Some frosty macros

davidwozhere · 2019-02-03T23:56:44+0000

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 1 2 3 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 ..... 4 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 5 6 7 The Winter Queen's days are numbered and melting away as we watch