Drip Drop

by Darren Fisher

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Drip Drop

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Darren Fisher

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Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art

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Captured a water drop coming off of an Icicle as the sun was setting. I love how the ice is lit up along with the water drop not to mention the horizon that can be seen in the single drop. I did add a canvas texture to the photo for enhancement.
Typically, icicles will form when ice or snow is melted by either sunlight or some other heat source (such as heat leaking from the interior of a heated building), and the resulting melted water runs off into an area where the ambient temperature is below the freezing point of water (0 �C/32 �F), causing the water to refreeze. Over time continued water runoff will cause the icicle to grow.

Richard Armstrong, a senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, has explained why icicles come in various shapes and sizes. Icicles form on surfaces which might have a smooth and straight, or irregular shape, which in turn influences the shape of an icicle. Another influence is melting water, which might flow toward the icicle in a straight line or which might flow from several directions.[1]

Given the right conditions, icicles may also form in caves (in which case they are also known as ice stalactites). They can also form around salty water sinking from sea ice. These so-called brinicles can actually kill sea urchins and starfish, which was observed by BBC film crews near Antarctica.

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February 15th, 2014

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