let it snow

Two more images from my snow day in January this week.

Not landscapes though - these are close-ups of two frozen plants in my back garden; a lavender and a cyclamen.

I no longer possess a macro lens, so used my 35mm lens with some extension tubes fitted to enable a much closer closest focus distance.  I then mounted my camera onto a geared, sliding tripod head to make composition and critical focus just that little bit easier.

Fujifilm X-T3, Fujinon XF35mm f2
1/4 of a second @f16, ISO160
tripod, self-timed release, JJC 11mm+16mm extension tubes

Fujifilm X-T3, Fujinon XF35mm f2
1/4 of a second @f16, ISO160
tripod, self-timed release, JJC 11mm+16mm extension tubes

Which one do you like best?  For me it's the lavender - I love the more subtle tones and you can almost feel the texture of the frost on the plant.

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My latest YouTube video, on the subject of shooting close-up and macro images, can be found below.