• 16 Dec

    Incredible Examples of Snowflake Photography

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    Although the web is a great place to look for quick inspiration for a project, nothing can beat going on a long walk in nature.

    The summer brings us sunny days, fields full of crops and plenty of insects and wildlife, whereas the winter brings us rain, icy roads and snow.

    When Christmas comes around we often find people looking at plastic tree decorations saying “snowflakes don’t look like that!”. That, of course, is where they are all wrong.

    With a decent camera and zoom or macro lens, things we wouldn’t normally pay too much attention to become a complete world in themselves, making them a magnificent source of inspiration for artists and designers all over the world.

    Below we have collected some incredible close-up/macro shots of snowflakes to really get the arty-side of you in full flow this Christmas season.


    Compiled exclusively for WDD by Callum Chapman, a freelance designer from Cambridge, UK. He is the creative mind behind Circlebox Creative and Circlebox Blog, and can often be found writing for design related blogs.

    What did you think of these photos? Please share your opinion below…



  • 71 Comments »

     
    #1
    Jack
    December 16th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    Truely incredible. Amazing!

     
     
    #2
    creative_blondes
    December 16th, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    Can’t even believe how the ice can naturally take such a complex looking form.

     
     
    #3
    Kim
    December 16th, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    Beautiful!

     
     
    #4
    Denise
    December 16th, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    Wow! These are just totally amazing! If you’d said “pick a favorite” I wouldn’t be able to. But I do have to say the first one would give the rest a run for their money!

     
     
    #5
    Raul Simionas
    December 16th, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    How perfectly shaped are the snowflakes. It’s ridiculous to believe that all this amazing nature comes from the evolution, it’s obviously the hand of a higher Power.

     
     
    #6
    hotmac
    December 17th, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    Every snowflake? Oh my god, this woman tries hard! ;-) (A little science knowledge would supersede such comments.)

     
     
    #7
    Graphiste freelance
    December 16th, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    Wonderfull, I take my canon and go out :)

     
     
    #8
    Lazy_007
    December 16th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    * * * * *
    * Amazing snowflake! * *
    * * * * * *
    * * * *

     
     
    #9
    Rebecca
    December 16th, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    Some of those are stunning.

     
     
    #10
    aledesign.it
    December 16th, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    Incredible post!! Emotional!! So nice!! Thanks!!!

     
     
    #11
    Jenny
    December 16th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
     
     
    #12
    Kallay
    December 16th, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    Wow, those are unbelievable. Gorgeous!

     
     
    #13
    esteban
    December 17th, 2009 at 12:06 am

    amazing the pictures xd! congratulations for the post! i always read it. bye

     
     
    #14
    Shaunyk
    December 17th, 2009 at 12:40 am

    Thanks for such a fantastic post. Wow.

    I’m sure I’m not the only one wanting to know the answer to this: How on earth do you go about getting such amazing shots?

     
     
    #15
    Raul Simionas
    December 17th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Are the shots amazing, or the snowflakes??? I think it’s a misunderstanding.

     
     
    #16
    Shaunyk
    December 17th, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    To me it’s the shots that are amazing. Billions of similar snowflakes fall every single day but it’s not often they are captured for the like of us to admire in this way.

     
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    #17
    Melody
    December 17th, 2009 at 1:19 am

    I finally realize the design from my paper snowflake cut outs in elementary were right! haha..these are so sick!

     
     
    #18
    Andrea Pelizzardi
    December 17th, 2009 at 1:34 am

    Some of them are unbelievable.
    Really cool :)

     
     
    #19
    JotaSolano
    December 17th, 2009 at 1:45 am

    I don’t think a regular macro lens allows to take those pictures… u’ill need a special 5:1 macro lens or something like that, needless to say, very expensive lenses lol… and quite a lot of patience and experience.

     
     
    #20
    Austin
    December 17th, 2009 at 5:44 am

    You should have thrown an image of a paper snowflake in the end. :)

    Great photos, though.

     
     
    #21
    Sylvia
    December 17th, 2009 at 5:58 am

    The most beautiful collection of snowflake photography I have ever seen! Thank You for posting these wonderful images ~

     
     
    #22
    Girlie | Brochures Printing Online
    December 17th, 2009 at 6:48 am

    Lovely! Nature always has a way to amaze people. I’m thinking of using one of these as my desktop wallpaper.

