"The year was 1885. By jury-rigging a microscope with a bellows camera, Bentley was able to capture for the first time the exquisite delicacy of a snowflake"
I tried to do this when I lived in Alaska and found that the heat of the light coming up through the slide would destroy the snowflake before I could get a picture. What a fun post.
I tried to do this when I lived in Alaska and found that the heat of the light coming up through the slide would destroy the snowflake before I could get a picture. What a fun post.
ReplyDeleteI've been getting so much comment spam I nearly deleted your comment. Glad I didn't. Saw you over at Casa Az. Glad to make your acquaintance.
ReplyDeleteHMH has taken some very special snowflake photos herself recently. You should check them out.
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