Nearly Frozen Waves Captured On Camera By Nantucket Photographer

[KamaAina]

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/26/nearly-frozen-waves-captured-on-camera-by-nantucket-photographer/

The record-setting winter of 2015 has left us with all kinds of remarkable images, most of them of snow and ice.

But a photographer on Nantucket found something most of us have never seen – nearly frozen waves.

Jonathan Nimerfroh was walking along a beach on the island recently when he saw these waves rolling in like slush.

The waves were semi-frozen because there was so much ice inside them.

[trumad]

1. Nice Tube.

[KamaAina]

2. New Winter Olympic sport: ice surfing!

[annabanana]

3. Wow!

I would LOVE to see a video of this.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. a little smaller...

but :

sP

[calimary]

12. Whoa - is that SNOW?

On the beach in the foreground, that is...

[ProdigalJunkMail]

17. i think it is where the splash/mist from the wave action

is collecting in little 'ice piles'...

sP

[lastlib]

21. more like a 'slushie'.......

[annabanana]

25. br-r-r-r-r-r-r

(sorry I clicked)

[Fantastic Anarchist]

43. The sound is incredible, too!

Not just the visual, but he audio ... wow!

[TheMastersNemesis]

4. Slow Motion Surfing. Where Is The Surfer?

[greytdemocrat]

6. Very cool. nt

[Old and In the Way]

26. no, very f'ing cold

It looks cool, but it is creating huge problems for ship navigation. You know harbor/ship lanes are a problem when this type of wave ice is present.

[Anansi1171]

7. Beautiful photo!-nt

[notadmblnd]

8. Look, it's a Monster Slushie!

Quick, someone get some straws. Careful of the brain freeze.

[calimary]

9. Dayum!!!

What I think most of us arrogant self-satisfied complacent humans forget is -

MOTHER NATURE IS WAAAAAAAAY BIGGER THAN WE ARE!!!! And it's not nice to mess with her. I don't even want to think of what she's capable of doing to us...

[freshwest]

45. Too late! We're all gonna die! All together holding hands. Check out this placid scenery:

The Yellowstone Caldera. Seems nice. Don't be fooled. It's coming. Muahaha.

*JAWS music in background..*

[calimary]

47. So I've read.

Wonder how long we have.

[hifiguy]

10. Gorgeous pic.

Looks like some alien world.

[mindwalker_i]

11. Is that Scott Walker's overbite?

[countryjake]

13. Meanwhile, the upper Chesapeake Bay is frozen over...

Extreme February cold ices over most of Chesapeake Bay in rare event

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/02/23/extreme-february-cold-ices-over-most-of-chesapeake-bay-in-rare-event/

Ice covers vast expanses of the Chesapeake Bay – likely more than at any time in years.

“Most of the Bay is frozen,” says Brian Jackson, an analyst at the National Ice Center. “The coverage extent is way above normal.”

Jackson says there aren’t good long-term records of Chesapeake Bay ice extent, but that this year’s levels are even more expansive than last year’s maximum reached at the end of January, which followed several outbreaks of bitter cold.

[frylock]

14. beautiful form..

lefts and rights.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. Will this be enough to cool the ocean temp?

I wish.

[Fla Dem]

16. Unbelievable! nt

[JDPriestly]

18. Wow!

[Hekate]

19. That's...just...staggering

[Agschmid]

20. Timing...

Small world huh?

[Liberalynn]

22. kind of looks like a fajita wrap

[AtomicKitten]

23. creepy beautiful

[Cha]

24. Whoa! Cold! Mahalo KamaAina

[KamaAina]

30. S-s-s-s-surf's up! Brrrrrrrr!!!

[Cha]

31. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!

[chillfactor]

27. Beautfiul photo....

great shot by one lucky photographer............

[ohheckyeah]

33. Skill

not luck created such a beautifully done photograph.

[GP6971]

28. Beautiful. n/t

[VScott]

29. There was once a photographer in Nantucket...

Who took pictures of waves like ice in a bucket...

Help me out here. You complete the rest.

[Hissyspit]

35. Once a shutterbug from Nantucket

Found surfers would not have to duck it.

The waves frozen in time,

Like words when cold hard to rhyme,

But because it is ice you can suck it!

[malaise]

46. Most excellent

[LiberalLovinLug]

42. .........

There once was a dude from Nantucket
Who had a rep he could surf like a rocket
But his floatation device
Was hopeless on ice
So he laced up his skates saying #$%@ it!

[larkrake]

32. slushy waves, just add cherry syrup

[Hissyspit]

36. True - on NPR a scientist this morning said the salt would be settled to the bottom

so if you scoop off the top, it will taste fine.

Maybe a bit of tuna or shark poop in there.

[jwirr]

34. Lived on the North Shore in MN along Lake Superior. There were some huge storms that had

frozen waves that ended up being huge. And beautiful. Wish I had a pic to show you all.

Edited: Don't know how to add a site but if you are interested try: www.northernimages.com/lighthouses/breakwater-ice-Two Harbors

[MBS]

37. even more photos here

http://www.staywildmagazine.com/news/2015/2/24/the-slurpee-waves-of-nantucket

[Phentex]

38. Love the pics

in this thread. I just find them fascinating!

[Wounded Bear]

39. Interesting pics....

Glad I'm not there.

[smirkymonkey]

40. Wow! Very cool photos!

Thanks for posting! I must say, we are getting really tired of the cold and snow here in Boston. It really starts to wear on you after a while. We need a break!

[Baitball Blogger]

41. Tacos and Enchiladas!

It must be time for lunch.

[Pooka Fey]

44. Wow

So weird!