Monday, December 8, 2014
Macro Photography : Snowflake-a-Day #7 by donkom
Not all snowfalls produce “beautiful” crystals, but when the environmental variables stay stable the snowflakes will present visibly similar features. No two snowflakes are ever alike, but these two have a very special connection.
The secret here? They are the same snowflake. It has taken me a considerable amount of time comparing features and details, and I’m fairly certain that this is not just the “bigger brother” of yesterday’s snowflake, but that I’ve somehow shot the same crystal twice. Only 22 minutes difference, and you can see how quickly the snowflake deteriorates – this is a perfect example as to why I need to photograph a snowflake as fast as possible.
I photographed the same crystal twice, unknowingly. I typically shake off the black mitten that serves as a background to all my snowflakes once it becomes too cluttered, but I may have simply left it alone at some point when I headed back inside after a successful shoot. The timestamp of my images seems to confirm this. When I went back outside, the snow had stopped falling but there were still some interesting crystals on the mitten – I shot what I saw, not knowing it was already photographed. Only when comparing the two finished images side-by-side did I make the proper connection.
Snowflakes #6 and #7 in this series are the same crystal at different stages of sublimation (evaporation from a solid). They are also photographed from different angles, but I suppose that means I need to make this Snowflake-a-Day project 101 images in total then! :)
Are you enjoying these images? If so, please consider picking up a copy of Sky Crystals: Unraveling the Mysteries of Snowflakes: www.skycrystals.ca – one third dedicated to photographic techniques, one third all about science, and one third an image gallery suitable as a coffee table book. Take a look! :)
Macro Photography : Snowflake-a-Day #7 by donkom
Not all snowfalls produce “beautiful” crystals, but when the environmental variables stay stable the snowflakes will present visibly similar features. No two snowflakes are ever alike, but these two have a very special connection.
The secret here? They are the same snowflake. It has taken me a considerable amount of time comparing features and details, and I’m fairly certain that this is not just the “bigger brother” of yesterday’s snowflake, but that I’ve somehow shot the same crystal twice. Only 22 minutes difference, and you can see how quickly the snowflake deteriorates – this is a perfect example as to why I need to photograph a snowflake as fast as possible.
I photographed the same crystal twice, unknowingly. I typically shake off the black mitten that serves as a background to all my snowflakes once it becomes too cluttered, but I may have simply left it alone at some point when I headed back inside after a successful shoot. The timestamp of my images seems to confirm this. When I went back outside, the snow had stopped falling but there were still some interesting crystals on the mitten – I shot what I saw, not knowing it was already photographed. Only when comparing the two finished images side-by-side did I make the proper connection.
Snowflakes #6 and #7 in this series are the same crystal at different stages of sublimation (evaporation from a solid). They are also photographed from different angles, but I suppose that means I need to make this Snowflake-a-Day project 101 images in total then! :)
Are you enjoying these images? If so, please consider picking up a copy of Sky Crystals: Unraveling the Mysteries of Snowflakes: www.skycrystals.ca – one third dedicated to photographic techniques, one third all about science, and one third an image gallery suitable as a coffee table book. Take a look! :)
Macro Photography : Ice ice baby by arifgraphy
2x YN 560ii fired remotely behind the yellow background with blue & magenta gel and YN 565EX flash fired in front of the water drop.
