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Beauty in concrete in front of Tesco store

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Posted by john macpherson on March 2, 2010 at 8:37 AM
I came across this beautiful pattern of frost in the entrance to the local Tesco store this morning. Twenty feet from the front door. Someone had dragged a line of shopping trolleys across the concrete flags and the dripping condensation from the metal (left out in the sub-zero night, but now in the low sun) had run all over the still shaded freezing flags creating a wonderful still-life of trees and flowers. Hundreds of people were marching across this little fleeting wonder of nature, too intent on buying to even notice this natural graffiti. I came out with my bags a little while later and it was gone, evaporated. Luckily this time I never got ejected for daring to use my camera as has happened several times before in Tesco. Magic is where you find it!

Canon G9, ISO 100, 1/60th @ f3.2, handheld, and funny looks from the throng of customers. Contrast adjusted and blacks tweaked slightly in Lightroom.
Posted by John Robinson on March 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Well seen !
JohnR
Posted by Jeff Harrison on March 2, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Well spotted and captured John - looks like a tapestry :smile: :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on March 2, 2010 at 9:21 AM
Ephemeral art by Jack Frost. :smile: :wink: Well done for capturing it..

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Posted by Simon Phillpotts on March 2, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Almost looks like wallpaper! Well spotted and taken :smile:
Posted by Edwin kats on March 2, 2010 at 11:32 AM
You have a good eye :toast:

Edwin
Posted by David Sewell on March 2, 2010 at 11:56 AM
Very well captured.

David
Posted by Paul King on March 2, 2010 at 2:31 PM
A Nice capture John. :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 2, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Well John, many people envy other photographers equipment but I just wish I had your eyesight and vision!
Posted by Justin on March 2, 2010 at 3:28 PM
A well seen and expertly captured image. :cool: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 2, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Well spotted John and well taken :toast: