Inspiring Photo: Frosty Morn' #9864140

Frosty Morn'

Uploaded: March 09, 2010

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Here in Coastal Carolina, frost is something of a rarity. I was headed to the park to feed & shoot the fuzzbutts, and noticed a glistening in the early morning light, whenever there was a clearing in the trees. I drove past one clearing. Two. Three. I was late with the walnuts. Four. I turned the car around. A real photographer would have pulled the tripod from the trunk, but not me. I stood on that embankment, leaning forward rather precipitously, until the sun started to melt my subject.

Exif: Model: NIKON D700

Comments

Robert R. Goodman March 09, 2010

Hi Tess,Beautiful macro.Very nice detail!!! #1246634

Linda D. Lester March 09, 2010

Beautiful lighting and detail! #8442393

Douglas Pignet March 09, 2010

Very nice capture on a cold looking plant....lol Well done. #8442428

Jeff Robinson March 09, 2010

Excellent detail and capture - Your effort really paid off here! Jeff #8442444

Jeana Clark March 09, 2010

Ok...where's the squirrel?? LOL!!!
This is fabulous Tess!!!
Beautiful lighting and the details
are fantastic!!!
Excellent shot!!!!
~J~ #8442446

Tammy M. Anderson March 09, 2010
This is beautiful, Tess. Excellent details and lighting. #8442466

Courtenay Vanderbilt March 09, 2010
Wonderful comp and terrific details, Tess! I can't hand-hold anything any more! LOL! #8442501

Amy M. Wilson March 09, 2010
Fantastic detail, clarity and lighting, Tess! #8442517

Renata Gusciora March 09, 2010
Awesome image!Superb focus,great details,Tess! #8442530

Margaret R. Barry March 09, 2010
Fantastic light, colors and details, Tess! #8442667

Nikki McDonald March 09, 2010
Gorgeous light, color and detail, Tess, and I love the composition. #8442674

Jessica Jenney March 09, 2010
Beautiful capture, terrific detail and composition, Tess! #8442715

Tiia Vissak March 09, 2010
a fantastic macro! #8442776

Kathleen Brennan March 09, 2010
Very cool comp and capture! #8442848

Tess L. Yee March 09, 2010
Thank you for such great comments, everyone!
It seemed strange not to post a squirrel image...but I didn't want to 'waste' the 30 minutes or so that found me standing on an embankment as cars whizzed by! #8442873

Lynn M. Whitt March 09, 2010
Beautiful light, colors, and details... #8442917

Marty Straub March 09, 2010
Great concentration, Tess. Beautifully composed pinwheel of light and frozen excitement. #8442985

Tammy D. Ferren March 09, 2010
Beautiful lighting and composition, Tess! #8442994

Christine Czernin March 09, 2010
Fantastic color and detail, Tess. #8443181

Monnie Ryan March 09, 2010
Just super, Tess -- glad you turned around even if the fuzzbutts had to cool their heels for a while. They'll get over it! #8443446

Carol Eade March 09, 2010
This is so terrific, Tess, love the detail of the frost you captured! #8443585

Maria A. Gonzalez March 09, 2010
I really like the selective focus,bg colors and the details of the frosted leaves..Very nice textures and great lighting,the light makes the frost to shine..Well seen and composed,Tess. #8443671

Patti Coblentz March 09, 2010
You have the steadiest hold on your camera I've ever seen! This is a beautifully composed image..love the colors, textures, details and light!
Patti #8444045

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 09, 2010
FANTASTIC, Tess!!! :-) k #8444135

Rony Sagy March 09, 2010
Spectacular macro, Tess. #8444184

Tess L. Yee March 10, 2010
Wow, thank you EVERYONE for all of these awesome comments!
It was a lot of fun shooting the frost, even though I wasn't very satisfied with the results (I know, I know...use the tripod the next time, lazybutt). #8445166

Val Feldman March 10, 2010
Oh, I can just see you leaning forward, precipitously - I did the same thing during one of our rare snow storms - and fell into a patch of prickly pear cactus! Am still pulling out barbs!! :) Really cool shot, beautiful color - sorta the frozen equivalent of your "Do the Dew" shots! Well done! #8445428

