Snowbound

I've been taking most of my macro shots indoors this week, so today, with a slight break in the cold, I ventured out into the backyard in search of a leaf.

[Maggiemae]

The veins on the leaves have such an intricate design! Great to see the focus on the snow crystals!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@maggiemae Thank you Maggie!

[Dixie Goode]

I love the way the crystals are crystal clear. You are so good

[Sandi]

Such wonderful detail.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@pandorasecho Thank you Dixie! I've been sharpening more and more- both in camera and in post processing. So, it must be working!
@gratefulness Thanks Sandi!
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri!

[Colleen]

Nice one

[Taffy]

You've caught the details so well -- especially of the ice crystals.

[Debs Stott]

And the leaf is covered with snow! Great shot - lots of detail.

[Tammy]

I have a fascination with photographing leaves lately - I did some today, too. No snow in mine though! :-) (We still have plenty, just not in that particular spot). Love the definition of your leaf against the snow. Fav!

[bkb in the city]

Neat shot

[Colleen Brown]

Love this.....

[alia_801]

Lovely textures and snow detail :)

[Brigette]

the textures are great - and i can almost feel those ice crystals

[Joyce]

Beautiful macro. I like the detail in the leaves but the snow crystals are amazing. Frosty but warm and sunny here in the UK today.

[Nicole Campbell]

So it is still cold and snowing then!

[Hazel]

Beautiful on black!

[Margaret Obey]

That is snow bound. Great b&w shot.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture. Great in b&w - great clarity. Looks like it's very cold there. I hate it when I have to stay inside all day.

[Joan Robillard]

This is really neat.

[Carole Imes]

Good detail of snow crystals and makes a pretty picture!

[Pam]

The details are wonderful! Great contrast, texture, and lighting.

[Henri Russell]

Great close up of the leaf stuck in the ice/snow crystals.

[bruni]

Glad you found one and the snow around it looks somehow very delicate. love your framing.

[Nicole]

this is so pretty! love how the b&w brings out the textures!

[Margaret Brown]

Love this..

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful find , shot and textures.

[Daisy Miller]

Beautiful BW shot. Great details. A fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

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Thank you Colleen, Taffy, Debs, Brian, Tammy, Colleen, Alia, Brigette, Joyce, Nicole, Hazel, Margaret, Dione, Joan, Carole, Pam, Henri, Bruni, Nicole, Margaret, Pyrrhula, and Daisy!

And a special thanks to Tammy, Hazel and Daisy for the favs!

For those of you who wondered- yes it's still cold, but not as cold as it has been. We have also not had any really significant snow for about a week, so, I am counting my blessings double time!!

Thanks for all who helped this shot make a stopover on the Trending Page- it's much appreciated!

[*lynn]

nice shot .... great details of the veins in the leaf and snow

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@lynnz Thank you Lynn!

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Beautifully captured. How did you get that frame line to be on top of the photo itself?

[Yao RL]

Beautiful curves and textures. Snow looks so beautiful to look at.

[Bev]

Nice shot, Ann. Love the detail and you captured the texture so well.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@aikimomm Thank you Phoebe! That frame is part of my processing program (Smart Photo Editor). It's called Vignette Plus. It places a white vignette around the picture (which you can adjust the strength of- on this picture I faded everything back in- i. e. erased the vignette) and then does the black line overlay.
@yaorenliu Thank you Yao!
@prttblues Thank you Bev!

[Vicki Dixon]

love all the patterns