need decent references.

[stoph]

hey guys keep your eyes peeled for good ice-flow pics such as this -

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4421/isla00640ts.jpg

that or any of mountains and lakes (together in the one pic). ive googled a couple o hundred but there isnt much quality stuff out there. if there is its quite often with a big watermark over it and i cant afford to order prints at the moment. anyone with good resources for this sorta thing? online would be preferrable.

thanks in advance!

[loomer]

hmmm...I went to Alaska a few years ago...I may have some decent photos, but i gotta dig for them. If you're interested I'll send them to ya.

[look]

http://resurgere.deviantart.com/gallery/ <- he has a lot of good stock photos. Although I haven't been able to find the one with ice floats, but perhaps you can take a look at his cloud and mountain photos meanwhile.

Good luck with the ice float search. Only thing i can think of is go to some science, explorer type of sites. =/

[light]

There IS a reference section where you can ask for references or search thru stuff already posted.

[stoph]

thatd be really handy, thanks loomer. thanks for the link, look. already looked through the references section, theres a lot of server probs in the sections i need the most, but thanks for the suggestion, LightKirtar. haha you all start with L :P

[Cyrus]

NationalGeographic.com would probably be a good place with all the articles(and pictures) they have on the arctic.

[stoph]

precisely what i forgot to look up. i thought about it but then got distracted and alas, it left my mind. thanks for the reminder!

[stoph]

to be honest i was originally after a sunrise shot to paint, but i couldnt find anything all that.. magical(?) i thought a nice ice-flow pic would be a good substitute, but then i stumbled upon this.

Alaskan Sunrise (http://www.wildnatureimages.com/mornings%20glory.htm)

the idea was (and still is) to paint 5 kids flying over an almost fantastical landscape in a photorealistic style. i am planning to do it all digitally, then project the finished product up onto a wall with a data projector for exhibition and moderation purposes.

it (the image) is perfect! im really stoked, it precisely what i was after - the mix of light and colour. it couldnt be too dark as i wanted the children to stand out, but it couldnt be regular blue skies, i wanted the vibrant reds, pinks and oranges that only a sunrise could offer. and the ground had to be interesting, yet not overpowering, and simple enough to paint.

:} *does a happy dance* :}

thanks for your input guys, ill show the progress in the WIP section soon enough!

[stoph]

... on second thoughts, that pic will not work. meh. ok, a definitive approach, i have it set in my mind...

im after aerial photography of clouds, like when youre flying in a plane. if it has mountain peaks then thats an added bonus. tall columns of clouds would also be great.

heres a few samples of the rough sort of thing im after -

http://freestockphotos.com/SKY/GlowCloud2.jpg
http://www.plants3d.org/photo/travel/aerial0109/cloud02r.jpg

any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated :)

[Anders89]

I know this is a little late but if u search iceberg in google u get dozens of the first type of picture u asked for.

[stoph]

thanks dude. yeah its just i was after decent ones. there arent many that fit that description :P oh well..

[EccoXile]

http://sxc.hu/index.phtml

has many good cloud pics, though I don't know about the second one you posted. might try some stock photo sites (getty, corbis)

[S.C. Watson]

another good place to check is Corbis.com. They've free registration and really good reference pics. Once you register, you can nab comp photos without the copyright decal.


here's a couple of thumbs from an "iceberg" search.
http://cache.corbis.com/CorbisImage/170/15/43/52/15435232/42-15435232.jpg
http://cache.corbis.com/CorbisImage/170/14/89/05/14890594/IH214504.jpg

http://cache.corbis.com/CorbisImage/170/12/31/09/12310982/IH205877.jpg

okay, I need to put on a jacket...