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This is a discussion on The Snowflake Man within the Photographic essays and classic photography forums, part of the Photography & Fine art photography category; Wilson A. Bentley was the first man to capture a photo of a snowflake in 1885. Rather than me explaining ...

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    Wilson A. Bentley was the first man to capture a photo of a snowflake in 1885. Rather than me explaining it here is the article along with a shot video of
    Wilson A. Bentley. Just amazing what he pulled in in 1885 to capture the first snow flake.

    Art Beat | Winter Forecast: Art to Blanket Region | Online NewsHour | PBS

    Wilson Snowflake Bentley - Photographer of Snowflakes
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    Fascinating. The vid shows loads of his shots. Incredible for him to accomplish that so long ago with a bellows camera!

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