2011, Day 360 - Crystalline

The trip to see my family was a short one and this morning I drove back to Portland.  I had wanted to stop at some specific places along the way to take pictures but unfortunately there were some delays and I ended up running a bit behind schedule.  Despite that I did make time for a few stops and one was in Hornbrook, a small community not far from the Oregon border.  Although I didn't know it at the time I've stopped there before to take pictures because it is dotted with beautiful little ranches.  Plus the altitude is high enough that every time I've stopped there has been heavy frost or snow.

This morning it was only frost but I love how it mimics the barbed wire that it is coating.  Tiny little spikes of ice covered its length as horses tried to visit with me across the fence.

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II
200mm, f4, 1/400 sec @ 200 ISO

2011, Day 342 - Crystals

Life through a macro lens looks so different.  When I was at Mount Talbert earlier this week to try to get some picture of the nonexistent fog I was able to get some interesting pictures of the morning frost.  This was my favorite, the large crystals of ice that enveloped the moss growing the the crevice of a large rock.  I liked the way the light hit the ice and how it reflected the lights in a hundred little places that show up as flare.

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f5.6, 1/60 sec @ 200 ISO