Mary's Photoblog
On a cold and frosty morning. 3
Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 20 November 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Even these berries were all covered in frost! They were hiding in the brambles, and I couldn't see weather the shot was in focus or not. Lots of shots were taken before I got one that I was happy with. :)
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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have
Images by KC Photography from Redmond, United States
Gorgeous picture! The colours are beautiful
20 Nov 2007 5:01am
@Images by KC Photography: Thanks you KC :)
Me 2 from Hamburg, United States
Yeah it's berry cold here too !! we had some snow last night as well ....no pictures of it though ..... This is really really nice :o)
20 Nov 2007 5:12am
@Me 2: Lol nice one Rob :D thanks pal :)
Our snow has gone now, it's turned to rain :(
Mandy from South Africa
Mary, they look absolutely delightful all covered in frost like that.....Makes me think of all things Christmas!! Great capture.
20 Nov 2007 6:29am
@Mandy: Thanks Mandy, I'm really in the Christmas mood now, have been listening to Christmas songs while replying to comments lol :D
ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands
Great shot, love the little frost bit on the berries.. great work !
20 Nov 2007 8:02am
@ColNed Pictures: Thanks ColNed :)
I was really happy to manage to get one in focus :)
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Brrr, its been a cold few days, the frozen berries look great covered in frost like that.
20 Nov 2007 8:27am
@Richard_Irwin: It certainly has Richard, it was a particulary hard frost that morning, very little escaped from being covered. It was a suprise to see blackberries this late in the season.
tyan from Singapore
man this is so lovely,looked almost like sugar coated berries,makes me want to stretch out and reach for them:)
20 Nov 2007 8:47am
@tyan: Awww Thank you Tyan :)
They looked so beautiful, it was by chance I saw them hiding in the brambles, I didn't realise they were berries at first.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
So beautiful, looks like LOL exactly like what Tyan said sugar coated berries ;)
20 Nov 2007 10:55am
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine :)
Poor little berries were frozen solid!
Gary from United States
I feel the same about them looking like sugar coating. Nicely composed. I think I'll go have some cereal.
Thanks for the idea.
20 Nov 2007 11:12am
@Gary: Lol :D thanks Gary, I hope you enjoyed your cereal :)
Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Québec, Canada
This result was certainly worth your efforts! Yummy naturally frozen dessert....
20 Nov 2007 11:58am
@Wolfgang Prigge: Thanks Wolfgang :)
I should have picked them, they did look lovely :)
Welcome back, it sounds like you had a wonderful holiday, I will check out the photos soon.
@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: Thank you Eleftheria :)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Great photo! And these berries look not only cold, but sweet and delicious!
20 Nov 2007 12:43pm
@Viewfinder: Thank you VF :)
It was suprising to see blackberries this late in the season, even more so beacause they started earlier too!
PS I sent you an email with a question about picasa, I was wondering if you had recieved it?
Walt from Scarborough, Canada
Lovely capture - frost hasn't been lasting, and I haven't been getting out early enough to make the capture!
20 Nov 2007 1:07pm
@Walt: Thank you Walt :)
This was a really hard frost, lasted most of the day, and a few days before we had ice everywhere. Up untill then it had been very mild, so it came as a real shock!
Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States
And it was worth the wait! Well done!
20 Nov 2007 1:57pm
@Craiger: Thank you Craiger :)
@Shahab: Thank you Shahab :)
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Wonderfully taken Mary!! The frost on the berries is so glorious with the colours of them... gorgeous!
20 Nov 2007 3:08pm
@amy: Thanks Amy :)
I got there in the end after umpteen shots LOL :D
Michael from Wuppertal, Germany
Wonderful shot, so well spotted. You captured the frost quite right.
20 Nov 2007 4:19pm
@Michael: Thank you Michael :)
It was a lot harder than I thought it would be, I almost gave up but I went back for a few more shots and finally got this one :)
@Reza: Thank you Reza :)
it was worth the effort in the end.
Amir from ?, United States
Such a beauty, very heavenly. I used to see these kind of scenes in the movies
20 Nov 2007 4:35pm
@Amir: Thank you Amir :)
@DaveB: Cheers Dave :)
Marco from Verbania, Italy
Hi Mary...really nice composition, very elegant photo. Flowers have beautiful colors, i like it very much. Well done...
(p.s thanks for your comments)
20 Nov 2007 5:37pm
@Marco: Your very welcome Marco.
Thank you for yours :)
Rebel Streetshooter from NYC, United States
I'm happy you picked this one. Well done.
20 Nov 2007 5:38pm
@Rebel Streetshooter: Thank you RS :)
Pau from Barcelona, Spain
Nice picture. I think that it's cold. Congratulations nice photo.
20 Nov 2007 6:14pm
@Pau: Thank you Pau :)
Yes it was a very cold morning.
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Beautyfull shot. They seem to be crystallized! Well done
20 Nov 2007 7:48pm
@standley: Thank you standley for your visits and comments on my pblog, they are very much appreciated :)
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
It's almost like they've been dipped in sugar ... mmm :)
20 Nov 2007 9:47pm
@Ken McCoy: Thank you Ken :)
They did look good enough to eat.
@Raul: Thank you Raul :)
Raul from Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Excuse to have Very commented in Português:((
Good colors, excellent macro!
20 Nov 2007 10:41pm
@Raul: No problem, Thank you :)
@Marina: Thank you Marina :)
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Ohhhhh, this one is perfect, dear hun!! I haven’t been able to get a decent picture yet of the frost over here where we are, and even if/when I do, with any number of shots, I’m sure it will not be half as breathtaking as your one here! An artistic masterpiece. :)
20 Nov 2007 11:42pm
@Rebecca: Thank you so much Rebecca, your comments are always warmly appreciated :)
I found taking pictures of the frost particulary challenging but great fun!
@Ed von Ems: Thank you Ed :)
Rags from Plano, United States
you have an eye for detail. This image is really lovely. You have turned the winter into a work of art!
21 Nov 2007 4:00am
@Rags: Thank you very much Rags, thats a lovely compliment :)
FC from NewYork, United States
Love the colors in this one.. You sure are having fun with the frost!!
22 Nov 2007 2:59am
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
33 comments already for this UNIQUE and RARE and BEAUTIFULLY taken photograph, what a beauty, one of the finest I have seen thus far (your "sad rose" is among them), congratulations MaryB with your talents! And they say that talent is 10% inspiration and 90% transpiration, but you must have suffered cold instead :)
25 Nov 2007 7:00pm
@Illuci: Erik thank you very much for such a beautiful comment, I am very honored that you like this one and my rose too :)
Panasonic DMC-FZ7
1/30 second
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ISO 100
66 mm (35mm equiv.)