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
Meget bra fanget
What a beautiful photograph of the ice crystal. I have always enjoyed your photography work. Keep more photos coming to your blog please.
How well you have capture the beauty of an ice crystal!
Btw: Could I ask for your vote for Best European Blog?
Great shot with excellent DOF.
Amazing 🙂
I like it very much, you have beautiful photos.
Btw, I have the same Olympus 🙂
great picture, amazing!
What fabulous photo of an ice crystal. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. It is an outstanding photo! Stay warm!
Outstanding, Thomas. What a stunning image!
Its beautiful!!! I think I have a new background image 🙂
You take such gorgeous pictures.
it’s obvious that Nature is pure geometry and beauty! thx for this photo!
Nature is beauty in its purist form. Excellent photo Thomas. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us.
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/
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.
Seriously beautiful photograph. The light and the composition are very well done
Love the details and crisp colours.
Wow, what a stunning photograph.
You seem like a very nice person, Thomas. Just looking at your sensational photographs says it all 🙂
Great work
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That is some great details you have in that snowflake. It is amazing each one has a different shape.
That’s amazing.
Mother nature really knows how to create beauty.
Hi, you have a great blog, I like the photographs, they are amazing.
Ciao! One time i must come in your country. Here, in central Italy, is impossibile see something like this. Fantastic
its really cool…beautiful,i tried to take some picture but i think its not good enough heheh
I was really impressed
Always a big pleasure to see Your great photos…Keep on 😉 Marius
Heia Thomas.
Nydelig bilde. Lenge siden jeg har kikket på siden din nå. Du er flink!!
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.
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.