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Crystal seedhead

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 21, 2013745 views4 comments

After a recent snow & ice storm, everything looked like it had a glass crystal coating. This is a seedhead of a fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry") that was being lit by the emerging sun (plus on-camera flash) against the sparkling snow.

Canon 60D. 90mm macro lens. F/18 for 1/15 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted, flash fired.

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a blessed holiday season!

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 21, 2013 at 3:19 PM

All those frozen drops are great and the color contrast between the grass and the shadow really accents the plant well. Well seen and captured. Happy Holidays, Carolyn.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 22, 2013 at 1:21 PM

Love the blue & gold color, the attractive BG almost looks like sky at first blush

Great light, comp, & interest, beautiful work.
Merry Christmas Carolyn

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on December 22, 2013 at 5:00 PM

There is lots to look at in this simple little macro, Carolyn! Love all the sparkly frozen water droplets and the color contrasts. The flash was a good idea as it certainly added to the sparkles.

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Comment posted by Jim Lockhart on January 2, 2014 at 10:47 AM

I am always looking for ice-covered specimens too; I think they really personify winter. This was captured nicely; details are sharp; like the comp with it coming from the bottom right; blue background is not too bluish and the white snow/ice? adds some interest. Happy New Year Carolyn and thanks for making my first year as an NPN member a very enjoyable experience.

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