Some frosty macros

The past few days have provided some of the frostiest mornings one could wish for (photographically, that is!) So I got out my Pentax-A f2.8 50mm macro and a venerable MacroTakumar preset f4 50mm and put them on a K5. I hope you like the results as much as I do ......

These first ones were on a spot where the sun was rapidly melting everything, leaving behind only the skeletal remains
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You can clearly see how the crystals have formed into hexagonal towers

These are from a more sheltered spot where there was a lot more frost .....
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This looks more metallic than frosty as I reduced the highlights and increased the contrast in PP



The 1st February is the festival of Imbolc, marking the demise of Winter as new life struggles to emerge
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7 The Winter Queen's days are numbered and melting away as we watch

Nice series of shots David.
Good little bio too.
Set works perfectly as a whole.

Very nice David... a great reminder of what's around us if we look closely enough...

Best

My kind of set that David, really well executed.

I have to say I really do like taking macro winter shots...one of the reasons I got my macro in the first place.

Regards

Karlo

A beautiful set of images David.
David

No.6 the standout for me.

I feel like 3 is so nearly a winner too, but the out of focus part at the front is blocking the part I really want to see!

Thanks for sharing.

+1

These are really superb and they have got me thinking that it would be good to do some frost images with my butchered zoom and reversed Nikkor enlarger lens.

5 and 6 are the ones that really hit me in the eye.

Regards
David

4 is grand! Isn't mother nature so creative when you care to look a little deeper

Thank you all for supporting the old glassware. It has got a lot of life in it yet!

These are all quite beautiful, David. I like how the frost in #3 look like icy plants growing out of the cold.

Thank you Serge

Amazing set David! No. 3 & 5 are my favorites! In 5th image, color combination looks quite beautiful!

Thank you so much, David, for sharing such a wonderful set!

Thank you. As someone said above, it's a pity about the OOF bit getting in the way on #3.

WoW! Looking beautiful. The macros are just awesome. You are just reminding me of how beautiful nature is around us.