This is really big snowflake, even for its type (fernlike dendrite crystals), approximately 8 millimeters from tip to tip. It was bigger than this and even this snowflake. Although, i’ve seen slightly bigger snowflakes, whole 1 centimeter in size (fernlike dendrites, like this one).
8 shots averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio. Glass background with LED backlight, additional lens Helios 44M-5, january 2013, Moscow.
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More snowflakes in album snowflakes and snow crystals on Flickr.
Also i wrote article about snowflake macro photography.