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Snowflake 964
This one has a ton of volumetric details. Not only did it start as a "split crystal" to allow for overlapping branches, it also features collisions with super-cooled water droplets that form their own crystals. Full write-up here: flickr.com/photos/donko...
#snow #snowflake #ice #sky
This one has a ton of volumetric details. Not only did it start as a "split crystal" to allow for overlapping branches, it also features collisions with super-cooled water droplets that form their own crystals. Full write-up here: flickr.com/photos/donko...
#snow #snowflake #ice #sky
Snowflake 964
Happy December, everyone! The snowflakes return. This one is a crystal I never attempted to edit before because I knew it would be a colossal effort in editing, in part due to the volumetric surface a...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Snowflake 964
This one has a ton of volumetric details. Not only did it start as a "split crystal" to allow for overlapping branches, it also features collisions with super-cooled water droplets that form their own crystals. Full write-up here: flickr.com/photos/donko...
#snow #snowflake #ice #sky
This one has a ton of volumetric details. Not only did it start as a "split crystal" to allow for overlapping branches, it also features collisions with super-cooled water droplets that form their own crystals. Full write-up here: flickr.com/photos/donko...
#snow #snowflake #ice #sky
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I just listened to a great episode of Photo Geek Weekly, with @donkom.bsky.social engaging @stevebrazill.com in a great photography discussion. You should check it out for yourself. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Photo Geek Weekly Episode 193 – Post ISO Era
Podcast Episode · Photo Geek Weekly · 2025-11-30 · 1h 31m
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December 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I just listened to a great episode of Photo Geek Weekly, with @donkom.bsky.social engaging @stevebrazill.com in a great photography discussion. You should check it out for yourself. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Macro lenses. Do you think I have too many?
Full write-up here: www.flickr.com/photos/donko...
I speak more at length of all of these options in the second edition of my macro photography book, which you can grab here, shipping in 11 days: www.routledge.com/Macro-Photog...
Full write-up here: www.flickr.com/photos/donko...
I speak more at length of all of these options in the second edition of my macro photography book, which you can grab here, shipping in 11 days: www.routledge.com/Macro-Photog...
Macro Lenses
I believe it’s safe to say I own an unhealthy number of macro lenses. I shot this updated photo from my new book, now available for pre-order! Link: www.amazon.com/Macro-Photography-Universe-Our-Feet/...
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September 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Macro lenses. Do you think I have too many?
Full write-up here: www.flickr.com/photos/donko...
I speak more at length of all of these options in the second edition of my macro photography book, which you can grab here, shipping in 11 days: www.routledge.com/Macro-Photog...
Full write-up here: www.flickr.com/photos/donko...
I speak more at length of all of these options in the second edition of my macro photography book, which you can grab here, shipping in 11 days: www.routledge.com/Macro-Photog...
Second Edition is here! With free global shipping. :D
This is a huge deal for me. The publisher, Routledge, is highly prestigious with a focus on academic books and journals. To be included in their catalogue is an honour. And for the next five days, it’s 20% off.
www.routledge.com/Macro-Photog...
This is a huge deal for me. The publisher, Routledge, is highly prestigious with a focus on academic books and journals. To be included in their catalogue is an honour. And for the next five days, it’s 20% off.
www.routledge.com/Macro-Photog...
Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet
This new edition of an industry staple aims to cover every challenge that a macro photographer might encounter, from beginner problems like focus and motion blur, to more complex issues with magnifica...
www.routledge.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Second Edition is here! With free global shipping. :D
This is a huge deal for me. The publisher, Routledge, is highly prestigious with a focus on academic books and journals. To be included in their catalogue is an honour. And for the next five days, it’s 20% off.
www.routledge.com/Macro-Photog...
This is a huge deal for me. The publisher, Routledge, is highly prestigious with a focus on academic books and journals. To be included in their catalogue is an honour. And for the next five days, it’s 20% off.
www.routledge.com/Macro-Photog...
Snowflake 963
Finally, a chance to photograph a snowflake here in #Bulgaria! Problem is, it was melting as I photographed it. That leads to a unique set of challenges but also a rather unique look into the life of a snowflake.
Finally, a chance to photograph a snowflake here in #Bulgaria! Problem is, it was melting as I photographed it. That leads to a unique set of challenges but also a rather unique look into the life of a snowflake.
January 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Snowflake 963
Finally, a chance to photograph a snowflake here in #Bulgaria! Problem is, it was melting as I photographed it. That leads to a unique set of challenges but also a rather unique look into the life of a snowflake.
Finally, a chance to photograph a snowflake here in #Bulgaria! Problem is, it was melting as I photographed it. That leads to a unique set of challenges but also a rather unique look into the life of a snowflake.
Snowflake 962
Broad branches are always beautiful, as if this snowflake is a set of 7, including the center. Combined with a splash of colour from thin film interference, there’s charm here – but there’s also a mystery. The thin sections of the branches have a feature I can’t easily explain.
Broad branches are always beautiful, as if this snowflake is a set of 7, including the center. Combined with a splash of colour from thin film interference, there’s charm here – but there’s also a mystery. The thin sections of the branches have a feature I can’t easily explain.
