Snowflakes

[Shawn Dougherty]

I discovered this today and found it interesting enough to pass along...

http://www.snowflakebentley.com/index.htm

[Phil]

Here are a couple links that may be of interest:

http://www.bentley.sciencebuff.org/

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/vermont/vermont.htm

NWS spotter reported 24.8" of snow had fallen as of 6:15pm today (2/14) in Jericho Center. And it's not over yet...

[Murray@uptowngallery]

Interesting how Mr Bentley included his avoidance of alcohol and tobacco in an interview about his technique.

I would think coffee would be the thing to avoid while pawing snowflakes.

[kombizz]

thank you for sharing
i enjoyed it

[cmo]

Nice... I always wanted to photograph snowflakes, and though the weather report did not warn of heavy snowfall I want to be prepared for next winter.

I still don't know what is the best way to get the clearest, sharpest, greatest photos. Snowflakes have a size of ca. 5mm (0.0197 inches). That means to use a lens that is optimized for ca. 4:1 size, and it must not be overly sensitive to low temperatures. Or a microscope and a camera adapter, but that would limit the possible perspectives to one only, and, of course, we are all artists and not scientists...

[kombizz]

Thank you for sharing. I read thru. It was very interesting for my project.

[Q.G.]

Anyways, Snowflakes have a size of ca. 5mm (0.0197 inches).

For people like me who wondered whether the "." belonged to the abbreviated circa or the "5 mm": 0.0197" = 0.5 mm

[Erik Petersson]

According to Wikipedia, the largest snowflake ever was 38 cm, but I am more used to flakes a few millimeters across.

[Q.G.]

A single crystal of 38 cm?
Poses a challenge: next winter, i'm going to grow snow flakes.

[Erik Petersson]

The challenge: to photograph snowflakes with a 20mm wide angle instead of a macro!

[Q.G.]

You mean, instead of a 20 mm macro?

[Erik Petersson]

Yes! Such a lens would fit well if you manage to grow really large snowflakes. :)