I added 4 minutes to my commute this morning so that I could record two pictures of a phenomenon I’ve seen many times. The temperature dropped quickly last night allowing for frost to build up on anything that was outside – including the bare branches of deciduous trees. This weather phenomenon produces “Nature’s Flocking” and is quite beautiful to look at. This is one upside of cold!
The trees I photographed are from two different locations in my neighborhood. They both have a lamp directly above them which gives a nice effect against the darkness of the early morning.
The first photo shows a tree under a sodium vapor lamp and so there is a slight orange/yellow tint.
The second photo shows a tree under a halogen lamp (there are not many of those around anymore). This gives a bluer tint which makes the frost look really white.
In the end, 4 minutes isn’t enough time to really appreciate the beauty of this phenomenon but I actually get to see it all day. Right outside my cubicle window is a veritable forest of “white” trees. :-)
Nice pictures! :-) It was pretty outside this morning. Too bad it's cold again, though.
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