January 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Snowflake 962
Broad branches are always beautiful, as if this snowflake is a set of 7, including the center. Combined with a splash of colour from thin film interference, there’s charm here – but there’s also a mystery. The thin sections of the branches have a feature I can’t easily explain.
Broad branches are always beautiful, as if this snowflake is a set of 7, including the center. Combined with a splash of colour from thin film interference, there’s charm here – but there’s also a mystery. The thin sections of the branches have a feature I can’t easily explain.
Snowflake 961
This is a delightfully odd and exotic snowflake; a variety rarely seen and doesn’t match any of the standard “types” of snow. I’ll call it a “scrolled plate that transitioned to needles”. That’s about as good as it gets!
#science #physics #weather #meteorology #nature #macro #ice
This is a delightfully odd and exotic snowflake; a variety rarely seen and doesn’t match any of the standard “types” of snow. I’ll call it a “scrolled plate that transitioned to needles”. That’s about as good as it gets!
#science #physics #weather #meteorology #nature #macro #ice
January 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Snowflake 960
There are so many varieties of snowflakes, but they break down into two primary categories: plates and columns. Columns can be quite enigmatic, while possessing a simple outline; it’s the details inside the crystal that make them special.
Bubbles! And lots of them. :)
There are so many varieties of snowflakes, but they break down into two primary categories: plates and columns. Columns can be quite enigmatic, while possessing a simple outline; it’s the details inside the crystal that make them special.
Bubbles! And lots of them. :)
January 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Snowflake 960
There are so many varieties of snowflakes, but they break down into two primary categories: plates and columns. Columns can be quite enigmatic, while possessing a simple outline; it’s the details inside the crystal that make them special.
Bubbles! And lots of them. :)
There are so many varieties of snowflakes, but they break down into two primary categories: plates and columns. Columns can be quite enigmatic, while possessing a simple outline; it’s the details inside the crystal that make them special.
Bubbles! And lots of them. :)
Snowflake 959
One of the elements of my snowflake photographs: the black mitten. All of these images are shot on a mitten as the background.
The mitten was made by my grandmother; it is with sadness to announce that she passed away on January 1st of this year, peacefully and surrounded by family.
One of the elements of my snowflake photographs: the black mitten. All of these images are shot on a mitten as the background.
The mitten was made by my grandmother; it is with sadness to announce that she passed away on January 1st of this year, peacefully and surrounded by family.
January 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Snowflake 959
One of the elements of my snowflake photographs: the black mitten. All of these images are shot on a mitten as the background.
The mitten was made by my grandmother; it is with sadness to announce that she passed away on January 1st of this year, peacefully and surrounded by family.
One of the elements of my snowflake photographs: the black mitten. All of these images are shot on a mitten as the background.
The mitten was made by my grandmother; it is with sadness to announce that she passed away on January 1st of this year, peacefully and surrounded by family.
Snowflake 958
I call these “button gem snowflakes”, though they are a variation the split crystal form. If a column grows plates out of both sides, and one of the plates grows faster than the other on all size sides, you get this effect.
#snow #snowflake #science #physics #weather #ice #water
I call these “button gem snowflakes”, though they are a variation the split crystal form. If a column grows plates out of both sides, and one of the plates grows faster than the other on all size sides, you get this effect.
#snow #snowflake #science #physics #weather #ice #water
December 26, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Snowflake 957
Merry Christmas! This one is quite special and unique, not only is it one of the rarest varieties of “crystal twinning”, it’s also the reverse side of a snowflake I originally published in 2016.
I have no record of a similar ice crystal ever being documented by anyone in history.
Merry Christmas! This one is quite special and unique, not only is it one of the rarest varieties of “crystal twinning”, it’s also the reverse side of a snowflake I originally published in 2016.
I have no record of a similar ice crystal ever being documented by anyone in history.
December 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Snowflake 957
Merry Christmas! This one is quite special and unique, not only is it one of the rarest varieties of “crystal twinning”, it’s also the reverse side of a snowflake I originally published in 2016.
I have no record of a similar ice crystal ever being documented by anyone in history.
Merry Christmas! This one is quite special and unique, not only is it one of the rarest varieties of “crystal twinning”, it’s also the reverse side of a snowflake I originally published in 2016.
I have no record of a similar ice crystal ever being documented by anyone in history.
Snowflake 956
“Split” crystals begin from a central column-type crystal which grows hexagonal plates from both sides of the column. It’s always a race for these plates. If one corner of one plate grows out further than the same corner on the other end of the column, the race for that corner is won
“Split” crystals begin from a central column-type crystal which grows hexagonal plates from both sides of the column. It’s always a race for these plates. If one corner of one plate grows out further than the same corner on the other end of the column, the race for that corner is won
December 24, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Snowflake 956
“Split” crystals begin from a central column-type crystal which grows hexagonal plates from both sides of the column. It’s always a race for these plates. If one corner of one plate grows out further than the same corner on the other end of the column, the race for that corner is won
“Split” crystals begin from a central column-type crystal which grows hexagonal plates from both sides of the column. It’s always a race for these plates. If one corner of one plate grows out further than the same corner on the other end of the column, the race for that corner is won