Ice

[shots worth sharing]

<p>I haven't shot much other than basketball lately but we had a winter weather event last night so I wandered around a bit with the K-5 and FA 50 2.8 Macro this morning. I didn't get the 'killer' shot I'd hoped for but I kind of liked these.</p>

<p>Think, "Ice on..."</p>

<p>Nandina<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/Nature/Floras/IMGP4013cu/1161260409_8aRfV-XL.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p> Straw Flower<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/Nature/Floras/IMGP4095cu/1161276013_6qvb7-XL.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Spider Web<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/Nature/Floras/IMGP4064uc/1161269663_V5DzG-XL.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Grass<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/Nature/Floras/IMGP4110cu/1161279150_Z2s2L-L.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Peony Husk<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/Nature/Floras/IMGP40801cu/1161271966_JAonc-XL.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[jgredline]

<p>dave...that is some mighty fine shooting. love the 4th....bravo!</p>

[donnie_strickland]

<p>They're all excellent, but I love the spider web.</p>

[garry_young1]

<p>Love these all Dave! Nice vision!</p>

[hagar]

<p>Beautiful shots Dave.. I like your candied straw flowers :-)</p>

[ukhov]

<p>Second pic,not to say how good all images!Thank you for showing</p>

[andy_coach]

<p>The 2nd pic (Straw Flower) made me think of things trapped in amber, great shot.</p>

[MattB.Net]

<p>Very nice! I also found it was harder than I had expected to get that killer shot after something like this. But yours are pretty nice! The second and last are my faves. And maybe the web too...</p>

[michael_kuhne]

<p>Very nice! Good thing to have a nice outfit like yours- what else can one enjoy outside with all that ice? I like the last two best. Shots like these greatly involve point of focus. I think the first shot would have been extra-nice if your focus point were on the bottom ice drop- or a smaller aperture for more focus points.. </p>

[michael_kuhne]

<p>Very nice! Good thing to have a nice outfit like yours- what else can one enjoy outside with all that ice? I like the last two best. Shots like these greatly involve point of focus. I think the first shot would have been extra-nice if your focus point were on the bottom ice drop- or a smaller aperture for more focus points.. </p>

[snik75]

<p>All nice, but the colors of Ice on Straw Flower make it my favorite.</p>

[mcmanamey]

<p>beautiful to look at.<br>

i'm w/ nick on the straw flowers. The spider web, though is fascinating.<br>

I am not willing to brave that stuff right now. BBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (and i'm the one thats always extra warm!!)</p>

[shots worth sharing]

<p>Thanks for the responses, folks! I think what eluded me was the vantage point for a really striking composition. I was willing to go to knees and elbows for some of these but wasn't about to belly-crawl in those conditions (I know I'm a wimp ;~) Good critique Michael--I stopped down quite a bit for for some of these (f9 for the grass) but the Nandina was at f3.5 and weak for that reason.</p>

[michael_kuhne]

<p>I sympathize, Dave. Maybe someday we'll see offered a midget tripod with a larger-than-live-view adjustable mirror spotter! Or an on-boot camera mount with a downward periscope finder extension! </p>

[tomadakis]

<p>Great stuff Dave,<br>

the Peony Husk is my top pick!</p>

[raybrizzi]

<p>straw flower and peony are wonderful. that little darker spot in the bottom right should go, it takes away from the abstraction of the flower against a pure white</p>