Wednesday 10 March 2010

069: Frost-Crumbled Brick

Leave a decrepit old brick outside in the winter and ice cracks it up handily. It's a good example of how stiff, bare soil gets loosened by frosts. I can just brush the breadcrumb-like bits off when I'm done; there may be little left of this brick in a few years if we keep having winters like the last one.
The algae and moss adds some bonus detail, as do a few seeds stuck to the side. I tried some shots of only the top area of broken bits, but chose this side shot as I like the difference of the destroyed top and smooth side areas.

Settings: f/16, 1/180, ISO 200, 50mm, 10mm ring, 1/4 flash, foil & white reflectors.

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