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Sparkling Frost



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So beautiful, is the sparkle, the pattern, the shimmer and shape of frost....never the same twice! How lucky to live in a country were we can see it in all its...
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So beautiful, is the sparkle, the pattern, the shimmer and shape of frost....never the same twice! How lucky to live in a country were we can see it in all its beauty, firsthand!
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cameraE-620

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/250 

upload_dateJan, 2013

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11 Comments |
clarkl88
 
clarkl88 January 24, 2013
I like this shot... your right it is so pretty and sparkly
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ricej2 January 24, 2013
Thanks so much....I had fun photographing it!
timot78
 
timot78 January 24, 2013
Very interesting and superb execution. Congratulations.
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ricej2 January 24, 2013
Thank you very much for your comments and recognition....so very much appreciated
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 January 24, 2013
WOW WOW WOW !!! Very cool. :)
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ricej2 January 24, 2013
Thanks so much for the recognition! Greatly appreciated!
EyesofDavid
 
EyesofDavid January 30, 2013
very pretty shot
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ricej2 January 01, 2014
Thanks hun :)
luvmtnlife PRO+
 
luvmtnlife February 09, 2013
Very beautiful!
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ricej2 January 01, 2014
Thank you very much
Freelily
 
Freelily February 15, 2013
Very nicely done!
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ricej2 January 01, 2014
Thank you..... frost is so cool (no pun intended)
AshleySeligPhotography
 
AshleySeligPhotography March 04, 2013
Stunning image!
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ricej2 January 01, 2014
Thank you so much :)
eskimotwila
 
eskimotwila February 07, 2014
LOVE this...well done! Voted
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ricej2 February 16, 2014
Cheers...thanks so much
1Ernesto
 
1Ernesto February 15, 2014
What a wonderful photo to have in your gallery, your talent is showing!
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ricej2 February 16, 2014
Thank you :)
1Ernesto
 
1Ernesto February 15, 2014
Good luck in the Ice Worlds Photo Contest - VOTED
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ricej2 February 16, 2014
Thanks so much....very much appreciated!
leitins
 
leitins April 20, 2018
Magnificent

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Behind The Lens

Location

En route for my morning coffee, I was distracted by the beautiful sparkle on my kitchen windows. It was so beautiful, that I postponed the mission for coffee and grabbed my camera to get a closer look and capture some of that glimmer.

Time

Very early morning in January of 2013, I groggily stumbled into my kitchen for my morning coffee when the sparkle coming from my windows opened my eyes.

Lighting

The outdoor light was illuminating that frost so beautifully and the background colours of the outdoors gave it such beautiful tints of browns and blues that I couldn't help but be awed by it.

Equipment

This was shot, handheld, from an Olympus E620 with an Olympus macro lens (no flash)

Inspiration

Honestly the brilliant sunshine outside was pouring in that window and beginning to warm it, making the frost start to melt and it glistened so distractingly beautifully, I just had to capture it.

Editing

I did capture this image in Raw format so I brought it into Adobe Lightroom to convert it. Very minor processing was involved, just a little edge sharpening and some artifact removal, otherwise this is how it came out of the camera.

In my camera bag

These days, I have to have my Canon 5D Mark IV and my favourite 70-300 Canon lens. Depending on my mission that day, my Canon 85mm (AMAZING Lens), which gives me fantastic, crisp shots every time! Always keep my variety of Lee filters with me as well and it's all packed safe and sound inside my Canon Shoulder bag.

Feedback

In this situation, I believe I just hit the perfect time of day for the sun shooting through that window...maybe scout out a good window that seems to get a lot of frost and watch how the sun hits it during different times of day to get the absolute best light possible. Try different angles, move your body to capture from above or below, and keep the background in mind. I remember that I took a lot of different angled shots so that the colours in the backyard reflected differently. Experiment with what you have and see what you can end up with. You may be surprised!

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