Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 5th 2009. Click image for larger view.
We have had a very cold period here in the southeastern part of Norway with temperatures down to -18C (-0.4F) and the cold weather created tons of beautiful ice crystals. Here I have photographed a big one that the sun shone on creating nice, shimmering light. I recommend that you click on the image and view it large to see more of the fantastic details in the snow crystal(s).
Note: The photo of the ice crystal was taken in the southeastern part of Norway.
Check out this image of ice crystals forming on a branch.
Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Fjellstrand in Nesodden, Akershus in southeast of Norway
29 responses so far ↓
1 Einar // Jan 10, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Meget bra fanget
2 Shirley // Jan 10, 2009 at 5:12 pm
What a beautiful photograph of the ice crystal. I have always enjoyed your photography work. Keep more photos coming to your blog please.
3 RennyBA // Jan 10, 2009 at 5:55 pm
How well you have capture the beauty of an ice crystal!
Btw: Could I ask for your vote for Best European Blog?
4 Framed and Shot // Jan 10, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Great shot with excellent DOF.
5 studena // Jan 10, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Amazing 🙂
I like it very much, you have beautiful photos.
Btw, I have the same Olympus 🙂
6 wildrose // Jan 10, 2009 at 7:37 pm
great picture, amazing!
7 Marla // Jan 10, 2009 at 7:42 pm
What fabulous photo of an ice crystal. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. It is an outstanding photo! Stay warm!
8 The Right Blue // Jan 10, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Outstanding, Thomas. What a stunning image!
9 Jadielady // Jan 10, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Its beautiful!!! I think I have a new background image 🙂
You take such gorgeous pictures.
10 doomyflo // Jan 10, 2009 at 9:39 pm
it’s obvious that Nature is pure geometry and beauty! thx for this photo!
11 Carol // Jan 11, 2009 at 1:57 am
Nature is beauty in its purist form. Excellent photo Thomas. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us.
12 Nate Balcom // Jan 11, 2009 at 5:19 am
What a cool picture. Have you seen this by the way?
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark — then and now
http://blog.flickr.net/en/2009/01/09/then-and-now-2/
13 ChrisY // Jan 11, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Fantastic cool picture! I don’t think I got any chance to take this type of beautiful photo as I am living in a tropical country. I just can’t imagine how I am going to be in such situation of -18c temperature. I may be …..I feel I can’t write anything as it is too cool.
14 roentarre // Jan 11, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Seriously beautiful photograph. The light and the composition are very well done
15 Craig Wilson // Jan 12, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Love the details and crisp colours.
16 Judith Johnston // Jan 12, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Wow, what a stunning photograph.
17 AndiBob // Jan 12, 2009 at 9:53 pm
You seem like a very nice person, Thomas. Just looking at your sensational photographs says it all 🙂
Great work
18 Saami // Jan 12, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Kjempebra foto. Fortsatt Godt Nyttår
19 mike // Jan 13, 2009 at 12:05 am
That is some great details you have in that snowflake. It is amazing each one has a different shape.
20 Manz // Jan 13, 2009 at 6:00 am
That’s amazing.
Mother nature really knows how to create beauty.
21 Miguel // Jan 13, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Hi, you have a great blog, I like the photographs, they are amazing.
22 Kiran // Jan 13, 2009 at 1:44 pm
This is a great photo, its very sharp. I use the same camera and its always nice to see examples of other peoples photographs with similar equipment.
23 Tiziano // Jan 13, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Ciao! One time i must come in your country. Here, in central Italy, is impossibile see something like this. Fantastic
24 parkbhuthe // Jan 15, 2009 at 11:45 am
its really cool…beautiful,i tried to take some picture but i think its not good enough heheh
25 Michael de`Oz // Jan 15, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I was really impressed
26 Marius Wlassak // Jan 21, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Always a big pleasure to see Your great photos…Keep on 😉 Marius
27 Trine // Jan 26, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Heia Thomas.
Nydelig bilde. Lenge siden jeg har kikket på siden din nå. Du er flink!!
28 Paul // Jan 29, 2009 at 12:30 am
Really nice photo. I have just bought the 35mm 3.5 macro lens for my E-500. So I am looking at what other people have done.
29 Magnar // Mar 6, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I like your picture. A small tips to others. Study the falling crystals, and if you see a excellent one, shift this under the camera lens and make a photo. You must use a fairly high aperture setting like f/11 or f/16 in order to get adequate depth of focus. However, the aperture should not be too small to prevent unharnesses due to diffraction.