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Snowflakes
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December 12, 2013, 4:11 PM
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Photographer Alexey Kljatov took these magnified images of snowflakes on his balcony in Moscow.
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This large snowflake, 5 to 6 mm, has one truncated branch but note the intricate pattern in the center. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
This beautiful stellar dendrite crystal is about 5 to 6 mm. It was hard to process because it shifted and rotated during serial shooting, Kljatov says. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
This image combines seven serial shots, aligned and averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
This relatively big snowflake, 5 to 7 mm, took nine serial shots to capture. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
A medium size snowflake. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
This small snowflake is about 3 mm in diameter. Kljatov took this image against a glass background, backlit with a flashlight. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
This example of a capped column snowflake is not rare but difficult to shoot because of the volumetric shape and small size, usually not longer than 2 mm. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
This simple hexagonal plate is a relatively big crystal, around 2 mm, for it's type. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
These snowflakes are hollow columns taken on a backlit, glass background. The very small crystals are just 0.3 to 0.6mm long. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
This small snowflake, around 2 mm, is slightly melted. It is nestled on a dark woolen fabric. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
Another rainbow snowflake from January 2013. The colored center is created by a thin film optical interference. (Courtesy Alexey Kljatov)
Courtesy Alexey Kljatov
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