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This is from eight years ago as we don’t get all that much frost and ice around here and this phenomenon is rare even then. I posted some other images from this back then, but was looking for something and liked the way the “feathers” were sandwiched between the drips (which were frozen as well).
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Is the “sandwich” effective?
I did a lot of processing, all simple slider work, to bring out the feather texture. Too much?
Pertinent Technical Details
Canon 5D3, EF 180 f/3.5 macro, hand held, f/8, 1/500, iso 1000, shooting from inside the car with a sky background. Processed in LR & PS CC. Additional texture obtained by using the detail filter in Topaz Studio II. Taken December 20, 2017, processed today.
Dennis, this is pretty darn neat. First impression it looked like a reflection on a pond or lake with a grove or stand of trees being reflected here. I think the watery blue adds to that feeling a bit. Again, very different… 
btw: not sure you saw my last week WC of the small cactus.? It was a very small version of the same vintage you tried to Google ID for me awhile back. This time I tried your idea and it was a 72% positive return. I’ll keep your idea in mind for future unknows I come across out there.
Small Cactus
Dennis, this is an interesting mix of frozen drops with trails and feathered ice. There are some fine ice feathers throughout the center portion. I wonder about adding some contrast in those areas to let the feathers play a stronger role. I think the blue tone works well.
Dennis:
Yeah, I agree that this is pretty darn neat. I was always under the assumption that the images that we posted in weekly challenge had to be natural. But I suppose I’m wrong. Doesn’t matter this is still pretty cool. The ice patterns and contrast with the drips on the windshield really make this a Pleasing image.
I like the sandwich effect a lot, Dennis. Like Paul said, it gives the image an impression of a reflection of trees at the top in water at the bottom. The fact that it’s all ice and frost texture makes it really interesting and a unique take on a compositional genre.
ML
What a gorgeous find!! Maybe it formed on glass but the ice formation itself is completely natural, in my book. The fact that it formed in a transparent surface gives a unique look into its structure, which I think increases its interest.
