FIRST FROST 2019

This morning's walk revealed our first frost for fall of 2019, at least in our neighborhood, just about right on schedule for this area.  So I grabbed my camera to capture the frost before the morning sun burned it off.  Here are some of the shots I took amid some broader-leafed plants (aka weeds) a few blocks from our home.

This was shortly after dawn, and the amount of light was less than optimal.  But I was in a bit of a hurry and, let's face it, a bit too lazy to use my tripod.  As a result, these handheld shots involved some compromise among shutter speed, depth of field, and ISO.  In terms of aperture, these were shot at f/8, which at close range left some of the components somewhat out of focus.  In retrospect, I probably should have used my tripod or else ramped up the ISO further and reduced the aperture to, say, f/16, to maximize depth of field.  Still, after a hiatus of several weeks for some eye surgery, I was happy just to be out with my camera.

John