Frost crystals (II)
Another look at frost crystals, growing on a grass blade this time:
The background is color is from leaf beneath the grass blade. Like the last crystal image, this is a stack of images that were combined for greater depth of field. The magnification is around 2x or 3x. Under the right conditions (temperature among others) frost grows in regular snowflake-like forms. Other times the crystals are fine rods, sometimes pipes, sometimes fern or leaf-like forms – the variety of forms is amazing.
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You are a scientist artist. A picture is worth a thousand words they say…
Thanks as always, Vera. I’m not much of a scientist, but my curiosity extends to all sorts of things. I’m more interested in beauty of the crystals than anything else…
At the same time, however, you illustrate the science behind water crystals…
Beautiful macro !
Thanks for telling us your technique. Outstanding work! This is gorgeous.
More frosty goodness, Tom. It’s enough to make me place an order with B&H. 🙂