Blueprint

Looks better in original resolution: 903 * 677 pixels.

More snowflakes in album snowflakes and snow crystals.
Also i wrote small article about my shooting technique.

Cloud wheel

Another crystal of my favourite snowflake type - simple hexagonal plates. I like unusual pattern near the edges. This crystal was around 1,5 mm in diameter. 8 shots averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio. Glass background with backlight, additional lens Helios 44M-5, january 2013, Moscow. Looks better in original resolution: 1024 * 768 pixels.

More snowflakes in album snowflakes and snow crystals.
Also i wrote small article about my shooting technique.

Snow flower

Small snowflake, around 2 mm in diameter. 8 shots averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio. Glass background with backlight, artifical colors, additional lens Helios 44M-5, january 2013, Moscow.Looks better in original resolution: 1147 * 860 pixels.

More snowflakes in album snowflakes and snow crystals.
Also i wrote small article about my shooting technique.

Shine

Medium size snowflake, around 4 mm. 8 serial shots averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio. Background: dark woolen fabric, natural light (clouded sky), external optics Helios 44M-5, march 2013, Moscow. Looks better in original resolution: 2048 * 1536 pixels.

This snowflake as desktop wallpaper in wallpapers section:

More snowflakes in album snowflakes and snow crystals.
Also i wrote small article about my shooting technique.

Fractal supper

4000 * 3000

I do this lightpainting picture just for fun. First time i see cabbage-head in perfect fractal form. This structure - big cone with spiral pattern of smaller cones on it's surface - repeated at least at three levels, maybe even more, but my magnifying glass don't show this clearly.

I wrote small post about lightpainting technique here: english / russian.

Autumn road

1536 * 2048

Kuzminki park, Moscow, september 2012. 3 exposures (+2, 0, -2 EV).

Print available at: deviantart.com, 500px.com.

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Yellow store

2998 * 3723

Teply Stan, Moscow, 5 exposures (-4, -2, 0, +2, +4 EV).

Print available at: deviantart.com, 500px.com.

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Ice rainbow 2

Another rainbow snowflake from january 2013. In center of this crystal can be seen coloured areas, caused by thin film optical interference effect (thanks to Don Komarechka!). 9 RAWs averaged. Looks better in original resolution (1600x1200).

More snowflakes in album snowflakes and snow crystals.
Also i wrote small article about my shooting technique.

This is cropped central region of this crystal after averaging, with 500% magnification and without any additional processing (no sharpening, color altering or any contrast curves):