Snowflake Detail
This is one of a series of snowflakes I photographed during a recent snowstorm. I had to keep the temperature of my equipment below freezing. The outside air temperature was about 27 degrees Fahrenheit. It was back illuminated using a microscope light source. The snowflake was suspended on a chilled glass slide and photographed using photomicroscopy optics on my digital SLR.
This snowflake is actually 3-dimensional. One level of the crystal is in focus in the foreground and the second level is in the background slightly out of focus. The two levels are connected by a hexagonal ice prism in the middle.
In the story Photographing Snowflakes.
19 responses
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Teresa gave props (18 Dec 2008):
Gorgeous!
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Joseph Rotindo said (18 Dec 2008):
hey....VERY impressive...this is not an easy thing to do.
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david ong gave props (18 Dec 2008):
amazing Michael, really amazing!
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Julia Busato gave props (18 Dec 2008):
totally kewl!
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adniloj gave props (18 Dec 2008):
Macro man strikes again! wonderful series!
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Matt. Fletcher gave props (19 Dec 2008):
Great capture!!! very interesting series.
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Kevin Kabuki gave props (19 Dec 2008):
This must be fun to shoot, excepting the cold of course. Great series Michael.
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:) L P gave props (19 Dec 2008):
wow...wow...wow!! soooooo cooooooool!!
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Michael Risenhoover gave props (19 Dec 2008):
Very cool series! :-)
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Al Gieryna gave props (31 Dec 2008):
Amazing image...really cool
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Matt Heisler gave props (11 Jan 2009):
Taking stock of the unappreciated things in life! Stunning.
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Pilar Coll i Gatells said (18 Jan 2009):
Fantàstic!
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Skorupka Carlos N. gave props (1 Mar 2009):
Gorgeous capture. In my favorites
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Sara Wietrzykowski gave props (19 Apr 2009):
Very cool shot!
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Tori Lindo gave props (1 May 2009):
That is pretty wild!
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Julia Leiby gave props (14 May 2009):
beautiful!
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Ina K° said (21 May 2009):
absolutely stunning image...sooo fantastic this macro!
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Loree McComb gave props (5 Jul 2009):
I love these - used to get some fair shots when I lived in Wyoming
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Roberto Marin gave props (21 Oct 2009):
Two thumbs up great work!
