My Little Snowflake  by myautofocuslife

My Little Snowflake

Because the island I live on is just one degree north of the Equator, it never snows. I've only seen snow when I travelled: Canada in 1986, New Zealand in 1992, Andorra in 1993, Japan in 2008 (Hokkaido) and 2009 (Tohoku) . I like how pretty snow looks! (But I'm miserable when I'm cold!) On 365 Project, I am so glad I am able to enjoy everyone's beautiful snowscape shots.

I bought the little silver snowflake charm in this photo after spotting it in a craft store because it was, quite simply, love at first sight.
A beautiful piece of jewellery, lovely shot.
December 18th, 2011  
Lovely pic! I'm the same - love snow - hate the cold!
December 18th, 2011  
Beautiful macro and delightfully composed.
December 18th, 2011  
Delightful shot! You will see plenty of snow pix on my project soon (and a couple already!)
December 18th, 2011  
Great focus and I love the little snowflake, beautiful shot :)
December 18th, 2011  
What a lovely necklace. Love the background. :-)
December 18th, 2011  
Beautifully captured as well!
December 18th, 2011  
Neat shot!
December 18th, 2011  
It is unique and you've photographed the detail so well. Great dof. I really like it. I would have bought it too.
December 18th, 2011  
Simply charming.
December 18th, 2011  
Cool shot
December 18th, 2011  
Very pretty!
December 18th, 2011  
Very pretty! I hope you wear it often! It's unique!
December 18th, 2011  
Beautiful Livia :D
December 18th, 2011  
very beautiful
December 18th, 2011  
Wonderful!
December 18th, 2011  
Lovely definition and focus.
December 18th, 2011  
Great pic... I'm a week behind catching up and commenting that should take me up until christmas,pics to follow
December 18th, 2011  
Gorgeous shot of such a simple beauty! Love your snowflake. I enjoy the real stuff but not the cold that comes with it. You have had some interesting travels, Livia. I've lived in England and have been to Belgium, France, Italy . . but never to those parts of the world. Such diversity on this site. Love it. :)
December 18th, 2011  
Thank you so much, everyone, for your comments! I do appreciate your taking the time out of your busy schedules to stop by. Thank you!

@karenann: Thank you! I read this article ( http://macro-photography-blog.com/2009/07/19/19-reasons-why-point-and-shoot-camera-owners-should-shoot-macro-photographs/ ) about why point-and-shoot photographers should take macro shots, so I think I will do that more often. Heh. You've been to some great places! I've lived in England (Manchester) for a year. During that time, in the summer (1993) we took a self-drive holiday in southern France. That is one of my fondest memories. I saw fields of sunflowers! (I'm crazy for sunflowers.) This site is an amazing place. So many wonderful photos, and so many intriguing photographers! It always amazes me, the connections I can make with someone on the other side of the planet, through a site like this. I'm learning something new every day and I love it.

Again, I would like to thank everyone, for your kind and supportive words. Without your encouragement, this project would be too daunting to attempt! Thank you so much.
December 18th, 2011  
Beautiful shot. I live in Colorado and have seen more than my fair share of snowflakes. I actually love the snow itself, but hate driving in it
December 18th, 2011  
Your snowflake is possibly the best kind of snow to have; it is so pretty and yet warm. Renee has summed it up, driving in it (if you are not snowed in) is awful:0)
December 18th, 2011  
Beautiful macro, nice focus. I'd definitely prefer that snowflake to the real ones; luckily, we don't have snow here - so far...
December 18th, 2011  
What a beautiful macro, love the snowflake!Great focus!
December 18th, 2011  
Its beautiful :)
December 18th, 2011  
Very Nice! Great shot! Good Job!
December 18th, 2011  
Love the way how you pic this beautiful pedant. ( you did travel a lot , hope you `ve enjoy it all )
Thank you very much for you so kind comment on my Acer leafs pic. I do realy appreciate it ( no, I love it )
December 18th, 2011  
What a great find! Love the focus on this!
December 18th, 2011  
Very interesting!!! Good picture!
December 18th, 2011  
I'm the same - hate the cold, but think snow is so wonderful. :D I've only seen it once.

This is beautiful :) I love the colours and the composition.
December 18th, 2011  
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what a nice story and very nice shot....snow is truly beautiful....until you have to spend 7-8 hours shoveling....then it loses some of it's charm....
December 18th, 2011  
Very pretty!
December 18th, 2011  
beautiful necklace
December 19th, 2011  
Such a nice shot- love the necklace and the background tones- I love to be warm as well- however I was born in a state very close to Canada :) Made for "wonderful" amounts of snow in winter.....yuck!
December 19th, 2011  
Great shot! Love the colors and composition
December 19th, 2011  
Wow Awesome shot!
December 19th, 2011  
Love pendant and background, everything about this.
December 19th, 2011  
I like this composition and appreciate the macro for point -and-shooters tip. Thanks!
December 19th, 2011  
Saw you on New Faces!
December 19th, 2011  
great focus! love the background too!
December 19th, 2011  
Nice composition and color. I like the texture of the snowflake.
December 19th, 2011  
I love how the detailed is the snowflake and the soft beautiful background! I have to say - you are pretty lucky to see snow just when traveling :)
December 19th, 2011  
It's a great pic!
December 19th, 2011  
love it!
December 20th, 2011  
What a beautiful piece of jewellery. I love how you've displayed it xx
December 20th, 2011  
great focus,composition, dof. all around good shot
December 20th, 2011  
That's a pretty cool necklace - I could see myself snatching that up if I ever saw it in a marketplace or store.

The backdrop in this shot is fantastic, and of course you've composed this brilliantly. Fav :)
December 21st, 2011  
Beautiful shot and a beautiful charm. I love snowflakes too, so much so I have a tattoo of one.
December 21st, 2011  
beautiful! xD
December 21st, 2011  
Thank you so much, everyone! All your feedback and comments are a great source of encouragement to me. Thank you!
December 23rd, 2011  
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