You have gone to a lot of trouble to capture these snow flakes and it has paid off, it just goes to show how beautiful nature is in its most basic form.
Cheers Steve

Yeah, and I just would not wait to put it on my wall. I do not get it, :(
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Thank you Steve.

Sergey, I assume your comment is sarcastic. The purpose of this photo was nothing more than the challange of capturing the beauty and symmetry of individual snowflakes. It isn't intended for a living room wall. What is it that you do not get?
> Yeah, and I just would not wait to put it on my wall. I do not get it, :(

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Shelley,
Thank you for your nice comments. I appreciate your support. :-)
Loren

Loren Lewis wrote:
> Thank you Steve.
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> Sergey, I assume your comment is sarcastic. The purpose of this photo was nothing more than
> the challange of capturing the beauty and symmetry of individual snowflakes. It isn't intended
> for a living room wall. What is it that you do not get?
> > Yeah, and I just would not wait to put it on my wall. I do not get it, :(
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> >
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You mean which part of the snowflakes I do not understand? :) Loren, no offence was meant in my previous comment, but I just do not have any photographic interest in this kind of a subject. I mean, yes, there are some symmetry patterns, something that the eye does not normally see, but it is like posting fractal combinations (or just plain numbers) that will always result in some scaled and repeating patterns. It would be an interesting subject for a math class, but not in photography. I do not see color, tonality, composition, a moment in time, or anything in it. Again, perhaps it is all in the eyes of the creator, but you would not get me to vote for it.

It is an open forum here, and I am sure many people (unlike myself) will appreciate it. Let's see what others responses to my/your comments will be (if any).

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Sergey, I'm not offended.

If you were to look at my folder, you'd see *most* of my photos are extreme macros (+33 diop), taken with the C5050Z. Some of those insects are no larger than 5-10mm, yet we're able to see their faces. I enjoy capturing and displaying some of the (what I consider) interesting things in nature that the naked eye cannot easily see.

Many don't like the insect faces and you (and maybe many others) don't 'get' the snowflakes and that's fine with me. Most are not on my living room wall either.

These kinds of extreme macros have a DOF of only .7mm, are quite a challenge to capture, but I achieve some satisfaction when they come out clear.

I now also own an E-500 with a complete complement of lenses, so maybe you'll see some more conventional shots from me in the future, but I kept the C5050Z just so I can capture more tiny insects and snowflakes. lol

Oh no, I did look into your folder, and you have quite spectacular shots there. I must admit. It is just that this one I was not in particular impressed with. Just let's say - I did not get it.
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Fantastic job ! Loren. To obtain a good macro from the snow flakes, is really very difficult. Congratulations.