After several failed attempts to light an icecube on fire, didn't think it would be that hard, I ended up going this route. Put a glass votive in a platic cup and filled water around it then froze it. Once frozen, took out of the cup and placed lighter fluid in the votive holder with a small piece of paper and oila.. Ice on fire! Placed the icecube on a mirror in front of my black refrigerator. Placed a low-light flash light next to it to light up the icecube as I was shooting in darkness and it helped with focusing. That's about it, shot off about 40 shots to make sure I got something I could use. I don't think I'll ever try this again, way too much work! :-)
Post processing: Cloned out the flame from the reflection and left just the icecube also used the healing brush around the top of the icecube to help conceal the glass inside a bit. There was a little reflection from the refrigerator that I also cloned out. Adjusted curves and saturation just a bit, added border and resized.
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i find this shot interesting in many ways, but at the same time not interesting as far as perspective. the angle you chose to shoot from is pretty normal. i think a different perspective may increase the overall interest.
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