Frosty February
“Our snow was not only shaken from white wash buckets down the sky, it came shawling out of the ground and swam and drifted out of the arms and hands and bodies of the trees…” —Dylan Thomas, A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Saturday night’s heavy fog and snow, combined with low temperatures resulted in a wondrous phenomenon on Sunday morning. As the fog lifted in the early morning sun, a white-washed landscape came into focus. Frosty white ice called hard rime had formed when the water droplets in the fog froze to exposed surfaces, most notably our Ponderosa pines. By late morning, the frosty landscape had melted in the warm Colorado sunshine, expunged without a trace — save a few photos I had made during the early morning.
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6 Comments
Jim Denham
February 13, 2012Great winter scenes Chris! We ocassionally get these types of days and they are really beautiful – you’ve photographed it well, especially with a little of the blue sky in the background!
Rich McPeek
February 13, 2012Wow! Beautiful shots!
Chris Wray
February 13, 2012Thanks, Jim for stopping by. I should have mentioned in my post that I used just a hint of fill-flash (flash exp. compensation -2/3) with the help of a Gary Fong Lightsphere to bring out the detail in the cones and needles.
Viveca Koh
February 13, 2012Oh wow, these are just stunning! You have captured Nature in her true glory – photos like these make me realise again what a beautiful planet we inhabit.
Toad Hollow Photography
February 13, 2012This post is just absolutely wonderful! How gorgeous is this?? Great captures, my friend, you really did a wonderful job!
Jason Hines
March 6, 2012We don’t see many scenes like this in Phoenix. I especially like the first shot!