From the thumbnail I thought that this really was an island. This would have been great for the "nano-world" contest. Now you have to tell us what this is!
moment of silence please for those who never get the chance
they show up to the party but they're never asked to dance
the losers the liars the bastards the thieves
the cynicists, the pessimists and those that don't believe in nothing
-streetlight manifesto
Hehe Nice shot! Excuse my nerdyness... This type of crystals are called Dendrites and usually form when the air is very humid and very cold! The water vapour in the air wants to freeze onto something and from what I understand this is a low energy state for the formation of ice crystals...