This is likely my most beautiful, interesting and mysterious snowflake to date. Anyone ever see a pink snowflake before? As unbelievable as it may seem, this colour is not faked.
This is a phenomenon I have noticed recently. Some center elements of snowflakes have exhibited green/cyan and pink/magenta solid colouring. These colours are familiar in chromatic aberrations created by the lens, but are not located on the high-contrast edges that typically identify such aberrations.
These colours are only visible on certain angles. Here is the same snowflake photographed head-on: www.donkom.ca/gplus/DKP_1728.jpg . The changes in angle and orientation to get surface reflection bring about the colouring.
You must be (at least somewhat) doubting my sincerity on the pink snowflake. So, for those looking for further proof, here is one of the RAW files used in the focus-stacked and edited final image: www.donkom.ca/gplus/DKP_1773.CR2 . This image is comprised of over 30 separate photographs, focus-stacked together to increase the focus edge-to-edge. The editing further enhances details and colours, but as you'll see - the colours are not artificial.
The appearance of the colour is an odd but beautiful mystery. As I mentioned above, some snowflakes exhibit green in the center in a similar way - I'll post one soon. One example even shows both colours in an unexplainable way.
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Take a look at this water droplet and I'm sure you'll notice something unusual about it. It is actually an ice droplet.
Here is my best hypothesis to what you are seeing: As the ice freezes, the outside become solid first. As the liquid inside freezes, it expands and cracks the shell of the droplet in an unpredictable pattern.
It reminds me of a turtle shell. :)
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I took this photo today on my way back from the Cheltenham Badlands - I saw a rail bridge that caught my eye, and found this little seedling in the middle of the tracks.
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So what kind of fun can I have with a modified camera dedicated to infrared photography? :)
In this false-colour infrared image taken with a fisheye lens, I decided to jump into the frame myself to give a sense of scale. It also helps balance the image.
The infrared spectrum of light is invisible to our own eyes, so this image is made with "invisible light". There is still some variation in wavelength, allowing for the re-mapping of certain colour tones. Because these colours don't actually exist (they would be shades of deep red beyond our vision), many photographers choose to shift the colours to reflect our regular sight; Blue sky is the key here, and accomplished by swapping the red and blue colour channels in Photoshop and further tweaking.
Infrared light reflects off of objects and surfaces differently than regular light. Any foliage will reflect massive amounts of IR, resulting in bright glowing trees. Even trees with dark red or purple leaves will be glowing brightly. The sky and water reflect less IR than visible light, making them appear darker. This surreal effect is the hallmark of infrared photography, but extends much beyond that.
I plan to explore it more fully. Stay tuned! :)
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Produced using water droplets on a spider web and holding a flower in behind (anyone know the name of this flower, by the way?), each water droplet acts as a lens and refracts the image of what's behind it.
I used focus-stacking techniques to get more in focus, I believe this is 12 frames combined to get it sharp across the board.
Nature is always watching. :) View large to see it more awesomely.
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