Frost crystals
Feathery ice crystals like these are the ones I love most:
They only form on cold nights, with temps from 5 to 12 degrees F. These were on a leaf in a shallow brook, just an inch or so deep. The black water was a welcome background. I think it looks like a butterfly!
Icy sweet!
Thanks!
Love this.
Thanks – these are a special kind of ice crystal, sometimes you see them just once a season.
Nicely done, Tom.
Thanks, and thanks for stopping in, Steve!
Wow ! It’s amazing ! I had never seen these long feathery crystals, it’s so beautiful !
I bet you can find them in your area more often than in mine. Looks for them by streams after cold, clear nights. Thanks for the kind words…
I will sure look for them, I have a stream right next to my home, thanks Tom !
Exquisite, Tom! They remind me of miniature conifers…growing helter-skelter.
I think of trees, or feathers, or ferns. They are beautiful and ephemeral – once the sun hits them they are gone. Af few hours, then they vaporize. Thanks for commenting…
Looking at it closely, I’m trying to work out what the crystals are on….probably a stick. Overall, this image has a beautiful abstract quality to it and, yes, I think it looks like a butterfly! Excellent photo, tom.
Thanks – I’m glad you think it has an abstract look, I was afraid it was on the documentary side. The crystals are on a leaf partially submerged in the water..
Tom:
Thanks for the comment on my blog – nice to know you too are still in the game and making fine images.
Now that I know about your blog I’ll enjoy poking around and seeing what you’ve been up to.
Thanks for commenting and stopping in, Rich. Great to hear from you. Your post reminded me I need to put together a gallery post for 2012.