Photomicrographs of Snowflakes 2004 -2013
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A typical winter snow in Rochester New York can look like this
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or like this
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My dogs love the winter
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In 2003, then student Emily Marshall asked me to teach students how to photograph snowflakes
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Here Aaron Steck catches and sorts flakes on black velvet.
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Jacqulyn Pisano sorts flakes using a retouching brush and pre-cleaned microscope slide
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The catching trays and pre-cleaned slides hoping for a good catch
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My homemade microscope
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The objective and set up
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The photographer at work in his garage :)
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Snowflake No 1
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Snowflake No 2
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Snowflake No 3
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Snowflake No 4
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Snowflake No 5
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Snowflake No 6
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Snowflake No 7
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Snowflake No 8
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Snowflake No 9
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Snowflake No 10
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Snowflake No 11
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Snowflake No 12
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Snowflake No 13
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Snowflake No 14
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Snowflake No 15
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Snowflake No 16
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Snowflake No 17
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Snowflake No 18
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Snowflake No 19 - melting
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Snowflake No 20 - melted