SNOW DROPS…
Montana….I’ve never been there in the winter before. My first morning there, fog blanketed the valley and because of the very cold temperatures (15 degrees), and the higher than normal humidity, everything was covered with “crystals”..actually it’s called “hoar frost”, (thank you silliliss)..I missed my Nikon D300 terribly….(the resolution in the images shown here, isn’t what I’d like it to be) but after my experience with the tripod, camera and lens crashing over in a nice, dry, stable environment, I wasn’t ready to take them out to the mountains. These aren’t the greatest shots, but I had a great time…out in the quiet and the cold.
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stunning snowflakes…..
January 28, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Thank you!!
January 28, 2013 at 6:18 pm
I always admire winter (from afar!) and the miraculous patterns frost and ice make are a special thrill, but your multi-melt crystal ball … that’s an image I’ll long remember
January 25, 2013 at 5:05 am
WOW! Thank you so much! They were just irresistible to me…:)
January 25, 2013 at 6:32 pm
So stunning
January 25, 2013 at 1:02 am
Thank you….little tiny bits of perfection..
January 25, 2013 at 6:34 pm
HA!! NO….I can’t blame it on a horse, just a careless “goose”..ME!!
January 24, 2013 at 11:26 pm
You sure know how to make cold look beautiful! Does this mean that your camera is fixed?
January 24, 2013 at 11:04 pm
I took a different camera….but I’ve just turned right around and travelled down to Florida and I brought the big camera with me..I think it’s fixed…I am SO lucky!!!!
January 24, 2013 at 11:24 pm
Oh good. You’re too masterful not to have the right equipment with you at ALL times.
January 25, 2013 at 9:09 pm
hehehe…More like OCD
January 25, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Those are cool. have never seen them. I went to Montana in November once and it was cold, but no snow.
January 24, 2013 at 4:18 pm
I hadn’t seen snow there on any trips previously…and the “hoar frost” doesn’t happen everyday..so I felt really lucky…three beautiful days!
January 24, 2013 at 11:28 pm
Awesome! I really enjoy it to read thank you so much,nice pictures
January 24, 2013 at 1:10 am
Thank you! I’m glad you liked the pictures
January 24, 2013 at 1:32 am
How beautiful! Reminds me of the way Rock Candy looks, when I made it as a child.
January 23, 2013 at 8:31 pm
You’re the second person to point that out! How did I miss that???
January 23, 2013 at 9:42 pm
Wow! What pretty pics, Suzanne. Worth braving the cold for.
January 23, 2013 at 4:51 pm
It’s funny, it didn’t seem so cold….but I think I was just so amazed by all of the beauty around me that it didn’t register.
January 23, 2013 at 5:18 pm
These are so pretty.
January 23, 2013 at 3:06 pm
Thank you Hope
January 23, 2013 at 3:36 pm
Who needs a Nikon D300 when your camera makes such captures… do you think the other would have given us a better image… I don’t think so… these are brilliant…
January 23, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Well thank you Sir !! I missed the “weight” of the camera in my hands….and there’s just some little difference…but I have used this camera and gotten some of my best shots of “the boys”.
January 23, 2013 at 3:39 pm
They look great … and hope you are enjoying your stay. …. and a video for your trip.
January 23, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Ohhhhh….This is just perfect Frank……got a little choked up because that is SO the Montana that I’ve seen….doesn’t seem real sometimes…..I’m home now….and miss it and my Son already…
January 23, 2013 at 3:42 pm
FYI: Please return as I responded with a couple of very short videos to you Muwahahahahahaha
January 23, 2013 at 5:25 pm
Loved this so much, had to watch it again today….
January 24, 2013 at 11:31 pm
so I suppose your tutu didn’t come out of the suitcase zannyro? gorgeous photos btw!
January 23, 2013 at 6:54 am
Oh it came out of the suitcase…..just once or twice…you’ll see it soon…but nothing too exciting happened and the tutu was kind of disappointed.
January 23, 2013 at 3:43 pm
Welcome to Montana!
January 23, 2013 at 3:06 am
I sure wish I could have stayed longer…so much to see and do…next time…
January 23, 2013 at 4:33 am
I love hoar frost – is it silly that I miss it – nice set!
January 23, 2013 at 2:41 am
Thank you! I can see why you would miss it..not silly at all….it’s just incredible
January 23, 2013 at 4:34 am
It’s like you made ice-rock candy!
Beautiful pics, glad you’re having fun out there.
January 23, 2013 at 1:45 am
LOL! You’re right!! I’m back….up 22 hours travelling to get here…but that’s another post…
January 23, 2013 at 1:51 am
So glad you made it to Montana, Miss Z. The pics are beautiful!
January 23, 2013 at 12:24 am
Thanks Miss Gina! Yes….didn’t come down with the flu…YAY!!
January 23, 2013 at 1:19 am
What an amazing thing to see. Thanks for sharing Suzanne.
January 23, 2013 at 12:15 am
You’re welcome Colline
It was there…and gone…poof !
January 23, 2013 at 1:20 am
Excellent photos!!!! I would love to be in this magic landscape – with my camera
Your macros are stunning – and I love the landscape photo…..
January 23, 2013 at 12:14 am
Wow! Thanks:)….I would love to have a better for macros…someday!
January 23, 2013 at 1:21 am
Amazing shots of the frost crystals.
January 23, 2013 at 12:06 am
Thanks! They were SO pretty
January 23, 2013 at 1:22 am
Water in its many forms makes fascinating subjects for photography.
January 22, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Definitely!
January 22, 2013 at 11:18 pm
I think your photos are good enough or very good
Resolution is only a small part in photography as I’m a fan
of pinhole photos
Hanging crystal ball looks great.
And I like desolated top, land scape —- its tone.
January 22, 2013 at 8:48 pm
Thank you
You’re right of course about resolution…a lot of my horse photos aren’t really, really sharp…but I prefer them that way.
January 22, 2013 at 10:18 pm
These are actually terrific. Love them and it does look cold.
January 22, 2013 at 8:32 pm
Thanks! It actually is colder here, back in Indiana!!
January 22, 2013 at 10:18 pm
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS!
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
January 22, 2013 at 8:28 pm
Thanks so much
January 22, 2013 at 10:19 pm
Gorgeous pictures!
January 22, 2013 at 8:18 pm
Thanks Dianna
January 22, 2013 at 10:20 pm
d300 or not, beautiful images Suzanne.
January 22, 2013 at 8:07 pm
awww..Thank you!!
January 22, 2013 at 8:09 pm
It looks a bit like hoar frost. Do your kids live in the mountains? I love the ice crystals.
January 22, 2013 at 7:59 pm
THAT’S what he called it !!!! They live at the foot of a mountain. I’m going to correct that in my post.
January 22, 2013 at 8:01 pm
I loooove hoar frost. We usually get a few good hoar frosts every winter here in Minnesota.
January 23, 2013 at 3:24 am
Sigh…..how beautiful to see more than once!!
January 23, 2013 at 3:43 pm