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Ice crown

Snowflake macro photo: Ice crown, large snow crystal with broad arms, resembling duck feet, and amazing pattern in center, like coat of arms with shield and spears
Snowflake photo: Ice crown

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I was lucky with light, when captured this snow crystal, though shooting angle was not optimal.

10 identical RAW photos, taken as quick series, was aligned and averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio of this picture. Background: dark woolen fabric, diffused light from cloudy sky, external optics Helios 44M-5 used as additional magnifier; january 2013, Moscow.

This is large snowflake: around 5 millimeters from tip to tip, or even slightly bigger. I like shape of this crystal, and especially unusual pattern in the center. It reminds coat of arms with shield and spears:

Snowflake macro photo: Ice crown - details of central pattern reminds coat of arms with large shield and spears

I've re-processed this crystal in 2017:

Real snowflake: large star plate snow crystal with unusual central pattern, resembling coat of arms, glowing on dark gray background

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