Snowflakes in Photographs (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Photography & Video
Snowflakes in Photographs (Dover Pictorial Archive) Details
From the Back Cover For almost a century, W. A. Bentley caught and photographed thousands of snowflakes in his workshop at Jericho, Vermont, and made available to scientists and art instructors samples of his remarkable work. His painstakingly prepared images were remarkable revelations of nature's diversity in uniformity: no two snowflakes are exactly alike, but all are based on a common hexagon.In 1931, the American Meteorological Society gathered the best of Bentley's photos and had them published; that work has long been available in a Dover reprint edition. The present volume includes a selection of 72 of the best plates (containing over 850 royalty-free, black-and-white photographs), carefully selected from that larger collection.An inexhaustible source of design inspiration for artists, designers, and craftspeople, these graceful patterns are ideal for use in textile and wallpaper design, as well as a host of other creative projects. These images will also appeal to anyone intrigued by the intricacy and beauty of design in the natural world. Read more
Reviews
This is not what I was expecting, and I should have read the description more carefully. The photos are all clear, but that's all the book is: photos of snowflakes, just like the cover. If you want lots and lots of photos of snowflakes, this is your book. I bought this for my great nephew, and I think I'll get "Snowflake Bentley" to give him a fuller perspective.
