Snowflakes

These images were created using a microscope I built for the purpose. I used fiber optic light pipes for the lighting so there would be no heat which would of course melt the flakes. The snowflakes were collected on a piece of black velvet. The prettiest ones were then transferred to a slide and brought over to the setup to be photographed. The whole process was done outside in the cold to allow time to work with the flakes.