Frost patterns

[Manfred M]

I have childhood memories of frost patterns on the single-glazed windows in the house I grew up in. In the modern world with double (or even triple) glazed, argon-filled low-E windows, these are almost things of the past. However when the seal on these windows goes and moisture enters, we still see them from time to time.

[Thornton]

I like it a lot. I well remember such pattern on the inside of my bedroom window in the '60's. I used to put newspaper between my blankets. Nowadays I get cold in bed even with central heating and double glazing. Old age....

[Geoff F]

Yes I remember window frost behind the curtains; even in the UK 'soft south'

At one time, the cold stopped at my skin but now it gets right into my bones!

[Rufus]

And what about those chilblains from warming your feet by the only fire in the house!

It is a lovely shot by the way, Manfred. The lighting truly brings out the intracacies of the frost.

[Shadowman]

Nice concept.

[tbob]

High contrast works well to delineate the structure

[AndrewMcD]

I love it. Stunned by the organic nature of the growth of the crystals. One might think you are looking at a highly stylized forest. I am curious as to how this image was accomplished.

[Manfred M]

I am curious as to how this image was accomplished.

Andrew - this is the original pattern. I cropped it to give the geometry you see in the image. I selected the ice crystals and used a curves adjustment layer to darken all of the area other than the ice crystal so that they pop out. I then converted to B&W.

[John 2]

That's nice Manfred. I prefer it to the first image, particularly since you you have retained the translucency in the surround. The subtlety of the colours is also attractive.