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Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006
Uploaded by Oppono Astos

Uploader comment: A picture taken in my back garden in November 2004; it appears to depict some sort of winged form flying upwards. The reality is different, this cropped part of a bigger image is nothing more than a falling snowflake caught in the camera flash; the trail is caused by the flake continuing to fall while the light from the flash fades - the flash and camera shutter are not synchronized.

Recent comments on this image

#9 Posted by acenaspheru on 2/12/2006

XD i was about to say bug, but if that's snow why does it look like it has wings?

#8 Posted by Oppono Astos on 2/12/2006

Accident or coincidence of the angle of the (hexagonal but flat) snowflake when frozen in motion by the camera flash.

#7 Posted by jonb on 2/20/2006

ah very goood

#6 Posted by rechu1974 on 4/6/2006

its just a bird.. probably the camera is a digital camera.. apparently he move the camera after taking the shot. it happens..

#5 Posted by Oppono Astos on 8/2/2006

Raed the deion rechu1974 - I took the photo during falling snow.

#4 Posted by georgek on 8/3/2006

It is worth taking into consideration whether there is a reflective object on the fence causing flare. As long as this remains a possibilty, we will never really know. Stray light can cause all kinds of flares, especially a can or flat reflective object rgar has caught the light. Digital cameras tend to intensify reflection greater than the film variety. GeorgeK

#3 Posted by i'mabeliever on 6/10/2007

Kuddos! For the wide eyed there are lessons to be learned.

#2 Posted by empathic_clairvoyant on 3/1/2009

Where are the other snow flakes and there is not breathe in this image. EC

#1 Posted by Gallimaufry on 4/21/2009

EC, you have got to stop commenting.

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