Snowflakes

I've lived in some very snowy places ..... Vermont, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. However, the past 10 years we've lived in Portland, OR where it hardly ever snows. 17 months ago we moved an hour east to Hood River and it snows here!

I mentioned living in Vermont...both of my daughters were born there. We lived in Richmond which is just a few miles from Jericho - which is where William Bentley (aka Snowflake Bentley) grew up and lived. When I moved away from VT, a friend gifted me a framed set of his prints.

This is a wonderful picture book about his passion and work.

Little did I know that one day...10 years later, I would be inspired by another photographer on instagram to try my hand at photographing snowflakes. I bought myself an olloclip (macro lens attachment for my iphone) and started practicing.

Now, 4 years later I'm using a macro lens on my dslr and still improving my technique. I get giddy when I capture the beautiful and usually hidden details of a snowflake.

Here are some I photographed this week. Some are better than others, but I love how different each flake is.

Here's a peek behind the scenes. Once I discover the snowflakes are the kind I want to photograph, I take a couple backdrops - scarves, boot, t-shirt...and I wait for the flakes to land on them.

Here are a couple straight out of camera shots.

It's snowing again so I think I'll head outside....

I'm linking up with Good, Random, Fun and Seasons