Macro -30ºC is good for fractal window ice

-30ºC is good for fractal window ice · **3 Likes**

K-1 and Tamron 90 macro
100 ISO, ƒ8, AV (1/60-1/160s)

Just when I think it might be the last one of the year, we get a -30ºC morning in March. We usually have a day sitting out drinking beer on the porch by March 8-10th. Not this year.

Standing back a bit for the window scene...

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sawicksted · 03-11-2017, 08:28 AM

Very nICE !( A little colder than I like it but........)

bertwert · 03-11-2017, 08:28 AM

I'm wandering around in shirts and t-shirt over here... playing the pipes outside.
We get a call of 0°C to around 5°C this week, so keep your -30°C!

At least the cold led to some interesting photos.

normhead · 03-11-2017, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by sawicksted

Very nICE !( A little colder than I like it but........)

It was also a little colder in the house than I like, but at least I didn't have to be out in it.

Originally posted by bertwert

I'm wandering around in shirts and t-shirt over here... playing the pipes outside.
We get a call of 0°C to around 5°C this week, so keep your -30°C!

At least the cold led to some interesting photos.

If -30ºC is what it takes to keep you bagpipe playing types away from my house, I can live with it.

Sténon · 03-11-2017, 08:43 AM

Light as feathers ...... I never saw that, very nice !

**Bob Harris** · 03-11-2017, 08:47 AM

Beautiful images, thanks for sharing up there, glad it isn't that cold here in Colorado.

**bobbotron** · 03-11-2017, 08:58 AM

Lovely!

normhead · 03-11-2017, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by Sténon

Light as feathers ...... I never saw that, very nice !

Originally posted by Bob Harris

Beautiful images, thanks for sharing up there, glad it isn't that cold here in Colorado.

Originally posted by bobbotron

Lovely!

Thanks for the comment everyone.

**Kerrowdown** · 03-11-2017, 01:48 PM

Originally posted by normhead

-30ºC is good for fractal window ice

Aye but not much else...

Meanwhile there's some quite stunning pieces of imagery here.

normhead · 03-11-2017, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Aye but not much else...

Meanwhile there's some quite stunning pieces of imagery here.

I left the K-1 in the a car last night, The first thing that happened after I brought it in was, it froze my hands. I was in the house but I seriously needed mittens.

**Fries** · 03-11-2017, 03:10 PM

It's a long time since I've seen this stuff. Everybody has double glazing and the winters have become milder over the years. Cool!

normhead · 03-11-2017, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by Fries

It's a long time since I've seen this stuff. Everybody has double glazing and the winters have become milder over the years. Cool!

The replacement windows are in the basement, this might be the last year.

**RGlasel** · 03-11-2017, 05:40 PM

I can't extract any EXIF information from these photos, if you don't mind me asking, what were the lighting conditions that you got such great contrast?

We had melting temperatures up until a week ago so 95% of the snow was gone, then got hammered with a 3 day snowstorm, followed by -20 or colder. I was talking to my son in Toronto two weeks ago while he was in a Tim's and he had his winter coat on. Time to start predicting another ice age.

normhead · 03-11-2017, 06:41 PM

The basic set up is there is arrow of tees, which pretty much block the early morning sun, But sun was coming through them hitting parts of the window. So some bits of the use was in shade and some was in sun. Many of these images the histogram went off both sides of the chart. I prefer even earlier morning light when the contrast isn't so high and the sun is lower/

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03-11-2017, 08:28 AM	#2
sawicksted Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Photos: Albums Posts: 194	Very nICE !( A little colder than I like it but........)

03-11-2017, 08:28 AM	#3
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	I'm wandering around in shirts and t-shirt over here... playing the pipes outside. We get a call of 0°C to around 5°C this week, so keep your -30°C! At least the cold led to some interesting photos.

03-11-2017, 08:36 AM	#4
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by sawicksted Very nICE !( A little colder than I like it but........) It was also a little colder in the house than I like, but at least I didn't have to be out in it. Originally posted by bertwert I'm wandering around in shirts and t-shirt over here... playing the pipes outside. We get a call of 0°C to around 5°C this week, so keep your -30°C! At least the cold led to some interesting photos. If -30ºC is what it takes to keep you bagpipe playing types away from my house, I can live with it.

03-11-2017, 08:43 AM	#5
Sténon Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Normandie Photos: Albums Posts: 117	Light as feathers ...... I never saw that, very nice !

03-11-2017, 08:47 AM	#6
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	Beautiful images, thanks for sharing up there, glad it isn't that cold here in Colorado.

03-11-2017, 08:58 AM	#7
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349	Lovely!

03-11-2017, 11:46 AM	#8
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sténon Light as feathers ...... I never saw that, very nice ! Originally posted by Bob Harris Beautiful images, thanks for sharing up there, glad it isn't that cold here in Colorado. Originally posted by bobbotron Lovely! Thanks for the comment everyone.

03-11-2017, 01:48 PM	#9
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Originally posted by normhead -30ºC is good for fractal window ice Aye but not much else... Meanwhile there's some quite stunning pieces of imagery here.

03-11-2017, 03:05 PM	#10
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kerrowdown Aye but not much else... Meanwhile there's some quite stunning pieces of imagery here. I left the K-1 in the a car last night, The first thing that happened after I brought it in was, it froze my hands. I was in the house but I seriously needed mittens.

03-11-2017, 03:10 PM	#11
Fries Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gauw Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,582	It's a long time since I've seen this stuff. Everybody has double glazing and the winters have become milder over the years. Cool!

03-11-2017, 03:34 PM	#12
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by Fries It's a long time since I've seen this stuff. Everybody has double glazing and the winters have become milder over the years. Cool! The replacement windows are in the basement, this might be the last year.

03-11-2017, 05:40 PM	#13
RGlasel Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Saskatoon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,228	I can't extract any EXIF information from these photos, if you don't mind me asking, what were the lighting conditions that you got such great contrast? We had melting temperatures up until a week ago so 95% of the snow was gone, then got hammered with a 3 day snowstorm, followed by -20 or colder. I was talking to my son in Toronto two weeks ago while he was in a Tim's and he had his winter coat on. Time to start predicting another ice age.

03-11-2017, 06:41 PM	#14
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	The basic set up is there is arrow of tees, which pretty much block the early morning sun, But sun was coming through them hitting parts of the window. So some bits of the use was in shade and some was in sun. Many of these images the histogram went off both sides of the chart. I prefer even earlier morning light when the contrast isn't so high and the sun is lower/