Wonderful photos by this Russian guy:
Just shows what can be done with a lot of care even with non-specialist gear.
Read abut a techniques here - using back-to-back lenses and multiple exposures:
http://chaoticmind75.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/my-technique-for-snowflakes-shooting.html
Here is a blog posting I wrote about my way of doing it as well!
http://www.tylerknight.ca/snowflake-macro-photography/
Using a modified canon ef 28-80 lens
I have now found out that hidden alien messages about universe and everything are written in snowflake.
@inqb8tr Especially this one:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8545/8629790711_eef26cd72b_z.jpg
Exactly :)
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