White crystals Photo

Photographer’s Note

Frost is a solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air. Frost crystals' size differ depending on time and water vapor available. Frost is also usually translucent in appearance. There are many types of frost, such as radiation and window frost. Radiation frost (also called hoar frost or hoarfrost) refers to the white ice crystals, loosely deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form on cold clear nights when radiation losses into the open skies cause objects to become colder than the surrounding air. /From wikipedia/

I tested my Vivitar 100 mm macro lens originally bought for my film camera - this picture was taken in normal mode, of course. Considering the result I can warmly recommend this very cheap and lightweight lens for all those who are seeking an affordable medium tele/macro lens - though I am not sure it is available yet.

Buin, LamCam, konok, paololg, Budapestman, crckt, jalab_temen, danos, ocskaymarci, Charo has marked this note useful

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gracious (20017) 2008-01-25 17:28

Hello my dear friend Laszlo!
Very good result on 100mm macro lens in capturing this frost!
Very good DOF with total sharpness, beautiful colouration and so much details in the shot!
many thanks for the wonderful notes always
have a wonderful weekend, Las!
Tony

Buin (37412) 2008-01-26 1:55

Hallo Laszlo!
Kann man den Winter zutreffender zeigen!? Diese "Reifsilhouetten" vor dem dunklen Hintergrund lassen die Kiefernnadeln wie ein nächtliches Feuerwerk erscheinen. In diesem Winter müssen wir uns wohl mit Raureif (die neue Schreibweise, ohne "h") begnügen. Schnee hatten wir bisher für etwa 12 Stunden.
Ein schönes Wochenende!
Frank

UnTrained (0) 2008-01-26 11:40

Szia Laszlo,
nein, so kalt ist es im Moment hier nicht mehr, teilweise über 10 Grad. Schöne, frostige Tannennadeln in Makroaufnahme, Deine Linse funktioniert gut.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Clementi (43659) 2008-01-27 1:51

Ciao Laszlo ,
vedo che l'obbiettivo macro da 100mm funziona molto bene , otiima cattura con dei bei dettagli e ottima nitidezza .
Buona domenica
Giorgio

LamCam (3603) 2008-01-27 2:20

Hello dear Laszlo
This is a little different from your previous postings - and a very successful example of macro photography! This is a great choice of subject - I like the touch of warm brown in an otherwise B&W shot, and the depth of field is perfect.
Best wishes Maggie

evanrizo (456) 2008-01-27 9:24

Hi Laszlo, your presentation of the frost crystal objects comes nice clear and very well focused.
Have a nice night.
Evangelos

konok (2005) 2008-01-27 13:31

Látom, volt egy kis tél, míg nem voltam itthon... :-))) Nagyon szépen megfogtad a zúzmarát, nekem külön tetszenek a természetes színek. Ügyes, precíz munka, ahogy már megszokhattuk!
Jani

paololg (13538) 2008-01-27 14:03

Ciao Laszlo,
compliments for the beautiful macro. The details are almost very clear to be made to seem the needles of this pine of the flowers in spring. Really a good job.
Ciao
Paolo.

Budapestman (41576) 2008-01-27 14:27

Szia Laci!
Gyönyörű....öröm a szemnek. A kompozició nagyszerű, de a kép igazi ereje a részletekben van, meg a mesés atmoszférában. Ismét eszembe jut a kép láttán (a héten sokadszor): bármit is alkotunk, a természet a legnagyobb képzőművész.
Nagyon jól elkapott részlet, a fotós szemét dicséri. Gratulálok, és szép hetet kívánok!
Gyuri

Ui: Köszönöm, hogy felhívtad figyelmem a Szent István szoborra!

crckt (7072) 2008-01-27 16:25

Hi Laszlo,
Your lens is very good, you got an excellent macro shot here. The white crystals are well captured clearly and sharply. Lovely shot.
Regards,
shaeri

John_F_Kennedy (31197) 2008-01-27 23:53

Wunderbare kalter Eindruck dieser eisigen Nadeln. Sehr schöber Kontrast und gute Makro-Aufnahme
Viele Grüße
Achim

jalab_temen (1943) 2008-01-28 5:00

Laszlo, this shot is really nice because of the colours, the sharpness and the japonic composition. Thanks for sharing, Jalab

danos (32198) 2008-01-28 7:44

Hello Laszlo,
nice shot of this icy branch of the pine cone.The blur background bring out the details of the main theme.I like the colours and the light.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

ocskaymarci (2508) 2008-03-07 7:37

Szia!
Remekül működik a régi objektíved, nagyszerű fagyos képet csináltál vele.
Nagyon szép éles lett, kiváló a képmélység és csodálatosak a lágy pasztellszínek is.
Graulálok!
Üdvözlettel,
marci

Charo (31665) 2008-05-20 1:57

Hello Lazlo,
Beautiful photo of this pine frozen with a very singular pink tone. Excellent framing and good details.
I take note of your advice, have filter polarizador, but only I use it in conditions of excessive light, it was not known that also it would work well in the reflexes of the windows, I already will prove it. Thanks for your help.
Cordialmente
Charo