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Frozen crystal

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 27, 2013803 views8 comments

After a recent ice storm, our coral bark maple tree was covered with a layer of ice. The ice coating and the frozen drop look like they are made of glass crystal! Several years ago I had taken a similar photo which is still in my gallery.

Canon 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/5 for 1/60 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on December 27, 2013 at 1:55 PM

Excellent ice drop detail photo in perfect light, very good clarity. Nice textures, excellent contrast against black BG. Well done Carolyn.

Many thanks to my winter photo. Following your advise, I've removed the black spot.

Wish you a very nice NY.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 27, 2013 at 2:21 PM

Very cool image. Love the red branch to create the contrast. Excellent detail. Wonderfully crafted image.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 28, 2013 at 8:47 PM

I like this. The very dark reddish black BG works very well here to complement the twig. Love the ice details!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 29, 2013 at 7:00 AM

Love the view LARGE Carolyn, great find!
Very good light and the red stem pops..
Great comp and the black BG really shows off the ice crystal structure nicely.
All the best in 2014!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 29, 2013 at 8:19 AM

Very artistic with with nice contrasting red, silver and black colors to showcase the embedded art in the ice. Well seen and captured, Carolyn.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 31, 2013 at 2:42 AM

Wow! Carolyn. Love the ice art here. Looks like a nice bouquet or something inside the droplet and the red stem adds great one dimensional bright color like those BW photos with a nice red rose. I would perhaps like to see/experiment with a different crop, maybe portrait instead of lanscape. All in all, this is totally cool, sorry, an attempt at a bit of wintry wit. . .

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on January 1, 2014 at 5:53 AM

Beautifully crafted ..well seen ..and the red and ice is wonderful...Love this

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 3, 2014 at 12:53 PM

The textures and details in the ice are spectacular and the red branch adds some wonderful color, Carolyn. Very well done.

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