Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 8th 2008. Click image for larger view.
I was walking in the forest when I stumbled across some icicles hanging from a common juniper (Juniperus communis) branch. Might not be the most exciting thing to photograph, but I really enjoy the small details in nature, that make you stop in your tracks to make a closer look.
It was pretty hard to focus because there is so little light at the moment, hence the long exposure.
Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 6 sec (6)
Aperture: f/3
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway
Reminds me of where I grew up in New Hampshire. We had a lot of juniper bushes and icicles, though I don’t remember ever seeing such a combination. 🙂
Icicles are awesome, I like the one’s that get really big.
Its a lovely shot and its cool that you get to just stroll through the forest and stumble across things like this.
I would probably stumble across some plastic bags and beer cans dumped 🙂
Lol Claire. Sounds like you should start cleaning up your place! :p
I love them too, haven’t seen them in a while 🙂
looks great, haven’t experience winter yet 😀 . Summer is coming up here.