More ice

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Like so many of my "night shots" they come out blurry. Ah well, blogs are like ice sculptures. My posts are pretty blurry and ephemeral, like the ice sculptures themselves.
The top picture is a gigantic 3 meter (ten foot) tall Japanese fan, only a handspan thick. Why it doesn't blow over....well...I guess its location in amongst the trees help. Every rib is faithfully carved, as well as the ribs of her parasol. The light was forever changing colour...a very neat effect, which of course made it impossible to photograph!
The middle picture is a lovely American eagle flying over the white house dome. If you look closely, you will see that essentially it is an interconnected series of arches...the inside is hollow. For scale...that is a regulation flag in the background there.
The bottom picture is the Russian entry. The domes of Moscow, and the great Russian Bear meanacing the audience in front. The bear is easily 7 feet tall, and rendered in stunning detail, and the Russian Flag is flying proudly over the domes of Moscow.