Melissa Olsen March 10, 2010
Beautiful color and great clarity. So well done! #8445777

Patricia White March 10, 2010
This is awesome. Great detail in this. Glad you had the chance to capture this. #8445844

Tess L. Yee March 10, 2010
Thank you for leaving such fab comments Valarie, Melissa, and Patricia!
Ouch, Valarie. No danger of cacti stickings where I was shooting, but there were some thorny vines (some of which I grabbed in an effort to get a shot of a pretty red leaf). #8445897

Mariann Kovats March 10, 2010
Beautiful lighting and details, Tess. #8446652

Melissa G. Meiselman March 11, 2010
Outstanding macro with ultra sharp detail, terrific light and wonderful textures, Tess!! #8447911

ALLEN O. HOWARD March 11, 2010
Outstanding! The colors and details are excellent Tess! #8448190

Linda M. Walker March 11, 2010
I love the details and colors on this wonderful image #8448638

Joao Martinho March 12, 2010
Great close up. This looks like iced sugar! #8450251

Tess L. Yee March 12, 2010
Thank you Mariann, Melissa, Allen, Linda, and Joao for leaving such kind comments!
I agree...they do look like sugar-crusted leaves! #8450530

March 12, 2010
Great image here Tess. What no Squirrel?..Lol Just kidding, this is an outstanding detailed photo with great lighting..
Brian #8451686

Rona L. Schwarz March 13, 2010
Outstanding macro composition, Tess (and it's not even a squirrel)! Seriously, love the detail and textures. Great story, too! #8453701

Boyd L. Alexander March 14, 2010
A very cool Winter macro Tess. Great composition and tones! #8454425

Kay Beausoleil March 15, 2010
A superb composition and find, Tess. Tough for the squirrels, but good on you!! #8456892

Tess L. Yee March 15, 2010
Thank you for those really super comments Brian, Rona, Boyd, and Kay!
(I'm thinking maybe I should have PS'd a squirrel onto the BG!) #8457093

Robert R. Goodman April 18, 2010
A big Congratulations Tess!!!! #8544627

Carrie M. Groseclose April 18, 2010
Huge congratulations on your wonderful Finalist Tess! #8544785

Nikki McDonald April 18, 2010
Perfect as is, no squirrel needed, Tess. Congratulations on the finalist badge and good luck in the next round.
#8544870

Erica Murphy April 18, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Tess! #8544872

Patti Coblentz April 18, 2010
Big congratulations on your finalist, Tess!!
Patti #8545095

Rona L. Schwarz April 18, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful macro Finalist, Tess, and good luck in the next round! #8545847

Renata Gusciora April 18, 2010
Big congratulations on this awesome finalist,Tess!!!:-) #8545996

Sherran Andersen April 18, 2010
Congrats. #8546236

Bojan Bencic April 19, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Tess. #8546811

Stefania Barbier April 19, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS! #8547682

Tess L. Yee April 19, 2010
Wow, thank you everyone! This really came as quite a surprise (I only posted the image to 'prove' I wasn't living with the squirrels).
Congrats to all the finalists this month...there are really some stunning images (as always).
Regrets for not being more active here at BP. Life has been, well...we all know how life goes, sometimes. #8548248

Karen Celella April 19, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Tess! I hope life gets back on a good track very soon for you. #8548273

Amy M. Wilson April 19, 2010
Big congrats on your fantastic Finalist, Tess!!! #8548616

Carol Eade April 19, 2010
Warm congratulations on your terrific finalist, Tess! #8549764

Tiia Vissak April 19, 2010
Congratulations! #8550089

Patrick Rouzes April 19, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist, Tess! WTG! #8551053

Leslie McLain April 19, 2010
Congrats on your stunning finalist. #8551697

Jeana Clark April 19, 2010

Superb Shot Tess!!!
Awesome Finalist!
Many congratulations!!!!
~J~ #8552590

Courtenay Vanderbilt April 19, 2010
Awesome, Tess! Big Congratulations!!! #8552642

Kathleen Brennan April 20, 2010
Beautiful, Tess, Congratulations! #8555054

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