     
     
    #23
    2expertsDesign
    December 17th, 2009 at 8:30 am

    Agree. It’s really hard to find high quality photos. Thanks for you effort!

     
     
    #24
    Mars
    December 17th, 2009 at 8:34 am

    wow, amazing photos you got here…

     
     
    #25
    Ajay
    December 17th, 2009 at 8:59 am

    Awesome post! Thanks.

     
     
    #26
    Big Buddy
    December 17th, 2009 at 9:45 am

    Awesome view of one small part of God’s creation! Thanks for posting!

     
     
    #27
    hotmac
    December 17th, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    What’s all this fuss about? Is this site becoming a platform for creationists?

     
     
    #28
    Bob Ybarra
    December 17th, 2009 at 9:51 am

    Incredible how something so basic as ice crystals formed from water attached to dust in cold temperature can be so beautiful. Now consider how its form allows it to attach to others like it to form a blanket that will melt slowly so to nurish the earth.

     
     
    #29
    Creative ideas
    December 17th, 2009 at 11:49 am

    Great inspiration for xmas time

     
     
    #30
    wien
    December 17th, 2009 at 12:29 pm

    Amazing, nice post

     
     
    #31
    venksh
    December 17th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    Wow awesome picx of snowflakes…

     
     
    #32
    Callum Chapman
    December 17th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    I’m glad you all liked my post! They really incredible tiny little pieces of nature!

    More like this from me to come f’sure! :)

     
     
    #33
    Indrek
    December 17th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Simply amazing photos!

     
     
    #34
    Gis
    December 17th, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    Amazing :O

     
     
    #35
    Waheed Akhtar
    December 17th, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    Beauuutiful…excellent photography and collection. Thanks Callum

     
     
    #36
    Laura
    December 17th, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    These are just incredible. Its mind boggling how they have perfect rotational symmetry! How does that happen? And of course, I am very jealous of the photography skills of ALL the showcased artists! =D Thanks so so much WDD and to those who shared their work. And Merry Christmas everyone!

     
     
    #37
    BigM75
    December 17th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    nice photos

     
     
    #38
    Roni Gomes
    December 17th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Amazing … Perfect photos!!

     
     
    #39
    James
    December 17th, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    Wow, some incredible photos.

    Nature truly is the greatest designer, some of those shapes are so perfect it’s almost unbelievable.

    These guys must have some expensive macro lenses, I’d love to give this a try.

     
     
    #40
    Katie
    December 17th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    Wow, that is the only time I have ever scrolled through and looked at every single photo on the list!

     
     
    #41
    Callum Chapman
    December 18th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    I’m glad you enjoyed it so much, there was a lot to take in and look at! :) I looked at each photo for about 5 minutes when I was compiling the list, I was fascinated! :D

     
     
    #42
    M.R.
    December 17th, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    Beautiful pix. Have always been amazed at the formation of a snow flake. Thanks for posting.

     
     
    #43
    Loren
    December 17th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    Hello,

    Thank you for featuring my photo “Birth of a Snowflake” (third one down – ice crystal forming inside a frozen water drop). A truly remarkable collection of photos for sure.

    In case anyone is wondering, this photo was taken with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens.

    Thanks Again!

     
     
    #44
    Callum Chapman
    December 18th, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    No problem Loren, is a magnificent photo :) I gotta get myself one of those lenses!

     
     
    #45
    EmmA SmIth
    December 17th, 2009 at 11:57 pm

    Great Shot…Few Wonders of our earth..

    I totally love it….

    Truely incredible

    W/ lots of love and Kiss.

    Emma.

     
     
    #46
    D Talor
    December 18th, 2009 at 12:32 am

    Wow! Isn’t nature a wonderful masterpiece?

     
     
    #47
    Teacher Teacher
    December 18th, 2009 at 12:40 am

    Amazing how something I dislike when it all falls on my car and driveway is so appealing when individualized. Some great photos here. I found the one that looks like it fell a bit before it completely formed to be the most intriguing. (The one labeled Flickr 2145993104 – 6th from the bottom in this post.) The others seem perfectly symmetrical, so this one stands out from the rest.

