Iron crown / Spark

Medium size snowflake, around 4 millimeters in diameter. Glass background with backlight, additional lens Helios 44M-5, 8 RAWs averaged, january 2014, Moscow. Normal and inverted variants:

(1787 x 1340)



(1787 x 1340)

More snowflakes in set snowflakes and snow crystals.
Also i wrote small article about my shooting technique.

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Vega

Shot from previous winter (actually, late march, one of last days when i captured snowflakes). This is large snowflake, around 5-6 mm. 8 serial shots averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio. Background: dark woolen fabric, natural light (gray clouded sky), external optics Helios 44M-5, march 2013, Moscow.

Looks better in original resolution: 2539 x 1904.

This snowflake as desktop wallpaper in wallpapers section.

More snowflakes in set snowflakes and snow crystals.
Also i wrote small article about my shooting technique.

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Snowflake review from USA Today

Short video fragment, ~3 minutes.

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Wheel of time

Medium size snowflake, around 4 millimeters in diameter. Glass background with backlight, additional lens Helios 44M-5, 8 RAWs averaged. January 2014, Moscow. Looks better in original resolution: 1904 x 1428.

I borrowed this title from great fantasy book serie by Robert Jordan.

More snowflakes in set snowflakes and snow crystals.
Also i wrote small article about my shooting technique.

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