<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[&#039;Homecoming&#039; Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[sueannbowlingauthor]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/author/sueannbowlingauthor/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Ice Art Winners, 4th and 5th Places Single&nbsp;Block]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Thursday’s an open day, so here are the 4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup> place winners in the single block ice carving in the 2014 World Ice Art Championships:</p>
<p>4<sup>th</sup> Place Realistic was Fairy Tale, sculptors Junichi Nakamura and Hidenobu Ara, from Japan.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8865" style="width: 1032px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/fairy-tale.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8865" data-attachment-id="8865" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/ice-art-winners-4th-and-5th-places-single-block-ian1/fairy-tale/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/fairy-tale.jpg" data-orig-size="2218,2223" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393514993&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.614&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Fairy Tale" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Fairy Tale: 4th Place Realistic&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>4<sup>th</sup> Place Abstract was Peaceful Flight, sculptors Stan Kolonko and Jerry Perun, from the United States.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8867" style="width: 778px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/peaceful-flight.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8867" data-attachment-id="8867" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/ice-art-winners-4th-and-5th-places-single-block-ian1/peaceful-flight/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/peaceful-flight.jpg" data-orig-size="2530,3373" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393516023&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Peaceful Flight" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Peaceful Flight: 4th Place Abstract&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>5<sup>th</sup> place Realistic was Lunch, sculptors Tsagaan Munkh-Erdine and Enkherdene Ganbataar, from Mongolia. This piece also won Artists’ Choice in the Realistic category.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8868" style="width: 778px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8868" data-attachment-id="8868" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/ice-art-winners-4th-and-5th-places-single-block-ian1/lunch/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg" data-orig-size="2500,3333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393515517&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Lunch: Artists&#8217; Choice Realistic" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Munkh-Erdine Tsagaan and Enkherdene Ganbataar&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Lunch: 5th Place Realistic and Artists&#8217; Choice Single-block Realistic&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg?w=768" class="size-large wp-image-8868" alt="Lunch" src="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg?w=768&#038;h=1024" srcset="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024 768w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=2048 1536w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w, https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lunch.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px"   /></a><p id="caption-attachment-8868" class="wp-caption-text">Lunch</p></div>
<p>5<sup>th</sup> Place Abstract was Queen of the Forest, sculptors Igor Stepanov and Alexey Andeev, from Russia. That’s a mammoth she’s riding, by the way.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8866" style="width: 762px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/queen-of-the-forest.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8866" data-attachment-id="8866" data-permalink="https://homecomingbook.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/ice-art-winners-4th-and-5th-places-single-block-ian1/queen-of-the-forest/" data-orig-file="https://homecomingbook.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/queen-of-the-forest.jpg" data-orig-size="1991,2715" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393516388&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Queen of the Forest" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Queen of the Forest: 5th Place Abstract&lt;/p&gt;
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