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[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Snowflake shots

03 Feb 2013

I remember, when I was a kid of about five, Mom told me to put on my jacket and gloves and come outside with her on a winter's snowy afternoon. She put out her black gloved hand and allowed snowflakes to settle on her palm. She then said to look at all the different shapes that snow makes...and no two are exactly alike. We spent a few minutes just looking and talking about the snow and went inside to warm up.

I have always fondly remembered that time with Mom.

This Sunday morning, nice fluffy snowflakes were falling...and I noticed on my car window, that I was getting nice crystalline structure before they melted away.

When I had the moment, I took some shots of the flakes on a cold railing...

Amazing that the freezing process around a dust particle creates such beautiful shapes of different forms.

Thanks Ma!....

[patrickm]

That is too cool. Time to bust out the macro lens.

[patrickm]

inspired by Joe, here's my own macro snowflake photos from yesterday.

[mojocvh]

Oh no, not another year like the last one, grey skies for 3 months at a time NO observing for weeks on end, please NO!

www.carseweather.co.uk/wxfore.php

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

I like those shots Partrick.

Mo...

Your coming week...looks socked in solid with clouds.


Daaang!

[Paulie pchris00]

Mo, I sure hope that is Celsius. How can the last week of March be so cold otherwise?

[mojocvh]

Sorry should have started by saying what nice shots Joes were. Any technical info Joe?
Paulie, we had 15C the previous week minus 14 c windchill @ 4PM is not much fun at all.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Mo...

No, not anything fancy here.

Using the Canon Powershot S3, switching to all manual and Macro mode....It just about took the pics itself. Just some delicate Depth of Field focusing.

I'll remember this morning in the heat of August.