Snowflake

by Michael Fuchs

Uploaded 18 Dec 2008 — 50 favorites

© Michael Fuchs

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.

46 responses

  • diana anderson

    diana anderson   gave props (18 Dec 2008):

    very cool!

  • adniloj

    adniloj   gave props (18 Dec 2008):

    Another wow here too!

  • Matt. Fletcher

    Matt. Fletcher gave props (19 Dec 2008):

    Great job..very well done.

  • Andrea Alzmann

    Andrea Alzmann gave props (19 Dec 2008):

    You rock! This is amazing. Great job!

  • Kevin Kabuki

    Kevin Kabuki gave props (19 Dec 2008):

    excellent job Michael, not surprising you would come up with this.

  • Pilar Coll i Gatells

    Pilar Coll i Gatells   said (19 Dec 2008):

    Fantàstica!

  • Lois Martin

    Lois Martin gave props (19 Dec 2008):

    Awesome! I don't have the patience to put together a photo such as this one!

  • :) L P

    :) L P gave props (19 Dec 2008):

    wow...that is awesome!

  • rachel mracek

    rachel mracek gave props (19 Dec 2008):

    I LOVE this! I'm a nut for macro shots and snowflakes. Love the delicate nature of it that you managed to capture. Sounds a bit complex to get the shot, though.

  • Alexis Gerard

    Alexis Gerard gave props (19 Dec 2008):

    This is SO cool Michael...my vote on the essay

  • Alexis Gerard

    Alexis Gerard gave props (19 Dec 2008):

    And my vote on this one!

  • ye qinfa

    ye qinfa gave props (20 Dec 2008):

    great shot!

  • Nicole R.

    Nicole R. gave props (20 Dec 2008):

    holy crow! amazing beauty and technical all in one! Inspiring!

  • DonBaird

    DonBaird gave props (22 Dec 2008):

    Excellent..... WOW

  • Carlos Aviles

    Carlos Aviles gave props (22 Dec 2008):

    It gets no more simpler than this. My vote

  • Philip James Filia

    Philip James Filia gave props (22 Dec 2008):

    Amazing Michael, Really cool series. Well done!

  • Matt. Fletcher

    Matt. Fletcher gave props (24 Dec 2008):

    Yeah It rocks!!!

  • Frances Reilly

    Frances Reilly gave props (24 Dec 2008):

    perfect

  • dominic serrao

    dominic serrao gave props (30 Dec 2008):

    Amazing! Got my vote!!

  • Vincent Criqui

    Vincent Criqui said (30 Dec 2008):

    Great detail. A lot of work went into this. Well preserved. Much kudos.

  • Sara Elena

    Sara Elena gave props (31 Dec 2008):

    good work Michael

  • Traci Howard

    Traci Howard gave props (20 Jan 2009):

    Amazing!!!!!

  • Lynn H

    Lynn H gave props (22 Jan 2009):

    COOL shot!!!!!

  • PINAKI SARKAR

    PINAKI SARKAR gave props (30 Jan 2009):

    nice

  • Michael Ball

    Michael Ball   gave props (31 Jan 2009):

    Fantastic!! It rocks!!

  • Mayette Ignacio

    Mayette Ignacio gave props (19 Feb 2009):

    My vote!

  • Paul Lindo

    Paul Lindo gave props (30 Mar 2009):

    Excellent!!! voted

  • Jose Antonio González

    Jose Antonio González gave props (1 Apr 2009):

    Amazing! Great shot!

  • JOE FAILK

    JOE FAILK   gave props (1 Apr 2009):

    Very well done! Vote

  • Aaron Mythen

    Aaron Mythen gave props (7 Apr 2009):

    Great entry!!

  • Bonnie Blanton

    Bonnie Blanton gave props (7 Apr 2009):

    Great series of photographs! Amazing work.

  • Bruce Baker

    Bruce Baker   gave props (19 Apr 2009):

    Incredible!

  • Yasmin Knudsen

    Yasmin Knudsen said (3 May 2009):

    Wow.. Thats al i can say :)

  • M Daniel

    M Daniel gave props (3 May 2009):

    good work!!! Fantastic!!!

  • Attila Kovacs

    Attila Kovacs said (3 May 2009):

    Absolutely amazing!

  • Sylvie Setiady

    Sylvie Setiady gave props (21 May 2009):

    the hard effort bring the beauty out and this one is superb ^^

  • John Shanahan

    John Shanahan   said (28 May 2009):

    Dam Engeneer!!!
    Looks like a Swarovski Christmas Ornament....Beautiful!
    Like this one: http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/1296400
    So cool!!!

  • Jeets Photography

    Jeets Photography gave props (12 Jun 2009):

    These are simply beautiful, a totally different style of photography.

  • Antonio Romero

    Antonio Romero   gave props (3 Jul 2009):

    Amazing shot

  • Lynda Jeffers

    Lynda Jeffers   gave props (1 Aug 2009):

    Incredible!!

  • Felicia Boma

    Felicia Boma   gave props (30 Sep 2009):

    Wow, this is great. I don't know how you can captured that. Awesome!

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell   gave props (6 Oct 2009):

    This blows my mind...beautiful.

  • Mary Ellen Bleeden

    Mary Ellen Bleeden gave props (10 Oct 2009):

    These snowflake photos are amazing! Have you read the book The Hidden Messages in Water (2001) by Masaru Emoto? If not, take a look at it. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photography.

  • Michael Fuchs

    Michael Fuchs said (10 Oct 2009):

    Thanks for all the comments everyone. Thanks for the book recommendation Mary. I’ll take a look.

  • Elaine Manley

    Elaine Manley gave props (20 Oct 2009):

    excellent ! and so very pretty

  • Laura

    Laura gave props (22 Nov 2009):

    Right on!!

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