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While a road full of snow can easily induce panic, viewed one at a time, those flakes are really quite stunning.

Russian photographer Alexey Kljatov lights his unique snowflake subjects with a flashlight and uses a piece of dark wool as a backdrop for these tiny natural masterpieces.

It’s a view we rarely, if ever, enjoy as they melt away on our mittens, but thanks to these shots, we’ll be sure to look more closely this winter.

Full story at Alexey Kljatov @ Flickr via My Modern Met.

Nature photography.