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Bentley Snowflake Photographs[edit]

Snowflakes by Wilson Bentley, in 1902.

Not only is this image quite exquisite in my opinion, but is carries much historical value. It was taken by Wilson Bentley, 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 Water, Ice, Snow, Snowflake, Crystallization, Johnson State College, and Wilson Bentley of course.

  • Nominate and support. - NauticaShades 08:59, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Generally a cool image and of some historic importance. It would be nice if the scan were a little better. --Cody.Pope 19:10, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment 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.--Cody.Pope 19:24, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, very encyclopedi-c, and just a plain cool photo!. --Thelb4 20:09, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support 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! Severnjc 22:01, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. 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. --Tewy 03:09, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. When I saw it in the article I assumed it would be a featured picture. Too bad 895 is cut off, though. └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 14:11, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Nice encyclopedic picture --PYMontpetit 17:33, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Lovely - and everyone of them unique:-) --Mcginnly | Natter 23:45, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per high quality and encyclopedic value. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 16:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:SnowflakesWilsonBentley.jpg howcheng {chat} 17:57, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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