This was just after our first real snow here in southwestern Indiana. The icicle start is on the corner of a shed, backdropped by a wooden fence and pine trees.
The only modification to the original picture is the size.
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DOF is quite narrow on this which I find a bit distracting. You could have got closer to this if you're not interested in focusing on the surrounding snow, as there is a fair bit of 'dead zone' around the subject. Moving around the icicle to get some directional light would have yielded more form in the ice rather than backlighting it.
I like this shot very much, this reminds me of my childhood when I used to sit at the window and watch the icicles drip of the edge of the roof, the clarity is wonderful and you dof is great, the background being completely removed focuses the interest on the subject, good job
Nice texture on the ice. I/ve seen so many shots in which the drop of water is caught just after the moment of release from the icicle that I can't help but compare them to yours.
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