Photographing Ice?

[EJC]

I got to shoot some ice at sunrise this weekend. The chrystals on the creek were huge and the sun was just peeking over the horizon through the trees. When I got home however I was disappointed that the highlights of the ice wereless impressive then what I saw.
Here are my settings 1/80, f/5.6, ISO 800 and metering mode pattern. I have a Canon 40d with EF28-135mmf/3.5-5.6IS USM lens. I had CPOL on but was shooting straight toward the sun.
I adjusted levels in PS
Do any of you have advice for capturing great ice (or any reflective surface) shots?

Thanks EJC

[Travis]

love the texture in these shots.... did you try any with the cpol off? it might have taken out some of the reflective shimmer that you were looking to achieve...

[EJC]

Thanks Travis. My fingers weren't very functional in the cold that morning. I did try adjusting the CPOL, perhaps I should have taken it right off. Next frosty morning I'll give it another go.

[PaulaLynn]

Awesome shots! I love the designs in the ice... on another note... Ice already???? Do we have a screaming crying wigging out smiley I can insert here?

[johnyymathew]

Try to pan with the action so that the subject is pin sharp and the background has movement blur.Choose a relatively high shutter speed to stop the action, but not so high that it also freezes the background.Get in close, good action shots show things like facial expressions and body positions.Also try to get the puck in frame in some of your shots, for example just leaving the stick or going into the goal.Try to get the moment when the guy's nose bursts on the glass.
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[Ben H]

I think the background was already frozen... ;)

[PaulaLynn]

Try to pan with the action so that the subject is pin sharp and the background has movement blur.Choose a relatively high shutter speed to stop the action, but not so high that it also freezes the background.Get in close, good action shots show things like facial expressions and body positions.Also try to get the puck in frame in some of your shots, for example just leaving the stick or going into the goal.Try to get the moment when the guy's nose bursts on the glass.
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johnyymathew
Opinion leader (http://www.drivenwide.com)

:confused: did I miss something?

[Travis]

:confused: did I miss something?

yes... you missed the part where Johnny got hit in the head by too many pucks...