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Published: 2013-09-21 14:02:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 23227; Favourites: 737; Downloads: 17
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Description Real snowflake macro photo

Ideas for home and office decor, interior designs and gifts (200+ macro photos of real snowflakes, 30+ different products: framed, canvas, acrylic, metal, wood prints; posters, greeting cards, and more): Artist website .

My snowflakes available on Patreon as digital downloads: lossless compressed, full resolution photos; isolated versions, created with precise hand-drawn masks; mobile and desktop wallpapers, up to 4K; vector variants; early previews of upcoming works; behind the scenes; unusual and interesting specimens from my huge archive of source photos; exclusive snow crystals for my patrons only.

Snowflake NFT collection: Opensea.io
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Comments: 63

Angie-Pictures [2014-03-15 23:04:55 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work! Congratulations on the DD!

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isischneider [2013-12-09 19:18:29 +0000 UTC]

it looks like some futuristic hi-tec,brilliant shot.

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syinthetic [2013-12-09 19:03:37 +0000 UTC]

just wow

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numb1 [2013-12-08 04:11:10 +0000 UTC]

A lovely photo, how do you get the macro so close?

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Alexey-Kljatov In reply to numb1 [2013-12-08 04:19:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I describet this here: chaoticmind75.blogspot.ru/2013…

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numb1 In reply to Alexey-Kljatov [2013-12-08 04:41:54 +0000 UTC]

that is soooo cool!!!! The fact that you used an old Zenit lens makes it so much better, I'm about to try out my dad's old Zenit camera

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WintersRead [2013-12-07 17:48:45 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful. The focus is stunning, and the color/contrast as well.

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wuestenbrand [2013-12-07 09:13:19 +0000 UTC]

Great Work .. ..

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Alexey-Kljatov [2013-12-07 08:47:43 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks for your interest! Here is proof that this is real snowflake:

"before and after" table for compare, source shots can be opened in full 12 mp resolution:

chaoticmind75.blogspot.ru/2013…

unprocessed source shot of this snowflake. It have much worse quality because this is only one jpeg from serie of identical shots,
and final result made from averaged stack of RAWs with custom sharpening and noise removing:

www.flickr.com/photos/10973745…

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allnightnoise [2013-12-07 07:52:04 +0000 UTC]

That is amazing!! So cool!

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BETA368 [2013-12-07 06:29:56 +0000 UTC]

There's no way that's an actual snowflake...

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4cahnexe In reply to BETA368 [2013-12-07 17:00:12 +0000 UTC]

whut why not?

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Alexey-Kljatov In reply to BETA368 [2013-12-07 08:37:49 +0000 UTC]

Wrong.

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ohsh In reply to BETA368 [2013-12-07 07:24:36 +0000 UTC]

Why not?Β 

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BETA368 In reply to ohsh [2013-12-07 10:20:32 +0000 UTC]

Too symmetrical...

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4cahnexe In reply to BETA368 [2013-12-07 17:01:18 +0000 UTC]

think you shod google up fractals

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ohsh In reply to BETA368 [2013-12-07 11:11:09 +0000 UTC]

I don't think that's actually how to determine whether or not a snowflake is real.Β 

It looks totally real, and beautiful as well. I don't think something like this could be faked.Β 

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Fractaldragon [2013-12-07 05:13:00 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE snowflake photos! These are such beautiful works of art by Nature, and so so fleeting, it's amazing when you are able to catch one like this. Congrats on the DD, very well deserved!

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hikaru-i [2013-12-07 03:21:51 +0000 UTC]

Woah, that is amazing! I never knew snowflakes were this beautiful.

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MyopiOwl [2013-12-07 03:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. How many possible snowflake shapes are there?

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Alexey-Kljatov In reply to MyopiOwl [2013-12-07 08:42:02 +0000 UTC]

There is nice page about snowflake type classifications (not all possible types, only these, that can be seen more or less frequently):

www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/sn…

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MyopiOwl In reply to Alexey-Kljatov [2013-12-07 18:36:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks! Deep mysteries & beauty in something as common as water.Β 

Somehow it reminds me of the Mandelbrot set, just transposed to the physical realm.

