First ever snowflake photos go on sale

The Telegraph ^ | 1/21/2010

[bruinbirdman]

Bentley was known as 'The Snowflake Man' or 'Snowman Bentley' for his pioneering photography of more than 5,000 illusive jewel-like snow crystals

[nmh]

Each is distinctly beautiful. There are no duplicates. Each are individual - like fingerprints. It's ALL about the individual heart when it comes to God and us fallible mortals.

[bruinbirdman]

Six looks common to these. What about others?

yitbos

[beckysueb]

I remember snowfalls in winter in Minnesota where the snowflakes were so big you could actually see the pattern of each one. Like a kalidiscope.

[tubebender]

Photography Ping...

[stormer]

Some folks may call BS on that, but where I grew up in the bush of BC, I have seen the same thing.

[Redbob]

"Weeks after the book's publication, Bentley, walking through a blizzard, caught pneumonia and died."

Okay, now THAT is what you call "irony."

[Kimmers]

I remember those winters in Minnesota and I always looked for the snowflakes twin....I thought there was no way that no two snow flakes were alike....

We don’t get much snow in north TX.....but we had a dusting on Christmas Eve....snow flake hunting was pretty sparse.....

[-YYZ-]

Yeah, I’ve seen individual snowflakes that big, too. At least 1/8” across. You couldn’t see this level of detail with the naked eye, of course, but I could clearly make out the structure. Would have been awesome if I’d had a strong magnifying glass handy.

[nmh]

Each is distinctly different.

[secret garden]

Bump for the beauty of nature.

[bruinbirdman]

"Some folks may call BS on that"

Many can testify to it.

Interior Alaska, Ft. Greely, -20 or -30 degrees, still night. The precipitation in that neck of the woods is actually sparce. 15 inches of dry snow night yield one inch of precipitation. Problem is, it is so cold for so long, all the snow accumulates for 6 to 8 months.

On extremely cold and still nights snowflakes, few and far between, may reach 3 to 4 inches in size.

yitbos

[ReneeLynn]

God even details the snowflake fancy. He shows Himself everywhere.
I wonder how many of these beauties are in one shovelfull?

[Mr_Moonlight]

~~~ Nature PING ~~~

[Fractal Trader]

GGG potential

[Rudder]

Six looks common to these. What about others?

I think all snow flakes are six-faceted.

[bruinbirdman]

"I think all snow flakes are six-faceted. "

Hmmm. Looks like an intelligent design?

yitbos

[Rudder]

Well, yeah! Counting to six shows you’re not dumber than a stump.

[skr]

The snowflake, an elusive prey,
Blending in
Then melting away.

[Crolis]

There are actually many types of snowflake structures. I found a link here which may be of interest:

Guide to Snowflakes