When it comes to using your resources in a creative way to get good photos, we are the first to cheer. Photographer Alexey Kljatov (AKA ChaoticMind75 on flickr) is using a simple point and shoots in a pretty creative way to create wonderful portraits of snowflakes – and there are no two alike.
Alexey uses an old Canon A650 gaffed equipped with a Helios 44M-5 from an old USSR Zenit camera. The lens is mounted in reverse to provide some mean macro capabilities. The old point and shoot is mounted on a piece of 2 by 4 looking down at a glass table which is lit from behind with a cold LED light.
The last step is averaging a series of “identical photos” to get a clean and appealing final portrait.
[Snowflakes and snow crystals | Alexey Kljatov]
Thanks for the heads up, Andrew
cool, but that’s no Gaffer’s Tape.
That’s no “2 by 4” either.
That is amazing!
Absolutely gorgeous shots.
not quite sure how he isolates as single flake though.
I agree Sean, something is not as it is described.
You have to follow the link with his name. He is catching them individually on a wool cloth and then setting them below the framework shown above to photograph.
amazing! mad props to the diy-abilities!