At full size the pattern and detail is stunning.
Hiker and photographer with a passion for the natural world and wild places.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Ice Crystals
It was minus seven this morning when I headed out and while walking along the Pennine Way footpath I spotted these beautiful ice crystals forming on the river Tees.
Nature really is wonderful at creating beautiful abstracts
Beautiful, fragile and transient
Ice butterfly resting on an icicle
At full size the pattern and detail is stunning.
At full size the pattern and detail is stunning.
Hard to beat ice formations, they are truly amazing.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are Mark, sadly by tomorrow they will all be gone. It's back to wind and rain this weekend by the looks of it:-(
DeleteThe wind and rain is here, true enough. Those pictures are stunning, David. It's amazing what beauty can form just with a drop in temperature.
ReplyDeleteMinus seven is cold, mind. It was about minus four down here.
Cheers, Alen
I thought it may have been cold down your way, on a couple of days there looked to be freezing fog as well. At home first thing it was minus six when I started the car up and I expected it to be a lot colder further up the dale. It only dropped another degree as I drove up which surprised me.
DeleteIt has to be said photographing down by the river was not a pleasant experience after a while. It started off fine, but I ended up so absorbed in capturing images that by the time I had finished my hands were numb and my feet were frozen. I was ok after a good stomp along the track, but it did highlight how quickly you would become hypothermic if you had an accident.
Shame the weather is back to form again. Despite being full of cold I have really enjoyed the last week or so. Fingers crossed for another high pressure.
David