Frost Hoar

[Kurt Harrigan]

Inundated grass covered in morning frost hoar - Lee Vining, Ca. Feb, 2024.

 

[AlanLichty]

Fascinating micro scene. Are the bubbles frozen? Good eye for this one.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

The bubbles are frozen but I'm not sure how they form. They were only prevalent in a few areas.

 

[Trent Watts]

How beautiful Kurt.

 

[KevinA]

Very interesting image Kurt, quite captivating. The 2 bubble groups on the right don't add anything to the image IMO. Did you consider cropping tighter onto the bubble group on the left?

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Very interesting image Kurt, quite captivating. The 2 bubble groups on the right don't add anything to the image IMO. Did you consider cropping tighter onto the bubble group on the left?

Thanks, Kevin. As I was already shooting DX at this point I just didn't have enough room to do much cropping off of the image.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

How beautiful Kurt.

Thanks, Trent.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Very unusual image and nice eye to spot this.
I am with Kevin. If cropping isn’t an option perhaps cloning out esp the one in the bottom corner would help.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Very unusual image and nice eye to spot this.
I am with Kevin. If cropping isn’t an option perhaps cloning out esp the one in the bottom corner would help.

Thanks, Jameel. I'll give that a try and see how it comes out.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Kevin and Jameel suggested an edit to my previous post. Here is that version and I do believe if comes across a little stronger. Thanks for the suggestion, guys!

 

[KevinA]

A lot better IMO, well done. Had to look up DX mode as didn't know what it was, still don't see the point, but I suppose Nikon thinks it's a good idea.

 

[JimFox]

I like the edit better Kurt. What a great scene you found.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

I like the edit better Kurt. What a great scene you found.

Thanks, Jim. Tricky stuff to photograph!

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

A lot better IMO, well done. Had to look up DX mode as didn't know what it was, still don't see the point, but I suppose Nikon thinks it's a good idea.

Thanks, Kevin. It's a way to change to aspect ratio essentially. I use it quite a bit to help with framing and metering.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

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Kevin and Jameel suggested an edit to my previous post. Here is that version and I do believe if comes across a little stronger. Thanks for the suggestion, guys!

Definitely a stronger image Kurt.