Dryopteris filix-mas (Wurmfarn, male fern) Mautern, Steiernark, Austria

November 25, 2016

Schlockmeister:

[shlok-mahy-ster]

noun,

1. a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.

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We made it to Friday, and to celebrate Mother Nature has decided to throw some freezing rain into the mix, just to make commuting that much more fun.

Didn't have a lot of photo time today, so I took a quick walk at lunch to snap a few macros and this one turned out to be my favourite, so it was the only choice for my photo of the day.

Anyway, hope everyone survived Black Friday and managed a good day.

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Ripponden

Following yesterday’s lovely winter sunshine we were expecting much the same today. Things started off OK, bright with a thick covering of ice on everything, then as it got towards lunchtime the freezing fog started rolling in. Anyway it provided an opportunity to test my new 35mm lens in the gloomy light outside the window, seems to be working OK. The last few leaves are falling from the trees, I’d like to say we’ve got our view back, but it’s not possible to see the other side of the valley in this murk.

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View On Black

A lovely winters scene in the snow but a bit to chilly to take a seat though!!

...for a bit the sun came out and I got to see this before it closed back in.

At least the fog has cleared today ...

Happy New Year's to my Flickr friends!

A swan inspecting the ice forming on Llandrindod lake.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Top of tram

This is an old photo for Fence Friday. Freezing fog transforms a fence near Montpelier, Idaho.

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A very cold afternoon at The Point, Portsmouth, England.Too cold for a beer so I went to The Canteen by the Round Tower and enjoyed a very good caffe latte and some cake instead of going to the Still & West pub which is pictured.HSS.

As safely as I could, I slip-slided along the property to capture some shots before it melted. I took my first shots using auto focus but when I came inside to review them I felt the camera was having trouble determining the focus point due to the ice coating. So I put my coat back on and took some more shots in manual focus. AND, in reviewing the camera's manual I learned that on my camera's rear-facing live view screen I can enlarge the view to see even better detail. But I didn't know that when I took this shot. Sorry. (Freezing Rain DSC_4032.jpg)

Hirvisuo marsh bathing in sunlight on a day when temperature was -32°C.

It's freezing ... the frost may not be an actual textile but there are lots of icy textures hanging on to our outside balcony!!

Our Daily Challenge ~ ... Textile(s) ...

Stay Safe and Healthy Everyone!

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freezing!

Another Astonishingly Beautiful Snowy Day.

Close to home.

Daybreak walk in the snow.

Mother nature has given a big and cold surprise as every corner is filled with snow. Near the small village of Kurkimäki, a Fenniarail's timber train has started its journey to Immola, as the loud sound of class Dr18 diesel locomotive brings something else to the freezing morning.

Frozen mud and crispy puddles!

The majestic but forgotten/derelict building in the background is the old General Office for Shotton Steelworks.

Yes, minus -35 F freezing cold that everything was coated with white snow dust, and icicles drooping from branches and roofs at Tianzi Mountain Reserve in Zhangjiajie, China.

Tianzi Mountain Reserve that is part of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, was listed as a Unesco World Natural Heritage site in 1992. it lies on the highest point of "Golden Triangle", its highest point being 4,140 feet (Kunlun Peak) and lowest being 1,750 feet (Shilan Valley). It has an area of 25 square miles, an average temperature of 53F, a frost-free period of 240 days and a frozen period of 60-80 days. The majority of scenic spots is formed of quart stones, belonging to sandstone ground feature which is the same as Suoxiyu Valley and Zhangjiajie.

--- Zhangjiajietourism.us

Uetliberg, Switzerland

Wunderschön ... aber frostig ... schnell wieder rein.

Beautiful ... but freezing ... let's get inside.

Sun setting on partially frozen Cottage Lake, Woodinville, WA.

It was lingering all day, but when I went for a walk it came down thick and fast. Now it's all gone. I liked the graphic lines of this old hawthorn bush with just the hint of trees behind.

365/7 - Year 9 Photo 2929

... an under water experiment.

Sony A7II. Samyang 1.4/85mm AS IF UMC. Extension tubes. Two flashes with 1/128 power in order to freeze the motion in this dynamic scene. Placement of the flashes: right and left. ISO 200. 1/200s. f/16.

If you are interested in an image with this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> Sony A7II - Samyang 1.4/85mm AS IF UMC.

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Still water freezing along shore Cornwall Canal.

on a Fat Albert Blue Spruce in our front yard here in Zirconia, North Carolina.

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Freezing fog moved through the area in the night leaving 'frosting' on everything, until the morning sun melted it off.

A cold friday evening in central Gothenburg. The reflections in the water comes from the surrounding streets and the bridge in the background. Everything from cars, lit up walls, windows and street lights helped me created this cool background when shooting at f/1.4!