Photopost: Ice Sculptures, Jelgava 2012

As I promised, I'll show you photos of ice sculptures I took yesterday in Jelgava. It was so cold, that at the end my hands were shaking so much, I couldn't even take normal photos :D

This year's theme of a festival was `Mystery`. Enjoy! ^^

Universe

Author: Alexey Verbitskiy (Russia)

Is an apple really the beginning of everything?

Author: Kestutis Musteikis (Lithuania)

1st place in individual sculpture category

Flame, which rises its wings / The wonderful movement of a dream

Authors: Kārlis Īle (Latvia) & Vilius Matutis (Lithuania) / Author: Marina Erkovich (Russia)

1st place in team sculpture category (on a photo is only part of a sculpture, as it was really high)

"He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite." Bible. Psalm 147: 4-5

Authors: Alexey Verbitskiy & Svetlana Verbitskaja (Russia)

Ikedzukuri

Authors: Dzhulustan Markov & Kyunney Takasaeva (Russia)

2nd place in team sculpture category

Dawn of humanity / Time traveller

Authors: Sandis Kondrāts (Latvia) & Elizabeth Kristensen (Norway) / Author: Lina Jakubauskaite (Lithuania)

Creature of the night

Author: Mathew Foster (Great Britain)

Dandelions / Tears of winter

Author: Elizabeth Kristensen (Norway) / Author: Kārlis Īle (Latvia)

The big Crunch

Author: Attila Olah (Hungary)

Once upon a time in Courland / Two headed snake

Author: Ainars Zingniks (Latvia) / Author: Malgorzata Korenkiewicz (Poland)

Time travel

Author: Krista Kuzņecova (Latvia)

Koskenkorva ice bar

Authors: Kārlis Īle, Vilius Matutis, Tautvilas Povilionis, Maija Puncule, Aleksejs Geiko

Mr. Paganini / Triumph

Author: Donatas Mockus (Lithuania) / Author: Dzhulustan Markov (Russia)

3rd place in individual sculpture category

Transcendental world

Author: Ruslan Korovkov (Bulgaria)
2nd place in individual sculpture category

The spirit of an era

Author: Sandis Kondrāts (Latvia)

Favourite of `Sportland`

Sea horse / A gift from heaven

Author: Boguslaw Zen (Poland) / Author: Kārlis Īle (Latvia)

Reflection

Author: Kyunney Takasaeva (Russia)

Message from past or sms from future

Authors: Kestutis Musteikis & Vytautas Musteikis (Lithuania)

Transcendental love / Life is a mystery

Author: Sergey Tcelebrovskii (Russia) / Author: Svetlana Verbitskaya (Russia)

Sympathy award

Lullaby rhapsody

Authors: Tatyana Kuznetsova & Marina Erkovich (Russia)

A woman's secret / Biochemistry

Author: Tatyana Kuznetsova (Russia) / Authors: Agnese Rudzīte-Kirillova (Latvia) & Donatas Mockus (Lithuania)

Sympathy award

The legend of glorious Nani

Authors: Igor Nareiko & Sergei Loginov (Russia)

3rd place in team sculpture category

Mysterious Halloween

Authors: Andrei Molokov & Sergei Tcelebrovskii (Russia)

Sympathy award