Snowflake #14
by Perennou Nuridsany
Title
Snowflake #14
Artist
Perennou Nuridsany
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Macrophotograph of a snow crystal showing characteristic hexagonal symmetry. Each crystal is made up from water molecules arranged with 2 hydrogen atoms making an angle of 105 degrees with 1 oxygen atom. The fixed shape of the water molecule means they can assume a stable crystal arrangement only when arranged as a 6-branched figure. Despite essential hexagonal similarity no two snowflakes are identical because their growth from cloud, through sky, to the ground is influenced by temperature, humidity, air currents etc. & these conditions are never identical for two snowflakes. Magnification x10 at 5x7cm size. x5 (35mm size).
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June 25th, 2018
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