     
     
    #48
    Armine
    December 18th, 2009 at 12:42 am

    wow :*

     
     
    #49
    Nic bonnet0uk
    December 18th, 2009 at 7:41 am

    Please be aware these are not his photos, one was taken by me and has been linked to from my flickr account, as have the rest.

     
     
    #50
    Callum Chapman
    December 18th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    That’s why the post is called what it’s called, it’s a showcase of photographers work, not my work! I have an interest in Photography and appreciate it but I wouldn’t know where to start :)

     
     
    #51
    RShepHorse
    December 18th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    If you’d like to use my shot [multicolored one] for anything, just ask.
    Can see the rest of my snowflake macro shots here:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/rshephorse/sets/72157611507808966/

    I’m taking my shots with a cheap e-series nikon lens on bellows [to hold the lens far away from the camera]. It takes a lot of patience. The hardest part is getting everything set correctly before the darn thing melts! This usually means working when and where it’s way below freezing.

     
     
    #52
    Nic bonnet0uk
    December 18th, 2009 at 10:29 am

    I saw and read about yours when I put mine up earlier this year, they’re stunning.

     
     
    #53
    Nic bonnet0uk
    December 18th, 2009 at 10:27 am

    I took mine with a standard 18-55 kit lens on backwards using a reverse ring.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonnet0uk/sets/72157622898379671/

     
     
    #54
    Steve Martin
    December 18th, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Wow! Amazing Photographs…. I really wonder at nature seeing these images…. Awesome… Thanks for sharing….

     
     
    #55
    Chotrul Web Design
    December 18th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    Wonderful. Really nice to see on the day that Essex, UK was utterly blanketed in snow.

    Nature is truly the greatest designer!

     
     
    #56
    Ronaud Pereira
    December 19th, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    Incredible! Nice photos!!!

     
     
    #57
    Rene
    December 20th, 2009 at 12:26 am

    I’ve always been fascinated with “real” snowflakes. These photos are outstanding.

     
     
    #58
    hendra
    December 20th, 2009 at 8:51 am

    amazing…,

     
     
    #59
    Richie
    December 20th, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    Stunning…. just love it

     
     
    #60
    Iliyan Petrov
    December 21st, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    “Although the web is a great place to look for quick inspiration for a project, nothing can beat going on a long walk in nature.”

    The first parapraph said it all.

     
     
    #61
    Heather
    December 22nd, 2009 at 4:40 am

    So very cool… thanks!

     
     
    #62
    William Waterway Marks
    December 23rd, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    Yes – makes you wonder where the invisible artist is

     
     
    #63
    Ashely Adams : Online Printing
    December 31st, 2009 at 11:35 am

    Snow. The perfect association for December. What a wonderful way to end the year. Also, a great homage to Nature’s own art. Can anybody beat it?

     
     
    #64
    afino
    January 14th, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    Unbelievable! Nature is nice!

     
     
    #65
    Fred
    January 20th, 2010 at 5:54 pm

    If you’d like to see how I take my snowflake images and a lot more examples please check out my set on Flickr.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/sets/72157603415282264/

     
     
    #66
    Nic bonnet0uk
    January 20th, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    I remember reading this about a year ago, beautiful images, I wish we had more snow to be able to try this.

     
     
    #67
    Amit
    January 23rd, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    its incredible..vry beautiful..seems like a capture from macro lens..the drop looks so mystic..great one..

     
     
    #68
    Fearium
    February 5th, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    Here is one of my snowflake photos ^^

    http://fearium.deviantart.com/art/Snowflake-2-147489367

     
     
    #69
    Loren
    February 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    Preeeeetty! How they got this? Incredible!

     
     
    #70
    Julie Furbush
    February 8th, 2010 at 11:56 pm

    So cool…amazing they come down in that shape. Possible to make paper snowflakes that cool too: http://www.juliefurbush.com/blog/?p=193

     
     
    #71
    Omer
    February 28th, 2010 at 11:32 am

    truly amazing collection! thanks for sharing

     
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