Ice sculpture photographs - 2005

Photographs from one national and two international ice sculpture competitions held in Korkeasaari at January 2005. General theme of all three competitions were Ice on the Island Rocks. Height of sculptures in all competitions were about 2 meters (about 6,5 feets).

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Finnish national competition

22nd-23rd of January. Total 12 teams were in this competition.

	Sulavaa siritystä Marika Törmikoski (Varkaus) Marika Honkanen (Varkaus) Best by jury and my own favourite too.
	Kosinta Anssi Kuosa (Helsinki) Markku Oksanen (Helsinki) Best by audience.
	Minulle myös (For me too) Riitta Matikainen (Joroinen) Seppo Matikainen (Joroinen)
	Hunajainen (Bee life) Timo Koivisto (Porvoo) Jussi Miettinen (Kuopio) (This sculpture was already somewhat melted before taking this photo. Another wing is broken and second wing isn't in original shape.)
	Syksy (Autumn) Kimmo Frosti (Lappenranta) Juha Ahonen (Lahti) (There is another sculpture on back left ("Noste" by Antti Kares & Anne Koponen) but is is not very well viewed from this angle.)

Korkeasaari-competition

25th and 27th of January. 15 teams were in this competition.

	A day before winter Christine Aubert (France) Nadia Teles (France) Best by jury.
	Hunter Vladimir Kuraev (Russia) Alexey Dyakov (Russia) Best by audience. This really is beautiful, all those details (feathers etc).
	Lohi Bernd Hansen (Germany) Joáo Malheiro (Portugal) This is another one I liked.
	Mother nature Egor Sleptsov (Russia) Alexey Andreev (Russia)
	Rock master Michael Kaloki (Kenya) Peter Walala (Kenya)
	Love Denitsa Moneva (Bulgaria) Lora Dimova (Bulgaria)
	Tet-a-tet Rashid Sagadeev (Russia) Tatiana Sagadeeva (Russia)
	The mexican shied Eduardo Miranda (Mexico) Edgar Rojano (Mexico)
	Muuttomatkalla Kimmo Frosti (Finland) Juha Ahonen (Finland)

Helsinki-competition

29th-30th of January. Main competition of week, total 18 teams were making sculptures.

	Antant Antti Kares (Finland) Antti Pedrozo (Finland) Best by jury.
	Vaarallista kauneutta Kimmo Frosti (Finland) Juha Ahonen (Finland) Best by audience and my favourite too.
	Sky and earth Egor Sleptsov (Russia) Alexey Andreev (Russia) Lovely details! :-)
	Up and down Michael Kaloki (Kenya) Peter Walala (Kenya)
	My talisman Rashid Sagadeev (Russia) Tatiana Sagadeeva (Russia)
	Seepferd Bernd Hansen(Germany) Joáo Malheiro (Portugal)
	Silent Denitsa Moneva (Bulgaria) Lora Dimova (Bulgaria)
	Clear? Conny den Brave (Netherlands) Zigmunds Vilnis (Latvia)
	The four seasons in the Lapland Alli Forstedt (Sweden) Maria Kumpula (Sweden)
	The aztec eagle Eduardo Miranda (Mexico) Edgar Rojano (Mexico)
	Then they were gone Steve Lester (USA) Liudmila Lester (Russia) Full points of this 3D-2D idea :-)
	(Zebra's) Holiday Nora Löbe (Germany) Nina Löbe (Germany)

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