snowflakes -- I need help!

[Tata]

Hi guys,

I really love to shoot snowflakes ,always love to look at it but I have tried and didn't really work.

I need help. I have just 35mm 50mm 18-105mm lens

today I have tried with my 35mm and it was just like this



is it possible to shoot with the lens I have?

could you help me?

It's snowing 4 days in a row here and I really want to try it another time tomorrow.

Thank you :)

[Gabriel Siqueira]

@tatamanke i guess you will need a macro lens.

[Farrah]

I took this today with my 50 mm. Luckly the flakes were really big

Original looked like this before I cropped it:

[Tata]

@gabrielklee yes I think so :) I always think about it but I am not sure if I should get it cos I really love to take my 35mm everywhere and I don't really like changing lens ...

just jealous when I see many beautiful snowflakes photos :) :) wish I could do that!

[Tata]

@farrah Your photo is so beautiful!! I think tomorrow I will try with my 50mm !

Thank you :)

[Cameron Knowlton]

find the mimimum focusing distances of each lens, that's a big factor. you want to get really close.

[Tanja Carda]

You could get some macro filters to screw onto your 35mm. I seen some incredible close up shots where filters were used, they do take away some of the quality of the photo and only a true macro lens will give you sharp images but for the price of $10+ its a very good investment. You should look into them :)

[Gabriel Siqueira]

Oh, and i forgot, you can also invert your 50 mm and use it off camera to have a portable ULTRA ZOOM lens. Try it.

[Tata]

@cameronknowlton Thank you I will try to do it

[Tata]

@tanja_1211 @gabrielklee

I will check it out and maybe I will try it :) thank you for the answers

But I am not sure if I could get it ASAP before the snow's gone.

[Gabriel Siqueira]

I did this shots reversing the lens on camera.

[Tanja Carda]

@tatamanke Here is a tutorial for getting macro results without an actual macro lens. Might be worth a try =)
http://www.photoble.com/photography-tips-tricks/macro-photography-without-the-macro-lens

[Tata]

@gabrielklee @tanja_1211

Thank you very much for your help.

I would love to try now hehehe

Gabriel ,your photos look so beautiful!

Tanja, I will check it out :)

[Nicole]

Here's a topic about snowflakes started by Shirley Jess @shirljess, maybe this will help.
http://365project.org/discuss/general/15890/snowflakes

[Alexis Birkill]

Your 35mm has the best maximum magnification value of the three lenses you list (1:6.1, meaning that you can project an image onto the sensor 6.1 times smaller than the subject is in real life), so that will be the best lens to use. You need to get as close as the lens will allow you to focus, which is about 1 foot.

You really need a macro lens to take great snowflake shots though. You can use extension tubes to convert your existing lens into a (poor) macro lens -- it won't be anywhere near as good as a real macro lens, but it'll still be much better than at the moment, and extension tubes are very cheap.

[Kim Chi]

I like your snowflake shot Tata, very minimalistic!

[Tata]

@nicoleterheide @abirkill @artbykim

thank you for the tips :)

I just looked out the window, it's stop falling! wish for tomorrow it will fall again then I can try my best :)

Thank you everyone!