Got Flakes?

I finally do. And this is a good thing, not ones I need special shampoo for.

We've been getting morning flurries lately and I've been noticing the perfect flakes on the windows and on my jacket and decided to try catching them again.

Last year this time, I just had the 55-200mm lens which I could not get to focus on a flake. This year I gave it a go with a 15-55mm. No it's not a macro, but It'll do, donkey, It'll do.:)

Pretty happy with my flake found on my car window, I believe. Now I have a request to get two side by side to see how different they are.

Stay cool. I sure am in frosty Ohio:).

Day 4 of my 5 day b&w challenge.

[Annie D]

oh wow! great flake - I must find me some snow this winter

[Lin]

Just saw this on FB - Simply fantastic!

[Loopy-Lou]

Awesome!

[Henrietta]

terrific snowflake! I tried this last winter with my 18-55 and was not very successful...will try again this year and see what I can do. New England has not offered many flake opportunities yet, but I am sure it is coming...

[Nada A.]

Beautiful snowflake!

[Danny G.]

Nice job, Amanda! This is something I have never done (if we get any snow this year, I will give it a try - so far not even one flurry).

[Jaydee]

♥♥♥

[debi]

great shot, I can't wait to try this :)

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Beautiful snowflake shot! Each time there's a flurry or two, I'm outside looking to see if the flakes have any character. So far they're just blobs.

[Pam]

Awesome snowflake!!

[Alison]

wonderful snowflake ~ I have been waiting for snow - we didn't get any last year and this year it is falling everywhere but in my area LOL

[Sean O'Neill]

That is so good!! I'd love a snowflake shot as good as this one.

[Kerri]

Beautiful shot

[jennifer]

Wow, great shot!

[philip maddever]

fav ...a near perfect flake

[Simply Amanda]

@philipmad1 Huh, wonder if I should have cloned the top bit? Thanks!

[Nancy]

Such awesome detail! So pretty.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

oooh, nice one Amanda, I'm so envious. I want some snow so I can have a go too!

[SquamLoon]

YAY! I didn't see this earlier. Congrats. It's a satisfying thing to get a flake.

[Anita Russell]

Super shot

[Hina Ansari]

Perfect snowflake

[Graham Thresher]

Lovely capture

[Issi Bannerman]

Wonderful.

[David]

Wow! I am in awe of your skills Amanda!

[Carole Imes]

I agree with David. I am in awe of that snowflake macro. What a pretty design....so perfect.

[gloria jones]

Super shot

[Nancy]

Nice

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot

[MrsVanPatten]

I love these snow flake shots!

[Paula McLaughlin]

Fantastic flake photo!

[Lisa Villella]

Excellent shot! This is on my bucket list!

[Rachel]

Great capture, fab shot

[carol white]

Beautiful. Fav!! 😃

[Lisa Stein]

Way to go, Amanda! I am impressed and inspired that you could capture this without a macro lens. Gives me hope now, too!

[Hope D Jennings]

unreal without a macro!

[Craig]

Well done on capturing it...liking the offbeat composition too :)

[Tony]

Fantastic close-up, amazing detail.

[Bill Fenske]

Excellent capture by a flake, oops I mean of a flake! ;-)

[Simply Amanda]

@bill_fe I'm a total flake and not all at once!:) Thanks!

[Rachel Withey]

This is fabulous. One of my daughters is fascinated by the shape of snowflakes. Must show her this

[Leana Niemand]

Wow, is this for real?? A fantastic shot Amanda!!

[Andrew]

simple yet so effective, love the composition.

[HippieChick13]

love the simplicity!

[Cindy]

beautiful

[Sam]

So simple FAV

[Darlene]

I love this shot, Amanda. The detail you captured is amazing. Nature sure is beautiful. FAV

[Gena Pegg]

What an amazing capture of that snowflake!! So awesome!!

[Corinne]

Nice choice of framing and a good close up !

[summerfield]

it's a happy feeling when you knew you caught one, wasn't it? i felt excited and giddy, too, last year when i did. but it's not off my bucket lit yet. wonderful shot, kiddo!

[Veronica]

Love! Hoping to get some snow so I can try out my macro lens. So far I've mainly used it for flowers.

[Simply Amanda]

@summerfield This wasn't even my focus in the photo, it was so tiny. But yes, it was so great to get them in focus finally!!!

[Gail]

Great shot of the flake. We've had more frost than snow so far this year. Wish we would have a really BIG snowfall, but it's not looking promising at the moment.