South Carolina Winter 2014 PIC HEAVY

[Dr_Evil]

It's been a while since I've taken some pics using my lasers. South Carolina doesn't get snow or ice very often so I decided to get some pics.

I'll start off with some pics of the live oak tree I planted when I moved in. BTW, that is a type of oak tree for those that don't know. I left the lights on it after Christmas to use as additional ambient lighting while sitting around a fire. I wish I would have taken some close up pics of the lights while it was still dark.

Some birds. I was around 4-5 feet away from the feeder when I took the picture of the single sparrow on it.

The fire pit.

Icicles - Something that you don't see often here even if it does snow.

Some branches that fell to the ground over the past month or so.

I tried using a flashlight to get some different effects while taking pictures of the frozen blades of grass sticking up through the sheet of ice. I was using my Skilhunt Defier X3 in these two pictures.

Got some good lens flare in this one.

488 and 589. No argon use in this picture.

The same twig shown a few pictures up. In the following order - 405, 405, 473, 488 x2, 520, 589, 638, 650. The ones where I could unfocus the laser turned out better IMO. The 473 and 488 ones remind me of the blue you see in glacial ice.

Thanks for looking.

 

[sinner]

This is beautiful, the last ones with lasers are even better.
Thanks for sharing with us, +rep

 

[gismo]

Very watchable winter romance with laser illuminance, gently presented:beer:.

This picture thread reflects the cold that's out there through fancy wavelengths in a clear and quite enjoyable visual form. Outdoor shots in white/clear are always welcome:gj:.

 

[ARG]

Beautiful. Much more wintery down there than it is here

What camera do you have?

 

[jimdt7]

Very beautiful pictures! :gj:
+1 :beer:

Jim

 

[Dr_Evil]

Thanks everybody.:yh: Lighting up clear or white objects with lasers or some other type of lighting produces some nice effects most of the time. I would be spending a lot more time with lasers outside if I lived where there was more snow. Snow and ice doesn't last more than a few days here unless it is in the shade and the temps stay below ~50 F.

Beautiful. Much more wintery down there than it is here

What camera do you have?

Canon 50D. It has problems with "indigo" blues though. They show up violet most of the time. The 450 shows up properly on the ground in the picture in the OP. Beam shots usually turn out violet. Even the blue lights I had on my Christmas tree showed up violet. Messing with the white balance didn't help much.

I'm not sure what I'll do about upgrading it in the future though. I've noticed they swapped over to SD cards. Mine takes CF cards and I have a bunch of them. They aren't cheap if you want high speed and capacity.