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Frosted Fern

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 30, 2015119 views11 comments

The last few leaflets of a bracken fern frond. I liked the backlight on this and the two sun stars.

5D3, Canon 180mm f3.5 macro, tripod, f/25, 1/80, iso 400, aperrture priority, pattern metering. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped slightly to eliminate a partial leaflet on the right and cleaned up a few left over frost tendrils that then went nowhere. Taken at 8:47 am on November 25th.

I appreciate any and all comments and criticisms.

Thanks,

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on December 1, 2015 at 2:46 AM

I like everything about this, especially the backlight and the stars. The cold weather we are having has presented you with some great opportunities and you have taken advantage of it.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 1, 2015 at 7:52 AM

Excellent, Dennis. Very sharp. Great eye to see and capture the sunstars.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 1, 2015 at 9:55 AM

Hey Dennis,
Well seen and presented, the lighting is outstanding.
Well done . . . devil

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on December 1, 2015 at 11:46 AM

The combination of the white ice with the red leaves is great, but those sun stars are just too good to be true! They are the icing on the cake for sure. I really like this one.

Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 1, 2015 at 11:05 PM

Dennis, The backlight is beautiful. The two sun stars are lovely. Wonderful winter macro!

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 3, 2015 at 10:21 AM

Hi Dennis crying

Excellent and creative work. love the light, detail and the sunstars cool

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 3, 2015 at 7:44 PM

The frost here looks nice and sharp, Dennis, and those two sunstars are an outstanding delight. The reds in the leaflets from being backlit add a fine contrasting touch of warmth.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 12, 2015 at 11:10 AM

Dennis ...thats a well deserved wp !! for a beautifully crafted image.. I wonder ..it must have been a very short time window to make that image...very well done.

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 12, 2015 at 3:24 PM

Dennis,

it deserves the "Editor's Pick", well done devil

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 13, 2015 at 4:25 PM

Hi Dennis. crying

. Congrats on the well deserved WP devil

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on December 18, 2015 at 3:29 PM

This is spectacular, Dennis. It's so rare to see red in an image of icy foliage or branches. I love the contrast of the red fern and the cool ice. The two starbursts off of ice crystals are, in my mind, totally inspired and perfectly rendered. This is a true joy to look at.

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments