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My first attempt at a snowflake
My first attempt at a snowflake macro, far far from perfect but I hope to improve it in future.
I reversed my 18-70mm lens and brought loose snow inside my house. Took about 150 shots to realize that no matter how fast I work to focus on my primitive setup, the snowflakes always melt before I get any decent shot. That meant I have to go outside into the freezing temperature, with my tripod, light source, tweezers for collecting them and so on. You would think that among the millions of snowflakes at least one would be occasionally focused. Not so simple. I saw lots of hexagonal symmetry but nothing undamaged and focused. The best I got is this and now I am waiting for a day when the weather cooperates with bigger snowflakes that are easier to catch and position:
My first attempt at a snowflake
My first attempt at a snowflake macro, far far from perfect but I hope to improve it in future.
I reversed my 18-70mm lens and brought loose snow inside my house. Took about 150 shots to realize that no matter how fast I work to focus on my primitive setup, the snowflakes always melt before I get any decent shot. That meant I have to go outside into the freezing temperature, with my tripod, light source, tweezers for collecting them and so on. You would think that among the millions of snowflakes at least one would be occasionally focused. Not so simple. I saw lots of hexagonal symmetry but nothing undamaged and focused. The best I got is this and now I am waiting for a day when the weather cooperates with bigger snowflakes that are easier to catch and position: