Snowflakes
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I've often wanted to photograph snow in such a way as to show its crystalline structure. On December 16th I got my chance after a very dry snow fall.
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The snow sat like puffs of cotton on top of anything that caught it.
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It was 16 degrees early in the afternoon when I shot these photos. It had been much colder.
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Even though I knew it to be the case, I think this is the first time I'd seen such pronounced structure in snowflakes.
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See how they catch on each other.
I learned quickly not to let my own respiration melt the flakes; it helped to wear a paper mask. When the sun came out - even at 16 degrees - the flake structure blunted and dulled due to slight melting and my photo-ops were lost. I'll remember that it takes more than extreme cold to sustain the delicacy of snowflakes.
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The sun set with an flare coming out the top. Perhaps one of you meteorological folks can comment on this.
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And then man-made incandescence came to the new-fallen snow.
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I hope that whoever you are and whatever you believe, that your days are seasoned with flakes of wonder.
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