<center> Yes I know for most of us the time is over to photograph snowflakes this year.
But: I tried this topic approximately one month ago and now I want to share my experience with you and also give you (hopefully) some helpful tips! 

![21. Februar 2018-1389.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcVdsYKZyGNgeqUz68szak9X7FbTHDrVmx8yuRSrf9qPo/21.%20Februar%202018-1389.jpg)

So now the most important thing: you don't need a big camera for this topic. But you will need a macro lens otherwise you won't get nice results. And yes you even can get macro lenses for your smartphone!

Then the time also __when__ you should go out and photograph snowflakes is a very important factor too. And also easy to be answered: Just when the snow has fallen! 
Because the nice crystal structure we all imagine when we are thinking about snowflakes is only visible for a few minutes.

You should also look for a nice location with hard contrasts. If you only photograph snow with snow you would probably get something like that: 
![21. Februar 2018-1406.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPBpFnPwvsM6b9crqpV5tFLWdWD5sLkxThoV5DE1UYwgQ/21.%20Februar%202018-1406.jpg)

You can see the picture is sharp and has a large  enough depth of field due to the closed aperture but you can hardly see structure. And that's because all that snow has the same color. 

So I think that is all I know and learned about it so far

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