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shinedust [2013-12-07 02:56:59 +0000 UTC]

I have seen a lot of your snowflakes in groupings on tumblr, I'm glad I know the source now! I love these images, I've been going to tumblr to look at them when I feel a little down (it hasn't snowed here yet and I'm starting to think it's going to be a green Christmas) and the pictures always make me smile. The detail and beauty in a single snowflake...it's amazing. Thank you for the photographs, they are amazing.

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cosplayfan001 [2013-12-07 00:37:18 +0000 UTC]

Such a beautiful and magical picture. Love it!

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PurgatoryDecrepitsun [2013-12-07 00:03:05 +0000 UTC]

That's real?! How? That is so cool. Major props. Definitely the best daily deviation I have seen.

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Lmomjian [2013-12-06 23:57:43 +0000 UTC]

what an incredible feat of photography!

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segura2112 [2013-12-06 23:51:18 +0000 UTC]

The amazing fractal beauty of a snowflake. Thank You and congrats on the DD.

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Natmonkey [2013-12-06 23:06:20 +0000 UTC]

Goodness, this is amazing.

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katleidoscopic [2013-12-06 21:36:11 +0000 UTC]

Is this a real snowflake?! Β It's so beautiful and detailed; you took an amazing shot of it! Β 

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gamewizard-2008 [2013-12-06 21:25:06 +0000 UTC]

=O Robo-snowflake!

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AsjJohnson [2013-12-06 18:55:58 +0000 UTC]

Your snowflake photos are much better than the ones I've gotten. D: (...it's snowing outside now, but I don't really feel like going outside and trying to get pictures...)

Hmm... you ever see really fuzzy white snowflakes? I've seen that kind of snow at least twice, but didn't have my camera available during them. Those types of snowflakes would probably be interesting to see up close.

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Alexey-Kljatov In reply to AsjJohnson [2013-12-06 20:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yes, with warm weather, snowflakes often covered by rime. It may looks as ice bubbles covered surface of snowflake, and sometimes that rime so strong that snowflake resembles white pillow and completely opaque.

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AsjJohnson In reply to Alexey-Kljatov [2013-12-06 21:16:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh. I tried looking up rime, and I found this online. www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/sn… That's probably what I've seen before. ^_^

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xxNightWing [2013-12-06 18:54:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh! I saw some of these pictures on a website a few weeks ago and it inspired me to try a few snowflake shots of my own. They obviously didn't look anything like this, but it was still fun.
These are just really mesmerizing...

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Alexey-Kljatov In reply to xxNightWing [2013-12-06 20:31:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! My first snowflake shots was really terrible, but it was 5 winters ago.

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xxNightWing In reply to Alexey-Kljatov [2013-12-06 21:43:19 +0000 UTC]

All takes practice, I suppose (:

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gdpr-9488068 [2013-12-06 17:44:54 +0000 UTC]

Wait so this is a real snowflake 0.0

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Alexey-Kljatov In reply to gdpr-9488068 [2013-12-06 17:58:45 +0000 UTC]

Yes, real.

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gdpr-9488068 In reply to Alexey-Kljatov [2013-12-06 18:06:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow! So amazing, and your photography skills are phenomenal Β 

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Lintu47 [2013-12-06 17:36:24 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on the DD!
Have a nice day!

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AspiredWriter [2013-12-06 17:34:45 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous! oh my!

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fisheypixels [2013-12-06 16:59:02 +0000 UTC]

It looks like some sort of dwemer artifact from The Elder Scrolls games.


Great shot though!!

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Alexey-Kljatov [2013-12-06 13:27:59 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks!

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mizzmint [2013-12-06 13:16:45 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on receiving a DD!

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mea00 [2013-12-06 13:01:50 +0000 UTC]

Well done! Congrats on the DD

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ReicheL12 [2013-12-06 12:53:30 +0000 UTC]

Are you the author of these photos??? I saw on the internet a few days ago and loved!!!!

Congratulations, are incredible, amazing and perfect

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Alexey-Kljatov In reply to ReicheL12 [2013-12-06 13:28:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yes, these snowflake shots become very pupolar recently.

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ReicheL12 In reply to Alexey-Kljatov [2013-12-06 13:40:26 +0000 UTC]

Welcome!!! Obviously, are so beautiful ^^

Nature be can wonderful

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Gryffgirl [2013-12-06 12:49:02 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful photo of natural perfection!Β  Congratulations on your DD!

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Furrymind13 [2013-12-06 12:16:20 +0000 UTC]

Wait, that's an actual photo?

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