifer Woodward
Phenominal work! :-)
~ Ademac
Grand treatment….........................wonderful image.
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
I love your work, beautiful!!!!
Irish
LOVIN This!
Lucindawind
gorgeous Kevin !
Andrew S
WOW!!!! This is amazing, we think it gets cold where we live but this is extreme..Wonderful colour in this.
Leena Hedman
Love the composition and colors! Great job!
Ben Pacificar
Very nice work Kevin!
...Ben…
angela tharp
This image is amazing! Incredible work!
Steve Chapple
Stunning angle, love the lines leading me in and the boldness of the image!
ccostello
this is amazing. everything about it. good job!
randomdumping
Just great!
Brian Carey
The colour, the sky, the perspective make for a fabulous photograph!
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
beautiful….............awesome and hope everyone gets to see it….....and all your works…have a nice day and your welcome
Heather Hartkamp
Wow – awesome HDR and dramatic perspective! Don’t see any ice-breakers here in Geelong!
Dayonda
Congratulations on your Feature on Rural America! 17 Sep 2008
Excellent work!
Philip Johnson
great piece of HDR Kevin
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
NatureGreeting...
Great composition, and color!
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
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
Fabulous composition, excellent work!
Angie McKenzie
stunning capture!!!
Kristin N. Hamm
awesome!! : )
Tom Gomez
Beautifully composed HDR …
Marilyn Harris
Wow!!! Brilliant work Kevin!!! Congratulations!!! So deserving of Avatar for Nautical Group!!!
Anthony Hedger
fantastic work Kevin and well done on your win with this one. It is really well deserved
Marilyn Harris
Wow!!! Brilliant work Kevin!!! Congratulations!!! So deserving of Avatar for Nautical Group!!!
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
Great shot, love the colors. Congrats on the avatar!
salsbells69
Congratulations Kevin~!!! Fabulous image..Best choice!! :))
Denis Dalby
A fabulous shot!
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
Just amazing Kevin!!!
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
Congratulations on the challenge win Kevin. Very well deserved. This is a brilliant, brilliant image!
MeMeBev
Fantastic work!
HALIFAXPHOTO
Love the colours and the perspective! Great shot!
Dan Biggins
Can’t really add any more to what already’s been said, except I agree-it’s a fantastic shot!
ienemien
Congratulations!!! Wonderful photo!!! Bye ien
Catherine Davis
Fantastic photo, well done!
Keith Richardson
Congrats Kevin – love the symbolic link between a ‘free’ ship and her secure shore.
phillip wise
great dof in this shot kevin..where in newfie land was this taken ?
Roddy Atkinson
Stunning hdr work, love the perspective and coloured ropes.
Marguerite Foxon
Congrats on your winning shot. Wonderful perspective.
Shelby Stalnaker
this is a fantastic shot
KazM
Dramatically different. Congrats
Nuh Sarche
Wonderful picture!!!
We would like to see it in
a lot of greetings
TFFDavid
Fantastic work, love it!
terezadelpilar
CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU ARE FEATURED AT SEA GROUP!! EXCELLENT PHOTO.
Kevin Kroeker replied
Awesome thankyou sooooooooooooooo much terezadelpilar!!!!!!!!!
Elana Bailey
Love the perspective and the treatment of this one. Well done.
Gili Orr
Beautiful Shot, Kevin!
NautilusBlue
Stunning Image!
Gili Orr
Congrats for the feature in the Canon group! Well-deserved!
dancinfreakshow
Just WICKED!!!! Jaw on the floor:)
Heather Nel
magnificient photo … if only that hull could talk : )
Sebastian Mac...
Good job!
RealPainter
beautifulllllllllllllll i do love it
Nathan Johnson
Bloody brilliant, what awesome details and colouring.
Kevin Skinner
Wonderfully vibrant image. Looks somewhere between painting and photograph. Captivating!
van049
What a beautiful image!! Congratulations on winning!!!!
Rosalie Dale IPA
And a winner yet again! Congrats on the Feature in Unwanted, Abandoned or Worth Saving Group!!
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
Congratulations on winning the challenge for Seasonal Scapes for winter with this outstanding image!
PFrogg
Congrats on your win Kevin
Jokus
Congratulations Kevin being the winner of the August 2009 Calender with this super photo!
Happy Day for you, Jokus ;-)
Robert Berry
Buddy, this image is smoking!
PFrogg
Congrats on another win Awsome Shot Kevin
Charlie Sawyer
Fabulous image. Dramatic and strong. Pulls you in and tells you a story. Well seen and executed. Great work!
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
Congrats on A Nother Win Kevin 2 This Week
Stzar
Congratulations on winning the Harbour Challenge
your image is beautiful !!
bevanimage
Great composition and colour – excellent use of HDR. Congratulations on the challenge win!
Anthony Hedger
well done on such great work.
Congratulations on the challenge win!
Tiamaria
CONGRATULATIONS
Gail Bridger
Contrats on your feature, pretty cool shot!
Flinders
What a ripper, awesome!!!
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
This is a truly stunning photograph. The colors and textures are perfection! Congratulations on this well-deserved feature!!
Vicki Moritz
I think it’s all been said- but outstanding composition and treatment
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
perfect title again…excellent images
OldBirch
Great perspect.
davidautef
I don’t know what to say i just love it wicked hdr well done mate….....
PFrogg
Congrats on another top 10 finish Kevin
Dave Law
CONGRATULATIONS
TERESA & DAVE
Adam Gormley
Hi Kevin, congratulations on the features mate, this image well deserves them! Brillaint photography :)
Paul Gana
great shot, nice colors and comp
Scott d'Almeida
stunning;
erika15
This is awesome!!! :DD
AmyRalston
I love it …the two different colored ropes leading the eye to the beautiful blue. A favorite, Kevin.
genaro1
excellent!!!
FelicityB
Faultless shot
Karen Tillotson
Just incredible!!!
seawhisper
beautiful, is it hdr? :)
Kevin Kroeker replied
thankyou… yep hdr
geirkristiansen
I totally agree with NautilusBlue, excellent shot!
Derek Dobbie
Amazing colourful image. More like a painting than a photograph. Well done indeed.
Dyle Warren
Spectacular image!!
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
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
woderful perspective.. brilliant shot and excellent work !
Ben Reynolds 25 days ago
perfect