After our recent ice storm, while surveying the landscape, temperatures rose above 32F causing the ice to begin to melt. One interesting observation was watching the ice melt from a Red Cedar tree (hey, if Nebraskans can pass time by watching the corn grow, we Missourians can pass time by watching the ice melt!). Here are a few of the images I captured of the big ice thaw:
Watching the droplets fall from the branch tips gave me an idea to try to capture the entire sequence of the melt. This proved to be much more difficult than I had envisioned. But with a little practice, I managed to capture a fairly nice sequence of a droplet melting and falling from the branch:
I think if I had a flash set up, I could have probably captured this much more effectively. But there was a slight drizzle in the air and I was far enough away from the house to grab the flash and try it. Maybe next time!
Photographic Equipment Used:
- Canon 5D Mark III body
- Canon 180 mm, f/3.5 macro lens
- Bogen 3221 tripod with ballhead
- ISO 500 (top 2 images) and ISO 3200 (bottom 6 images)
- Aperture f/8 (top 2 images) and f/4.5 (bottom 6 images)
- Shutter 1/20 sec. (top 2 images) and 1/320 sec. (bottom 6 images)