Winter abstracts

Ice on the windows:

Photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens on a Canon EOS 50D.

(top) ISO 250, f/4, 1/320 sec; (bottom )ISO 160, f/5, 1/500 sec

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Thanks Argos! These were fun- I'd never shot ice before.

Beautiful photos--the bottom one reminds me of ferns that I saw in FL last week.

Yes- surprisingly simple. Just point the lens at interesting crystals and shoot.