Water Crystals
Yes, the inflight movies were boring. That’s why, when I spotted ice crystals forming on my aeroplane window and realised I had my Tamron 90mm macro lens handy, I decided to dedicate some time to capturing some of them properly. This was probably the best one.
The vaguely rainbow-coloured background is based on the actual even more vague colours bounced off the window (ie. this photo has had its saturation enhanced)... but really it’s the natural and random formation of the crystals and their ‘artistic’ placement that I was captivated by.
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billyboy
Cool. Already thought it was cool before I read your text. I’ve also taken shots though plane windows, and with a polarizer you get the rainbow effect even more pronounced… but I’ve never produced anything as excellent as this. Great idea, amazing shot!
Lori H
Love this, glad the flight was boring!
GabrielK
great work, the formation is beautiful
elliewinds
very cool!!! love the rainbow effect and the tones created.
Jan Piller
ooooh….. very beautiful – we find beauty in the most unlikely places don’t we…..
LittleHelen
Get out!!!...this was on a plane? :0
Juilee Pryor
stunning shot…. wow you must be so glad you captured this…..
Mia1
Awesome work. Fantastic
Jacqueline Baker
Great! love the overall color of the image and clarity of the crystals!
Lam Tran
Wow! Excellent shot! Great tone and value, excellent framing! Natural beauty!
Deborah Parkin
what a fantastic shot – can’t believe it’s on a plane window – it is incredibly beautiful and really shows nature at it’s most beautiful and creative really.
Arlene Zapata
Very unusual crystal formation! It looks like it’s swimming, very dimensional too!
Jamie Lee
magnificent!
kcranmer
Absolutely stunning!
Migotka
simple but so well structured at the same time ;)
robshakespeare
lovely work with the macro. Wonderful how everything is in front of our eyes and we just dont look hard enough…I use that lense as it’s very sharp..congrats…i’m inspired by the little things even more now!!
Nikki Trexel
this is beautiful and it never ceases to amaze me that beauty and order exist in such obscure places. thanks for providing info on how you’ve taken all these!
Kim Roper
Great capture!
DeeprBlue
reminds me of a fossil…sort of frozen in time in a blue-ish amber
Sensiworld
Great capture !!
Robin Smith
Great one, like the background complimentary also. I did the same about 7 months ago, interseting capturing its growth, would be different next time!
DaveBassett
Superb capture – cool ‘artwork’.
Jody Johnson
great shot…I’m sure the other passengers were curious as to what you were shooting….quoting from the “Twilight Zone”, ‘there’s something, something on the wing….’ great shot!
Marilyn Harris
Brilliant work – Just amazing!!
John Linton
Too cool.
AzureSky
stunning..just stunning.
Ness Fitzgerald
gorgeous! I’ve tried to capture this same phenomenon a few times and never get clear shots – probably cause I don’t have a proper lens … Anyway, you did a brilliant job capturing this … ;)
Dan Campbell
What a great photo!I love macro and this is defintely one of my favs now.
T. Wall ~Throu...
berndt2, I have to say this is one of my favorites of yours.