Please share your snow/ Ice Photos with us in CR.

[Erik X]

I got 1500 new frosty pictures today.. I will be spamming for a while

F36A0462_ZS_DMap_8p_ret_DxO_full by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

F36A0385_ZS_DMap_8p_ret_DxO_full by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

F36A0246_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr


F36A0257_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2dkijZk]F36A0073_ZS_DMap_14p_ret_DxO_full by Erik Astrom, on Flickr[/URL]

[url=https://flic.kr/p/247yafi]F36A0199_ZS_DMap_8p_ret_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Click]

Beautiful series. I especially like the 5th picture. Nicely done, Erik.

 

[Nat_WA]

Beautiful series. I especially like the 5th picture. Nicely done, Erik.

+1; all of those "plants frozen in ice" pictures are very nicely done - good lighting, nice compositions!
W.

 

[Erik X]

+1; all of those "plants frozen in ice" pictures are very nicely done - good lighting, nice compositions!
W.

Thanks Wiebe. It takes some effort to get those focus stacks properly assembled in Zerene Stacker, it is only one out of ten that looks reasonably good
And thanks Click, Graham and Bluediablo for the feedback, much appreciated

By the way, isn't that Sid from Ice Age that is hiding under the ice glazing..
I'm sure any psyciatrist would consider me as a very interesting case

 

[Erik X]

Crap, all ice had melted where I got the pictures yesterday

F36A2105_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Here in Norwich, UK....not so much about except for last week....a little snap frost over night and everything was frozen for a few days.

 

[Click]

Very nice series, GMCPhotographics.

 

[Click]

Crap, all ice had melted where I got the pictures yesterday

by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

Nice! Well done, Erik.

 

[Erik X]

The only reasonable thing to do is to stay warm, relax and wait for spring...

F36A9088_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

..or count icicles

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2dEEbd5]F36A9438_ZS_DMap_7p_ret_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, Erik. I especially like the first one.

 

[Erik X]

Thanks Click!
I've got more icicles

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2eLzqtx]F36A9369_ZS_DMap_10p_ret_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Click]

Cool picture! Well done, Erik.

 

[bhf3737]

Another ice crystal macro. Actual size about 2x1cm.

 

[Click]

Another ice crystal macro. Actual size about 2x1cm.

Nice!

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi BHF.
Beautiful and incredible don’t seem to do this shot justice, excellent?

Cheers, Graham.

Another ice crystal macro. Actual size about 2x1cm.

 

[bhf3737]

Hi BHF.
Beautiful and incredible don’t seem to do this shot justice, excellent?

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks Graham. Nature in -30C gives shape to crystals beautifully but they get destroyed in a blink of eye. Very little window to manually focus and capture them. Focus peaking and/or focus guide is extremely useful here.

 

[Erik X]

... but they get destroyed in a blink of eye.

You're down in quantum physics; you cannot observe anything without affecting it Your camera is radiating heat!!
Very nice shot! I've never seen that kind of lettuce-like structure before

 

[Erik X]

Your camera is radiating heat!!

I hate every time I have to admit I'm wrong..
I expected to see the hot sensor of the 5D3 through the lens using my Seek thermal camera but no.. The only thing I can see is a faint reflection of my hand holding the thermal camera. The picture was taken after 10 minutes in movie mode! Before that the camera was practically invisible against the (room temp) background.



But watch what happens when I hold my hand on the focus ring! I strongly suggest wearing gloves when shooting frostwork!
And of course it will help if the camera is kept cool; any object at +20°C will radiate heat into a motive at -30°C

 

[Erik X]

I'd better stay with sunlit icicles, my heat emission will not make any difference

[url=https://flic.kr/p/SCtyS1]F36A0029_ZS_DMap_8p_ret_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[bhf3737]

You're down in quantum physics; you cannot observe anything without affecting it Your camera is radiating heat!!
Very nice shot! I've never seen that kind of lettuce-like structure before

Thanks! Those shapes form only in extreme cold (-30C and below) under certain conditions. I tried to replicate it in higher temperatures (-15 to -20C), but everything shows up as rectangular or hexagonal crystals.