John Mangrum returned from a vacation in early January and was greeted with about 10 inches of snow that had fallen the previous few days. "Luckily," he said, "the temperature had warmed up enough to produce some beautiful icicles hanging from the roof."
Courtesy John Mangrum
Franklin, Wisconsin —
Cindy Schultz spotted these intricate crystals in the frost outside her kitchen window. "Winter can be a beautiful time of year, as long as you bundle up!" she said.
Courtesy Cindy Schultz
Knoxville, Tennessee —
Ice and snow are not very common in Knoxville, Tennessee, says Sabah Moetasim, so "we tend to enjoy these situations and capture them in memories." She used a macro lens to capture this shot of icicles hanging off a backyard swing on January 25, the day a wintry mix of rain and snow hit the area.
Courtesy Sabah Moetasim
Medina, Ohio —
One freezing morning changes everything. Krishna Sharma shared this photo and others from the grassy patch next to her office parking lot. Normally, he says, the plants look "very ordinary," but a frost "illuminates some of the intricate details" of even the smallest leaf.
Courtesy Krishna Sharma
Paterson, New Jersey —
Caroline Newby saw a news report about the frozen formations on Paterson, New Jersey's Great Falls. She called her sister and told her, "Get dressed warm, we are going to get some photos." Newby says, "I love, love, love winter photography and will dress like an eskimo to get good photos."
Courtesy Caroline Newby
Greenville, North Carolina —
After a late January ice storm in Greenville, North Carolina, Richard Barnhill was walking around his parents' yard when he spotted this cardinal and "took as many pictures as I could."
Courtesy Richard Barnhill
Hazleton, Iowa —
Stormchaser Danny Murphy spotted these icicles on his son's pickup truck as Iowa dealt with its worst ice storm since 2007. He snapped photos on January 27.
Courtesy Danny Murphy
Hazleton, Iowa —
The state experienced up to a quarter-inch of ice covering trees, power lines and roads. "We rarely get ice storms in northeast Iowa, so this is a bit unusual for us," said Murphy.
Courtesy Danny Murphy
Ames, Iowa —
Ice photography can be "a contact sport ... with the ground," says Kevin Cavallin, a biologist and amateur photographer in Ames, Iowa. He came close to falling a few times trying to kneel down to get a good shot of icicles on a railing. Be careful out there!
Courtesy Kevin Cavallin
Stettler, Alberta, Canada —
"Beauty always comes with great storms, no matter where you are," says Lee Gunderson. "When the sun comes on frozen rain or hoar frost it is always beautiful."
