{"product_id":"lone-penguin-on-floating-piece-of-ice-in-antarctica","title":"Lone Antarctic Penguin on Floating Ice Minimalist Color Photography Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis minimalist Antarctic penguin print brings a spare polar waterscape to your wall in color. A tiny dark bird stands on pale floating ice within open gray water, with a faint blue-green edge and soft reflection below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of this photograph is water. Near the lower left, a small piece of snow-covered ice carries a lone penguin, its dark shape leaning above the pale surface. I made this image in Antarctica’s Lemaire Channel in 2011. The large amount of open space gives the small subject its presence, with very little else needed to draw the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ice has a low, uneven outline. A faint blue-green edge marks where it meets the water, and a soft reflection appears beneath it. I enjoy how those subtle colour changes keep the scene from becoming a simple contrast of dark and white. The water stays grey and subdued, with only a few smaller pale flecks farther away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe penguin is tiny within the frame, but its angle makes it distinct from the flatter ice. That scale is central to the photograph. I can take in the whole composition at once, then look more closely at the bird and the edge of its floating platform. The image allows both readings without becoming busy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor me, the quiet quality comes from the relationship between the small occupied shape and the open water around it. On a wall, I see this as a wildlife image with a minimalist character. It would appeal to someone drawn to Antarctica, penguins or restrained nature photography. The horizontal format lets the empty space remain generous, while the cool edge of the ice and the single dark figure give the view enough detail to hold attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e© Dan Kosmayer, 2011\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Kosmayer Photography","offers":[{"title":"8 × 20 inches (20.3 × 50.8 cm)","offer_id":40739608494159,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 × 24 inches (25.4 × 61.0 cm)","offer_id":40965136973903,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9685\/2047\/files\/Lone-Antarctic-Penguin-on-Floating-Ice-Minimalist-Colour-Photography-1.jpg?v=1791955546","url":"https:\/\/dinkosmayer.com\/products\/lone-penguin-on-floating-piece-of-ice-in-antarctica","provider":"Dan Kosmayer Fine Art Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}