My last post, “Frozen Fall Creek I”, ended with macros of Ice Crystals on a bed of frost over creek ice within sight of our former home, a restored water mill. I continued on the ice, following the creek to this spot were the stream bed turns 90 degrees, changing from a southerly to a western flow.
Here I encountered an open course where constant water motion resisted freezing. A few frigid days later, the course had an amazing transformation.
The transparent ice of the now frozen space retained the impression of movement, the surface rippled by current. In the following photograph, motionless ice crystals reveal the truth.
In the intervening days, the constant motion resisted freezing while the water temperature dropped well past freezing to achieve a supercooled state. As the water temperature continued to drop, a fast transition from fluid to solid happened so quickly the movement of the water surface was preserved.
Here is the matching “after” photograph to the “before” that started this post.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
These images are really super-cool – never heard of this before.
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Not many have, banactee. That year, Pam and I were the only persons out on that ice. Sadly, Fall Creek did not freeze over in 2019.
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The power of cold!
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Humans cannot fight it. Remember the glacier age, the remnants surround us here in the Finger Lakes.
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Amazing facts and photos! I have never before seen water frozen as it moved
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I am fortunate to have experienced and captured a rare event to share.
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Beautiful photos Michael and it is amazing to see waterfalls, seas and lakes freeze.
I grew up with this and we always hoped that the sea would freeze when it was no wind so
the vast skating rink remainder flat.
Must have been ‘ super cooled ‘ .
Near my summer place in Sweden there is a big waterfall that freezes like yours. Quite stunning I think.
miriam
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lovely memories, Miriam. These are memories for me, from 2008/2009 as, lately, we go the entire season without Fall Creek freezing.
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Such beautiful layering and swirling of water, ice, and snow. ❤️
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I am a grateful witness of these marvels.
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Wow! Michael, I have never seen a frozen creek looking quite like this. Thanks for sharing your amazing photos.
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my pleasure, bigsky
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In your second photograph I did indeed think I was looking at rippling water rather than ice. In different circumstances I’ve occasionally had the opposite impression: rippling water photographed at a very fast shutter speed has seemed to be ice.
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Interesting! It needs to be very clear water. The index of refraction for water is 1.5% higher than ice. so the appearance of the background is slightly different. Admittedly, it would be difficult to tell the difference but for the ice crystals on the surface.
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The capture of those ice crystals is downright amazing. Beautiful. 🙂
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We could not easily duplicate the effect, especially the clarity of the ice.
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That is pretty cool, especially freezing up without picking up any white.
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nature’s laboratory…..the properties of the different forms of water is endless fascinating for me.
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nature’s science experiments hold an endless fascination for me
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Wow – that’s super cool, Michael. A sight I’d love to see..
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Best wishes for your sightings of snow and ice, Carolyn.
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Beautiful.
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Thank You
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Lovely frosty scenes. The snow and ice can be cold, but at least it’s beautiful.
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With the correct clothing it is greatly appreciated.
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