Highest Resolution Photos ever taken of snowflakes: I am not sure where to post this, so please forgive me if it’s in the wrong area. These are amazing photos taken with specialized...

Kentski Loc: Michigan

I am not sure where to post this, so please forgive me if it’s in the wrong area. These are amazing photos taken with specialized equipment. The Focus Stacking process uses about 100 exposures per snowflake!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-are-highest-resolution-photos-ever-taken-snowflakes-180976710/

akamerica

Outstanding. This fellow built a house near Seattle that was unique.

LCD

My, what a fascinating article.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Amazing dedication to the art.
--Bob

Kentski wrote:

I am not sure where to post this, so please forgive me if it’s in the wrong area. These are amazing photos taken with specialized equipment. The Focus Stacking process uses about 100 exposures per snowflake!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-are-highest-resolution-photos-ever-taken-snowflakes-180976710/

ejpeters Loc: New Jersey, USA

That was very interesting!

f8lee Loc: New Mexico

Myhrvold seems to be a pretty neat guy - billionaire from his Microsoft days, he ventured into the world of cooking and published a fascinating set ofbooks about cooking and the science thereing ($500 at Amazon today - "Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking" - I guess he's taken that curiosity to the universe of snowflakes.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I think I'll pass on getting those books. Though, it's very interesting to see a person pursuing those interests he has and have the funding to do so.
--Bob

f8lee wrote:

Myhrvold seems to be a pretty neat guy - billionaire from his Microsoft days, he ventured into the world of cooking and published a fascinating set ofbooks about cooking and the science thereing ($500 at Amazon today - "Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking" - I guess he's taken that curiosity to the universe of snowflakes.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Kentski wrote:

I am not sure where to post this, so please forgive me if it’s in the wrong area. These are amazing photos taken with specialized equipment. The Focus Stacking process uses about 100 exposures per snowflake!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-are-highest-resolution-photos-ever-taken-snowflakes-180976710/

Very beautiful images.

JBRIII

Group at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center did this with a new electron microscope decades ago. (Needed something to test new instrument and snow was available). Produced 3D views, snow also appears as needles which would be scary as H if large.

mmcgavin

This was very interesting and obviously done by a person with extensive experience and with access to highly sophisticated equipment.

I noticed that it was stated to be high resolution and therefore I was wondering about the Magnification and NA and correction of the objective. I would imagine that normally because of the thickness of the snowflake, it is difficult to get everything into focus and hence the desirability of using focus stacking.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Kentski wrote:

I am not sure where to post this, so please forgive me if it’s in the wrong area. These are amazing photos taken with specialized equipment. The Focus Stacking process uses about 100 exposures per snowflake!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-are-highest-resolution-photos-ever-taken-snowflakes-180976710/

Wow🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

bbradford Loc: Wake Forest NC

Amazing. I've always wondered how we can be sure there are know two alike . We have not looked at all of them. Lol

JBRIII

bbradford wrote:

Amazing. I've always wondered how we can be sure there are know two alike . We have not looked at all of them. Lol

I am reasonably sure someone, maybe 25yrs ago, showed they can be identical.