Lee's Photoblog
Fairy Dust
Posted by Lee (Fort Frances Ontario, Canada) on 4 March 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
At night while we lay sleeping in our beds all snuggled and warm, there's a magic happening outside. The air temperature is cold, very cold. The moisture level in the air is high. Moisture in the air turns to crystals and settles on anything not moving. It collects and forms a fine dust known as hoar frost or rime. In the morning we awake to everything looking frosty white and magical. As the wind comes to life, little wisps of snow crystals start falling from the branches. It's like Fairy Dust. Watching it release and fall is very satisfying and magical. Capturing it with a camera is well..........You tell me.
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MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Hmmm, learn something new every day. Thanks :)
Pretty good image too!
4 Mar 2009 5:29am
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Wow so beautiful you have captured this so well
4 Mar 2009 5:40am
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Lee this is a wonderful composition and photography - the blue of the sky is so wonderful against the branches and snow - the composition is so simple but the fairy dust makes is all!! Great shot!
4 Mar 2009 5:46am
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Uh - ...well done! Nicely laid out and spot-on detail.
4 Mar 2009 8:07am
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Mathilde from Fontainebleau, France
Just an illusion! a blast on the snow! it's beautiful!
4 Mar 2009 8:45am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wowzer....sooo magical indeed. I love fairy dust and you have captured it perfectly...thank you:-)
4 Mar 2009 8:52am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
I've had it with snow and winter BUT, BUT, this is SOooo beautiful sigh...
4 Mar 2009 10:16am
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
A moment to capture for sure, your whole piece of work here (image & text) works extremely well, and the shot carries a power and impact too.
4 Mar 2009 12:18pm
DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom
Lovely crisp colours and great framing, nice shot!
4 Mar 2009 12:35pm
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Marion from Liberty Township, United States
I tell you: it is fantastic! a superb capture of a magical moment :) I also love the sharpness of the shot and the color depth. Truly wonderful - and I always enjoy your framing. (Dave had said it all very well) :)
4 Mar 2009 12:42pm
@Marion: Marion, Thank you, you're to kind.
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
superb, you have captured this magical moment wonderfully. Perfect timing!
4 Mar 2009 1:22pm
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Very good catch, and a sparkling blue & white!
4 Mar 2009 1:33pm
Hema Iyer from Bangalore, India
Beautiful shot....sparkling white snow so perfectly captured
4 Mar 2009 2:43pm
Ajay from Pune, India
Oh yeah!!! It looks like fairy dust. I'm surprise how you clicked just at the right time.
4 Mar 2009 2:45pm
@Ajay: Thanks Ajay. It took over an hour to obtain a few shots. This was the better of the bunch. My camera was always pointed in the wrong location when it happened.
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Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Absolutely exquisite and I love the title.
4 Mar 2009 6:34pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
Like the icy jewels of Mother nature's bounty. Beautifully captured
4 Mar 2009 7:01pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great title. Looks like tinkerbell was there or at least Jack frost. Nice capture.
4 Mar 2009 7:24pm
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shallowregret from Kongsberg, Norway
very beautiful indeed, satisfying and magical :)
4 Mar 2009 11:20pm
@Baby Sis: Thank you for dropping by. Been a while. Stop by and visit again.
Jen from St. George, United States
Brrr... Looks cold! At least the sky's blue! I love the strong contrast. And your timing... just phenomenal! I love the snow falling!
5 Mar 2009 12:32am
Denise from Perry, United States
BEautiful shot, this is the second time I heard of hoar frost and both discussed on aminus, shows we can all learn something new!
5 Mar 2009 2:37am
Brett from McAllen, United States
Gorgeous shot Lee! The snow flurry is perfect, and the sky compliments the snow covered branches beautifully.
5 Mar 2009 4:08am
@Sandrine: Thank you for stopping by.
BIG SIS and Brother-inlaw from Petawawa, Canada
Nice PIC's BRO, very refreshing, nice to see we have something in common.
7 Mar 2009 5:00am
@BIG SIS and Brother-inlaw: Thank you for visiting, This was a real surprise. Stop by again.
