Today it's pouring with rain, dull grey and windy. The leaves have all fallen and the flowers all finished. To cheer myself and everyone else up, I am sharing this photograph of deep frozen Queen Anne's Lace. The details of the tiny flowers that make up the 'platform' of the bloom are exquisite as seen through a macro lens. The flowers are frozen in blocks of ice when they are at their peak and then are preserved until I have time to photograph them (or need freezer space)! Now the Queen Anne's lace plants are just spiky stalks denuded of their blooms, but we have these to remind us of their past (and future) delicacy and glory.
In celebration of the beauties of flowers especially as photographed through ice and with a macro lens to show fine detail, I have created a collection dedicated to this subject.
My posts are on my blog: www.elliekennard.ca .
#macro4all +Macro4All by +Bill Urwin, +Thomas Kirchen, +Walter Soestbergen
#artistphotographeramateurorprofessional +Artist , photographer , amateur or professional curated by +jany viala +Krzysztof Felczak +Chauvin Gene +Dorma Wiggin
#macroaddict (+MacroAddict) curated by +Sandrine Berjonneau, +Ruth Benjamin, +William Banik, +Magy Duarte & +Olivier Poulet
#hqspflowers +HQSP Flowers curated by +Wayne Lu +Iva Pas +10419852001929985760 +Francine Vanlé +Sonya Murray
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Thanks so much for the visit +Eric Raeber 🙂 I have more in the freezer just waiting… 😀
Not everything we take out of our freezers are desserts, but some things are just as delightful. I must have missed this one of yours!
Thanks a lot for that comment +David McLachlan – I'm glad my photographs are inspiring you. For more (amazing and wonderful) frozen flowers, check out +Eric Raeber's collection (which I think is a featured one).
This is such an interesting idea, to freeze flowers in ice to photograph them later. You can do so much with them working the ice and lighting. Your photographs are such inspirations.
Keep smiling. The rain is good. Hear the sound and you know what I mean.
Thanks so much +Gary Whitehouse – it seems a long time ago now when they were plunged into that water and then the freezer. This was taken with a combination of natural and applied light.
Thank you very much +phaga tasoon
+Kailash Khedekar once again thank you for your lovely comment.
I'm glad you think so +Jason Cantor thank you.
I'm so glad you like it, +Ursula Klepper – thanks very much.
Thank you very much +Audrey Crudele
Thanks a lot for the reshare and the comment, +HQSP Flowers and kaatje jansen
And again, thank you for the honour of sharing in the +HQSP Promotion !
+Prue Stopford thanks so much for that lovely word picture of this.
+Eve Aebi – let me know when you do, it's so fun, though challenging. And thank you!
Thank you +Leonardo Hervacio Arenas
Thanks very much +Mari Luukkonen
+Rita Gijbels many thanks.
I was surprised to see this effect myself, +Beena R – must have been to do with the density of the ice or something. Thank you Beena.
This is so exquisite!
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I’ve been slogging my way through work, waiting for a more peaceful moment to check this post…since I was pretty sure I knew what it would be (given its title). You do not disappoint, Ellie. this is a lovely testimony to some of Mother Nature’s finest.
I am so glad you like this one, Sandra! Brings back memories of our time on blur, doesn’t it?
Very artistic photo… Beautiful color… Class shot 🙂
love this shot its a beautiful
Once again you have done a beautiful photograph..The light so works..
So beautiful Ellie.. very artistic and love the way the light and color changes from left to right in greens and blues!
Fantastic capture, awesome details and light +Ellie Kennard
Wonderful!
Cute picture!
Very pretty! I haven't gotten around to doing some ice flowers. Maybe next year.
Such a clever photo, Ellie, because there is a very subtle warmth yet a sparkling feeling of cold. Beautiful. 🙂
This beautiful picture has been shared at +HQSPpromotion flowers.
Thanks for your contribution!
shared by +kaatje jansen
This beautiful picture has been shared at +HQSPpromotion flowers.
Thanks for your contribution!
shared by +kaatje jansen
This beautiful picture has been shared at +HQSP flowers. Thanks for your contribution & have a nice evening!
Shared by +kaatje jansen
This beautiful picture has been shared at +HQSP flowers. Thanks for your contribution & have a nice evening!
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very artistic. out of the box artistry. bravo !!!
very artistic. out of the box artistry. bravo !!!
+Linda Jess​ with that picture and a coffee you should soon be really bright! And thanks!
+Linda Jess​ with that picture and a coffee you should soon be really bright! And thanks!
+Ellie Kennard great picture and it does brighten our day thanks
+Ellie Kennard great picture and it does brighten our day thanks
Thank you very much, +jo Williams​
Thank you very much, +jo Williams​
oh wow, this is just divine +Ellie Kennard
oh wow, this is just divine +Ellie Kennard
Thanks so much +Ann Kennedy – these were frozen in the summer when they were at their peak and kept in my deep freeze in their block of ice until I photographed them last week. I'm glad you like them. 😀
Thanks a lot Sumit. +Sumit Sen
Thanks so much +Ann Kennedy – these were frozen in the summer when they were at their peak and kept in my deep freeze in their block of ice until I photographed them last week. I'm glad you like them. 😀
Thanks a lot Sumit. +Sumit Sen
Fantastic shot.
Fantastic shot.
Very, very pretty photo! The soft color of the green is lovely against the snow.
Very, very pretty photo! The soft color of the green is lovely against the snow.