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Snowflake and Berry 2

Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 22 November 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

This little berry wasn't as happy as the one yesterday being covered in snow and looks a little sad. It lacks the colour of yesterdays but it's (I think) beautiful non the less.

To give you some idea of the size of the snowflake, the berry measures 5mm.

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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

Comments (33)

Organik from Australia

Beautiful photo Mary! Love the detail on the ice.

22 Nov 2007 5:13am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Lovely closeup Mary! I only wish the ice crystals were a bit sharper.

22 Nov 2007 6:09am

@Stunner: Thank you Stunner :)
I wish it was too, they melted very quickly once they landed, to give you an idea how small the ice crystals were the berry mesures 5mm in lenghth.

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Indeed, less color but still very nice shot, great work !

22 Nov 2007 7:32am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

astonishing MACRO, BRAVO Mary

22 Nov 2007 8:11am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Another excellent take.

22 Nov 2007 9:09am

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Another beautiful one, well done Martie

22 Nov 2007 9:29am

tyan from Singapore

oh dear,maybe she is suffering from frost bite!:p i love the different perspective on the berries. Not everything can be perfect all the time..;)

22 Nov 2007 10:07am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Again, that magazine-worthy ;) it has such a Christmasy feel to it, love it :)

22 Nov 2007 10:40am

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

An excellent macro, Mary... beautiful.

22 Nov 2007 12:50pm

alla from Toronto, Canada

poor little thing :)

22 Nov 2007 2:43pm

Candace from Emmaus, United States

Wow! It's amazing how I can really pick out the shape of one of them flakes...oh too cool! I'll have to try once it snows here again. Thanks for the wonderful inspriration.

That is small....I make jewelry so I know how big 5mm is.

22 Nov 2007 3:06pm

@Candace: Thank you Candace :)
would you believe I actually went out and measured the berries LOL :D my family think I'm mad :D they may actually be right! lol It was the first time since I was a child that I'd actually saw a real snowflake! so I was like a kid in a candy shop.
Hope you manage to get some photo's too :)

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

awesome macro. great details

22 Nov 2007 3:16pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Mary, it's a stunning macro! The frost details are excellent.

22 Nov 2007 3:57pm

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Love the frost!

22 Nov 2007 5:30pm

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Stunning ice detail, can see the crystals!

22 Nov 2007 5:48pm

e. from Palo Alto, CA, United States

Beautiful macro! It really looks very withered.

22 Nov 2007 6:28pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Another stunning one. Congrats

22 Nov 2007 7:20pm

M.E. from Encino, United States

another dazzler!

22 Nov 2007 7:30pm

Markus from Reading, United Kingdom

Stunning indeed! Great macro!

22 Nov 2007 7:32pm

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Another beautiful shot. Like your last close-ups.

22 Nov 2007 8:16pm

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Québec, Canada

So this is a heavy-duty snowflake! Nice shot...

22 Nov 2007 9:18pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Absolutely fantastic clarity, and gorgeous combination of textures, dear Mary! You’ve shown us there is indeed beauty in unexpected places.

22 Nov 2007 10:06pm

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Again, a masterpiece, Mary!

22 Nov 2007 10:22pm

Images by KC Photography from Redmond, United States

That's gorgoeous!

22 Nov 2007 10:41pm

Gary from United States

You are doing such a great job with these. The detail in the snowflake is awesome. That one flake is a standout!

23 Nov 2007 12:58am

Rags from Plano, United States

great work with this image. I really like it.

23 Nov 2007 1:09am

Walt from Scarborough, Canada

Lovely - the ice stands out more than the berry this time...I think I prefer the first however...no real reason, just personal preference...

23 Nov 2007 1:50am

Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa

Another stunning capture mary!!!

23 Nov 2007 6:18am

Me 2 from Hamburg, United States

HOLY COW !!! You are so good you even captured the detail of individual FLAKES !!! AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

23 Nov 2007 4:41pm

@Me 2: Thank you Rob! all it took was a steady hand alot of patience and a little bit of madness, to stand out in the freezing cold to get this one LOL :D I have a better camera this year so who know's if we get more snowflakes, then I'll be out there again!

Shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Fantastic shot!!!Superb macro!Very well done!

23 Nov 2007 7:31pm

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Beautiful indeed but it's like with cheese after dinner, maybe you could have better posted this one first and then the other one for my eyes were still used to the glowing red when I saw this. Which is also very worthwhile, but more solemn and sober.

25 Nov 2007 7:04pm

AuBuchon from Camdenton, United States

Nice wintery macro ...

4 Dec 2007 1:47pm

liaso from Bay Area, United States

Wow, what a great snowflake capture. I love the winter colors and the little chill I get looking at the photo.

9 Dec 2007 8:29am

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