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Ethereal Macro Photos of Snowflakes in the Moments Before They Disappear

 

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Russian photographer Andrew Osokin is a master of winter macro photography. His photo collection is chock full of gorgeous super-close-up photographs of insects, flowers, snow, and frost. Among his most impressive shots are photographs of individual snowflakes that have fallen upon the ground and are in the process of melting away. The shots are so detailed and so perfectly framed that you might suspect them of being computer-generated fabrications.

They’re not though. The images were all captured using a Nikon D80 or Nikon D90 DSLR and a 60mm or 90mm macro lens.

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You can enjoy many more of Osokin’s impressive photographs (16 pages worth, at the moment) over on his LensArt.ru website.

Andrew Osokin Photography [LensArt via The Curious Brain via Colossal]

Image credits: Photographs by Andrew Osokin and used with permission

 
 
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  • Peter D.

    Wow amazing………… :)

  • rohit

    awesome ppl how cud u possibly do that .. how come u know that this is the correct time to snap one
    ?

  • Pheona Cashews

    They’re flawless and beautiful.

  • syedazeembukhari

    nice info

  • ereunitiko

    amazing!!!!

  • maggie

    beautiful! makes you think of all the little things that go unnoticed everyday.

  • http://asianvasion.com/ Pramod

    Nice Pics . It is really good photography……

  • dabomb

    super cool

  • Cojonas

    beautiful ! Makes me think about all the things that we take for granted..

  • WilyCat

    Individual snowflakes are usually not visible, like in these photographs. Sophisticated camera lenses (which I know nothing about) make it possible to capture such small, time-sensitive items like this. These flakes are beautiful.

  • http://www.facebook.com/velvet.diamond.12 Velvet Diamond

    No, snowflakes aren’t at all visible to the human eye like that. The look like little clomps of white ice. Just like you would find in a snow cone like ice shavings, or a freezer or something.
    I grew up in a northern Virginia and had some very very snowy winters and springs….

  • Allouette

    Is there is a God,,,
    who invented all this; can it be all chemistry
    and physics? And who invented That !! ?
    the older I get the more I wonder ,,,,,

  • PJ Roscoe

    I am speechless and for an author that really is something! Excellent work x

  • John Korvac

    God bless physics of the natural world

  • Donna

    Magnificent photos! Such a magical moment to capture. I’ve never seen a snowflake in such a close-up view.

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