We had a bit too much snow (4+ feet) while in Washington state last week, but darn, I'd forgotten how beautiful a snowflake is. (And hard to photograph.)
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"They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world go on? How could we ever get up off our knees? How could we ever recover from the wonder of it?" -Jeanette Winterson
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Wow! That's an incredible photo, BioE!!
just beautiful...
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Hmm, no real discernible scale. A guess at its size..??
It is beautiful. I will have to try some macro shots during our next snowfall.
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I think it was about 3 to 5 mm across. The background is the ribbing on my sweater - it was the only surface dark enough to get any contrast, so I was curled around taking blind shots at my own arm. Ergo the poor focus. ;)
I love this kind of shot. It's easy to be blinded by blizzards. It takes time and patience to see the snowflake. I hope you have a snowflake necklace to wear with your sweater; they clearly go together.