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Hoarfrost on a Maple Tree

At first glance, it looks as though snow, or even some white flower blossoms, have created a beautiful looking tree. Upon closer look, however, what is actually...
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At first glance, it looks as though snow, or even some white flower blossoms, have created a beautiful looking tree. Upon closer look, however, what is actually beautifying this maple tree is hoarfrost. Hoarfrost occurs when very cold air moves into a region that has fairly high humidity in place. The frost begins to create what looks like cactus spines all over the trees, plants and other things in the area. The spines in this picture are approximately 1-inch, or longer, in length. To me, it really does look very beautiful. The frost is actually quite short-lived. Not too long after the sun rose, the hoarfrost melted and was completely gone. I'm glad I got a few shots, as hoarfrost is somewhat rare when to compared to other types of frost.
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NIKON D7200

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Aperture 5/1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 500/10

location

Gloversville, New York, US

upload_date

Mar, 2023

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stujnning!

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Cool capture, Greg!

Beautiful capture!!

Ultimate

Cool!

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Cool

Well spotted and composed

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Stunning . . . and love the inset photo!

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Superieur Shot 😍

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At first I thought it was a blossom tree also ..wow! I realised it was frost before I read title and interesting write up .. you have a gift of finding the unusual I have seen hoarfrost many times but have dismissed it’s beauty thank you. For sharing your work:-)