The most interesting detail in this small snowflake is ring pattern of heart-shaped elements, connected to central hexagon. These “hearts” are unusual and rare details in snow crystals patterns (i have seen them only twice in 8 winters of snowflake photography). This crystal was processed for birthday of my girl Lucy:
8 identical photos averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio. Glass background with LED backlight, additional lens Helios 44M-5, January 2016, Moscow. Also, i processed this photo in alternate colors:
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Here is first similar snowflake:
More snowflakes in album snowflakes and snow crystals on Flickr.
Also i wrote article about snowflake macro photography.