Thanks all. I may look at cropping it differently. Can't wait for more flakes. In terms of finding a symmetrical snowflake; it takes patience and the right conditions to find the right one. I was too slow in getting out when the nice flakes were really falling, and while it may look all the same with normal vision, when you start to look closer, the size, shape and quality can change even in just 10 minutes.
By the time a few hours had passed they had started looking nice again but only for maybe 10 minutes. That's when I caught the first one above, and these two. When you do get a nice flake, immediate action must be taken as the chances it'll get hit by another bunch of flakes is pretty high. I saw the background one on the left and as i was deciding if I'd photograph it, it got hit by another.
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Originally posted by Charlie Victor 
Excellent macro; well done! The DOF must be really thin. TFS.
Best.
It's pretty thin. I cropped the first one a bit for aesthetic but when I look at the original, the flake maybe covers 2.5mm so my depth of field is perhaps 1/4mm wide. My homemade rail slide advances a full 1mm with a complete turn, and I turn it maybe 1/4 turn for each shot. In retrospect I should take more slices to guarantee I get the whole flake in focus. My patience is only so great. By the time you're getting the shots, it's hard not to rush so you can move on to the next.
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