Molten glass

Snowflake photo: Molten glass (1363 x 1022)

Prints available at Artist website (mirrors at Pixels and FineArtAmerica).

Yet another hexagonal plate snowflake from January 2013. This snow crystal was relatively big for it's type: larger than 1 millimeter. I like how volumetric surface distorts background behind the crystal, and, of course, this incredible ring pattern in the middle: i never seen such perfect meander of four-leaf clovers in any snowflake.

12 serial RAW photos was aligned and averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio of the picture. Background: dark grey woolen fabric, natural light from cloudy sky, external optics Helios 44M-5, Moscow, Russia.

This simple GIF animation shows averaging technique benefits:

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And here is article about snowflake macro photography.