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Frost Feathers I
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Frost Feathers I

by Jim DeWitt

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 16, 2010118 views5 comments
Olympus E-3, 50mm f2.0 Macro, handheld
f10, 1/200, ISO200

The fog off of Wander Lake creates extraordinary frost formations at night; in the morning, even the pale light from our winter sun melts the sunward side, leaving these amazing feathers.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 17, 2010 at 8:15 AM
This is amazingly beautiful. I love the light.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on October 17, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Excuse the pun, but this is really cool. :biggrin:
Nice diagonal comp and colors. Nicely seen.
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 18, 2010 at 2:16 AM
Yes really cool. Nice capture of the ice crystals and sweet bg.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by mark helm on October 18, 2010 at 8:49 AM
amazing so delicate and fleeting good capture.
Registered on October 6, 2010, 7 Posts, 13 Comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on October 19, 2010 at 1:36 AM
Cool find, Jim. Nice comp. :wavey:
Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments