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FrankSomma
June 29, 2015
Love this Vonda. Crystal in every way. Very special, congrats on the well deserved recognition! Good Luck!
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Location
This photo was taken on my back deck during a snowstorm on 2/27/2015Time
This particular shot happened about noon but I worked off and on for several hours that day to try to capture the perfect flake.Lighting
I used my Aputure Ring Flash to help light the scene but keep the light softEquipment
I used my Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 105mm 2.8 micro lens and Aputure Ring Flash. I also used a small, soft, light blue flokati throw to "capture" the snowflakes and isolate them. While that's not technical equipment it was very important to the overall look of the finished shot. The blue color of the background and the fibers you see are from the throw.Inspiration
I love macro photography in general and love capturing all the little details in our world that most people never see and sharing them. I've been fascinated by photos I've seen of snowflakes for a long time. I love trying to capture them but its not easy and you have to have the right conditions and a LOT of patience! This particular day ~ we had a snowstorm AND I had the day off....perfect conditions for a day of snowflake shooting!Editing
I used very little post-processing on this...a crop, contrast adjustment and a little sharpening....that's it!In my camera bag
My favorite equipment is really my Nikon 7000 and my Nikkor 105mm 2.8 micro lens that I bought used a couple of years ago. My second go-to lens is my Nikon 50mm 1.8Feedback
I've been asked a lot about capturing snowflakes and the best advice I can give is "Be Patient". Sometimes the hardest part is "capturing" the perfect flake and being able to isolate it without damaging the flake or having it melt or just get "lost" in the surrounding snow. Keeping your equipment (and yourself) dry and warm is also a big obstacle when trying this! On this particular day I came up with a little trick to help keep both my equipment and myself warm and dry and to help capture the little flakes individually. I have sliding doors in my dining room that lead out to a deck...so I grabbed a tall planter from the deck and set it just outside the sliding doors. Then I placed a soft, light blue, flokati throw over the planter and put a chair just inside the sliding door. From here I was able to sit in the doorway and watch for a flake to land "just right" on the throw and then turn the planter so that I could get the right angle, etc. AND stay semi warm and dry from my chair just inside the door.
