I was taken by those white specs as well. However, given their location in the crotch of branches, I really think they are images of the sun being refracted by water, or more likely ice, trapped there. Then there's that "scratch" in Fog3 that is also likely ice on the branch, just parallel to the ground, refracting the sunlight.
The Sun Dogs are refractions through the ice crystals in the freezing fog. There are more rare items like that. Look here. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110110.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100807.html <--- 360° Pano http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100504.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100402.html And other interesting ripples in the sky! http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101128.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100811.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100223.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100320.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100913.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101130.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101204.html Joe On Feb 3, 2011, at 12:49 , J.C. O'Connell wrote: > It looks like hot pixels (white spots) as well as dust (dark spots). > > -- > J.C. O'Connell (mailto:[email protected]) > Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Charles Robinson > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 2:54 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: IHD > > > On Feb 3, 2011, at 8:12, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > >> I Hate Dust >> And dust removal does not always get it off. >> >> But we do have a fog of ice crystals this morning. >> Quite beautiful, despite those stupid spots on my pics! >> (I don't have this issue with film!!!!! >> Then again, I don't have to wait hours for my pics, either.) >> >> >> http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/pentax/fog1.jpg >> http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/pentax/fog2.jpg >> http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/pentax/fog3.jpg >> http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/pentax/fog4.jpg >> > > Cool Sundogs, Collin. > > Just curious what platform you're shooting with? Seems I had "some" dust on > my ist-DS, and my K10D was a virtual magnet for the stuff. > > I've had my K7 for over half a year and so far... NO dust. > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [email protected] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
