Pancake Ice Forming on Freezing Sea at Sunrise in across a wide valley floor in Finland

Pancake Ice Forming on Freezing Sea at Sunrise

by Kate Coleman

Thick mist clings to a wide valley floor in Finland, softening the horizon where the freezing sea meets the sky. The water surface is crowded with circular pancakes of ice, their raised rims creating a textured mosaic of pale gray and translucent blue. First rays of the midnight sun break through the fog, casting a warm, low-angle glow that highlights the wet, glistening edges of the ice discs. Layers of ice fields recede into the distance, fading from sharp detail in the foreground to a hazy, indistinct mass. The stillness is palpable, with no ripples disturbing the formation. A small ripple of water between two ice pancakes catches the light, revealing the dark fluid beneath.

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Camera Canon EOS-1D X*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS-1D X photos, grab one online.
Lens 85mm f/1.8
Focal Length 85mm
Aperture f/1.8
Shutter Speed 1/8000
ISO 200
Film natural digital color
Location across a wide valley floor in Finland
Date 2025-02-17
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 61.9205, 25.7301
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