Ice Monster

Sometimes, when you're out looking for an image you do things you wouldn't normally do...like ignore signs that say Do not enter! Danger!. Normally,... more

by Diana Jo Marmont

Original - Not For Sale

Price

Not Specified

Dimensions

6.000 x 6.000 inches

Title

Ice Monster

Artist

Diana Jo Marmont

Medium

Photograph

Description

Sometimes, when you're out looking for an image you do things you wouldn't normally do...like ignore signs that say "Do not enter! Danger!". Normally, I would turn back...but on this particular day I ventured onto this Anchorage beach filled with chunks of ice and began taking photographs. As we returned the way we had come I saw this and stopped to take the shot. Shooting with a plastic Diana camera is always interesting and I loved the distortion I was getting with the fish eye. Right after I took this image and stood up and went to take a step to the next chunk, my right leg went through the ice, all the way to my thigh. I had a moment or two of sheer panic as I tried to pull free and felt my boot start to come off. Eventually, I was able to get loose and keep my boot, with the help of my buddy.

It wasn't until this monster tried to eat me, that I fully understood the warning signs we'd walked right past.

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December 16th, 2013