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41: 155: 59:, the first person known to photograph snowflakes. He did so by catching an individual snowflake on a blackboard, rushing it onto some black velvet, which he would then potograph using a bellows camera he had attached to a microscope. It is used in 34: 177:
Excellent encyclopedic and historical value. As an added bonus, it's also very similar to those optical illusions where the white space in the intersections between plates appears darker than the white around it!
190:. Considering the time it was taken, this is a very nice series of photographs. I like the simple layout as well as the variation and relative detail in the individual snowflakes. -- 142:
Actually, looking it over more closely, it isn't so much the scan as the original quality of the images. Given the context however, I have no problem with is.--
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Not only is this image quite exquisite in my opinion, but is carries much historical value. It was taken by
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Generally a cool image and of some historic importance.
161:, very encyclopedi-c, and just a plain cool photo!. -- 128:It would be nice if the scan were a little better. 8: 18:Knowledge (XXG):Featured picture candidates 267:Promoted Image:SnowflakesWilsonBentley.jpg 238:Lovely - and everyone of them unique:-) -- 254:per high quality and encyclopedic value. 39: 7: 312:Ended featured picture nominations 31: 153: 1: 35:Bentley Snowflake Photographs 298:17:57, 24 October 2006 (UTC) 261:16:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC) 247:23:45, 16 October 2006 (UTC) 231:17:33, 16 October 2006 (UTC) 226:Nice encyclopedic picture -- 219:14:11, 16 October 2006 (UTC) 199:03:09, 16 October 2006 (UTC) 183:22:01, 15 October 2006 (UTC) 170:20:09, 15 October 2006 (UTC) 147:19:24, 15 October 2006 (UTC) 135:19:10, 15 October 2006 (UTC) 119:08:59, 15 October 2006 (UTC) 328: 52: 81:Johnson State College 43: 53: 295: 259: 22:(Redirected from 319: 296: 289: 286: 281: 274: 258: 195: 165: 157: 115: 110: 105: 27: 327: 326: 322: 321: 320: 318: 317: 316: 302: 301: 284: 277: 272: 269: 217: 209: 193: 163: 113: 108: 103: 77:Crystallization 38: 29: 28: 21: 20: 12: 11: 5: 325: 323: 315: 314: 304: 303: 264: 263: 249: 233: 221: 211: 207: 201: 185: 172: 151: 150: 149: 121: 85:Wilson Bentley 57:Wilson Bentley 49:Wilson Bentley 37: 32: 30: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 324: 313: 310: 309: 307: 300: 299: 293: 288: 287: 282: 280: 275: 268: 262: 257: 253: 250: 248: 245: 241: 237: 234: 232: 229: 225: 222: 220: 216: 215: 205: 202: 200: 197: 196: 189: 186: 184: 181: 176: 173: 171: 168: 166: 160: 156: 152: 148: 145: 141: 138: 137: 136: 133: 129: 125: 122: 120: 117: 116: 111: 106: 101: 100: 94: 91:Nominate and 90: 89: 88: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 50: 46: 42: 36: 33: 25: 19: 278: 270: 266: 265: 251: 235: 223: 213: 203: 191: 187: 174: 158: 139: 127: 123: 97: 96: 92: 54: 44: 228:PYMontpetit 87:of course. 51:, in 1902. 45:Snowflakes 144:Cody.Pope 132:Cody.Pope 73:Snowflake 306:Category 256:HighInBC 240:Mcginnly 180:Severnjc 252:Support 236:Support 224:Support 204:Support 188:Support 175:Support 159:Support 140:Comment 124:Support 99:Nautica 93:support 244:Natter 83:, and 273:howch 164:Thelb 61:Water 16:< 292:chat 214:talk 194:Tewy 104:Shad 95:. - 69:Snow 65:Ice 47:by 308:: 285:ng 242:| 210:/ 130:-- 79:, 75:, 71:, 67:, 63:, 294:} 290:{ 279:e 208:└ 114:s 109:e 26:)

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Knowledge (XXG):Featured picture candidates/Bentley Snowflake Photographs
Bentley Snowflake Photographs

Wilson Bentley
Wilson Bentley
Water
Ice
Snow
Snowflake
Crystallization
Johnson State College
Wilson Bentley
Nautica
Shad
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08:59, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Cody.Pope
19:10, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Cody.Pope
19:24, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Thelb

20:09, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Severnjc
22:01, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Tewy
03:09, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

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