Early Texas Freeze

  Every year, in the fall the Gaylord Texan Resort brings in thousands of pounds of ice, a crew of ice sculpting artisans from Harbin, China and creates a frozen wonderland. This year the theme for Ice! is a Charlie Brown Christmas and the creators are taking full advantage of the capabilities of coloring ice in the design. Using chisels, chainsaws and scrapers the creations are amazing to see

The entrance title carving.

Chainsaws make great cutting tools for large blocks.

Ice can be clear or an assortment of colors.

With layers of color and clear ice, an entire room is created.

Carving a nose with a scraper

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Ice Patterns

  There sure has been a lot of talk of the dangers of being outside in the cold here in the Dallas Fort Worth area with the blizzard of the century putting a freeze on Super bowl XLV celebrations. A side effect of all the snow and cold temperatures is the gorgeous shapes of ice patterns you see. 

  I shot the wheel pattern on my trusty old Honda Civic after driving to Dallas to shoot a Stars hockey game. The streets were actually not too bad but the ice looks like one of those spin paintings from the state fair.

Cool drink

Found a new way to stay cool today. Just stand close as you shoot pictures of cold drinks. The chilly splash will cool anyone off. Makes a hell of a mess too.