When we get a nice snow storm, I like to take a break from wildlife and do some microphotography of snowflakes.
Over the years, I have built a small “set-up” consisting of a camera mounted to a rail on a small frame. The mount allows for very precise movement of the camera to dial in the focus. I run around the backyard catching snowflakes on a piece of felt, with the hopes of capturing images of perfect snowflakes. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t!
Snowflakes form in clouds when water droplets freeze around particles like dust, creating ice crystals. As they fall, varying temperatures and humidity shape their unique patterns. No two snowflakes are exactly alike due to these different conditions they encounter. All snowflakes have a six-sided symmetry because of the hexagonal structure of water molecules.
The Marblehead Current is proud to partner with photographer Rick Cuzner. For the past 16 years, he has taken thousands of nature photographs.
