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Hexagon madness

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 27, 20161,385 views11 comments

I found these relatively large crystals one cold day a couple of weeks ago. It's things like these that make macro photography such an interesting branch of photography.

f/22, ISO 100, 1 s, 100 mm macro.

C&C welcome, large version is included!

Roel

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11 comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 27, 2016 at 12:10 PM

Excellent detail in these beautiful crystals. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 27, 2016 at 12:34 PM

Indeed an outstanding collection of ice crystals, Roel. I'm enjoying the hexagonal crystals in hexagonal patterns with the nice scattering of long crystals. The sense of depth is a fine addition as well.

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Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on January 27, 2016 at 3:59 PM

Hexagons on hexagons on... Beautiful shapes. Is it possible to zoom in some more? Did these crystals grow right there or is it some form of hail or snow? Great find and nice presentation.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 27, 2016 at 7:31 PM

Very nice detail and arrangement of these xtals! This would be an excellent stacking challenge.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 27, 2016 at 10:00 PM

Excellent find and image, Roel. Love the distinctive and unusual hexagon shapes. devil

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on January 28, 2016 at 11:38 AM

Thanks for the comments all!

Igor, this was full frame at the max magnification of this lens (1:1). Zooming in even more would have been sweet, but I didn't have my bellow system with me. Also, these were crystals that grew like this. It was a small frozen pond with patches of different crystals, most of them laying on their sides. But this patch had the crystals standing upright!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 28, 2016 at 1:32 PM

A very cool image, Roel. I love the patterns and the geometry. Thanks for amplifying on the scale and the situation where you found them. If we get another cold spell this winter, I'll have to go looking.

devil

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Comment posted by Bruce King on January 28, 2016 at 1:36 PM

nice find.....very cool shot.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 1, 2016 at 4:11 AM

Roel,

Thats quite an abstract. I would say that its takes a keen eye to visualize this and then make the image that has quite a bit of white in it. Very well done.
Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on February 1, 2016 at 10:48 PM

Wonderful patterns and great title. The large version is amazing!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 10, 2016 at 3:41 PM

Hi Roel

the large version is a must see......awesome patterns of graphic detail devil

Albert Darmo
Canada

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