Living in the subtropics I have to travel for a few thousand kilometers before I can see snow..:) (Not that I want to, it's not a pleasant thing to me.. But I can enjoy its beauty through through this sort of work while being warm and far away from it.)
Since all snowflakes are unique, why did he have to travel to Goose Fart, Quebec and Frio de Cojones, Alaska to shoot them? Are they more unique in those locations than elsewhere? Why not just go out your front door (assuming you live where there's snow) and start shooting? Seems more like an excuse to play with technology than anything too revolutionary, given that Wilson Bentley [wikipedia.org] was doing this in the late 1800's with camera plates carved out of dinosaur teeth or something.
If you want to do this yourself, there are plenty of guides online [thephotoargus.com] on getting similar sorts of results with standard off-the-shelf gear. And if you want a million books like this, search for "snowflake" in Amazon's book section.
Not everywhere.. (Score:2)
Living in the subtropics I have to travel for a few thousand kilometers before I can see snow.. :)
(Not that I want to, it's not a pleasant thing to me.. But I can enjoy its beauty through through this sort of work while being warm and far away from it.)
Re:Not everywhere.. (Score:2)
Since all snowflakes are unique, why did he have to travel to Goose Fart, Quebec and Frio de Cojones, Alaska to shoot them? Are they more unique in those locations than elsewhere? Why not just go out your front door (assuming you live where there's snow) and start shooting? Seems more like an excuse to play with technology than anything too revolutionary, given that Wilson Bentley [wikipedia.org] was doing this in the late 1800's with camera plates carved out of dinosaur teeth or something.
If you want to do this yourself, there are plenty of guides online [thephotoargus.com] on getting similar sorts of results with standard off-the-shelf gear. And if you want a million books like this, search for "snowflake" in Amazon's book section.
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Article states that the best snowflakes form between -15 and -20.
I guess he has the resources to whatever he wants, and he wants to chase cool snow.
More power to him, I guess.