Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Snowflakes and Fern Frost


Photo by me.

This was my first attempt to photograph snowflakes, and I wasn't completely satisfied with the result. The Michigan winter will provide opportunities to try again. Click here to see the difference between fern frost, rime and hoarfrost.
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4 comments:

  1. JacquiDecember 3, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    Have you read Snowflake Bentley? Fascinating.

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  2. Ann FinkelsteinDecember 3, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    Jacqui:
    I read it a long time ago. I should pick it up from the library. Didn't Bentley use a microscope?

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  3. TimInMichDecember 7, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    Oh, get out! Are those real snowflakes? Good work. Yeah, as I recall Bentley did use a microscope. But I like that yours is an attempt to show them in situ. Perhaps a tripod or mini-tripod would help. Or are you at the limits of your macro function?

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  4. Ann FinkelsteinDecember 7, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    Tim:
    My camera tends to focus on dark things, so photographing snowflakes and water droplets can be a problem.

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