CAPTURE NEW HORIZONS

This morning I will be flying south to Marseilles for seven days at the Paul Ricard track for European Le Mans Series and FIA World Endurance Championship testing and a special event on Thursday when Porsche will be unveiling their FIA WEC works challenger to the media. The temperature in Marseilles is currently a balmy 17 degrees centigrade compared to the freezing conditions here in the UK.  After 24 hours of snowfall the sun finally came out this evening and I grabbed the camera to get some shots of icicles back lit by the setting sun. Nikon D800 - Nikon 105mm f2.8G micro - 1/1600 @ f8 - ISO800 Nikon D800 - Nikon 105mm f2.8G micro - 1/80 @ f5.6 - ISO400 Nikon D800 - Nikon 105mm f2.8G micro - 1/200 @ f4.3 - ISO800 I am looking forward to leaving the freezing conditions behind and I hope that spring finally arrives in the UK while I'm away. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

While out and about in the Peak District we came across this rock face covered in icicles where the water flowing off the hill had frozen.  With the temperatures rising the ice had started to melt and the rock face was covered in water drops, some running down the icicles before dropping to the ground.   We set about capturing the scene before the temperature melted the ice, being careful note to get the cameras too wet from the falling water, which was like rain under the rock but also being careful to be hit by icicles that were falling off as the ice melted. This shot was caught at the perfect time as the water drop formed on the tip of the icicle before falling to the ground.  I used a Nikon SB600 flash gun on wireless remote to light the back of the ice.  All images taken on a Nikon D800 with 60mm f2.8 AF-D Micro lens -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...