Two snowflakes

crimbfighter · Feb 17, 2019

Shot these two images today. The snowfall was finally at a moderate 25°F and the falling flakes were easy to catch. The weather has been bitterly cold lately and a bit rediculous... Two of the 15 or so turned out.

For anyone interested in my setup, I use my D500, Nikon 105mm micro, Kenko extension tubes for 1.7x magnification, and I shoot through glass that I let acclimate to the ambient temp. Opposite the camera, under the glass, I shoot a flash straight into the lens that is diffused with a multicolored piece of tissue paper.

f/14, 1/160 sec
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zombiesniper · Feb 17, 2019

Great shots.

crimbfighter · Feb 17, 2019

zombiesniper said:
Great shots.

Thank you!

Fujidave · Feb 18, 2019

Beautiful shots.

Jeff15 · Feb 18, 2019

Very nice.....

Jeff G · Feb 18, 2019

Very cool, nicely done!

zulu42 · Feb 18, 2019

Great shots and thanks for the info on the setup.

D7K · Feb 18, 2019

Excellent macro work..

tirediron · Feb 18, 2019

Lovely! I hope I NEVER get the chance to shoot that sort of work.

TreeofLifeStairs · Feb 18, 2019

How did you do it without having them melt?

crimbfighter · Feb 19, 2019

Fujidave said:
Beautiful shots.

Thanks!

Jeff15 said:
Very nice.....

Thank you......

Jeff G said:
Very cool, nicely done!

Thank you!

crimbfighter · Feb 19, 2019

zulu42 said:
Great shots and thanks for the info on the setup.

Thanks! I'm still improving my process, but I'm happy to share what I've figured out so far!

D7K said:
Excellent macro work..

Thank you!

tirediron said:
Lovely! I hope I NEVER get the chance to shoot that sort of work.

Haha, it wasn't too bad. I at least shelter in my garage so I'm out of the wind.

TreeofLifeStairs said:
How did you do it without having them melt?

Magic! Kidding! I do everything outside and make sure all the equipment has acclimated to the ambient temp outside, which based on my experience, needs to he below 30°F or thing start to melt. I also have to stay out of the sun or that will melt the flakes. Even with those precautions, though, if I handle the glass to much, even with gloves, or breath on the glass, or even stand too close to the glass for too long, my body heat will be enough to effect them.