In this fantastic macro photograph by Alexey Kljatov (featured previously) we see a solitary snowflake standing on its edge on a DVD-R disk. On Flickr, Kljatov explains:

“I transferred both [snow crystals] with small paintbrush, and used wooden toothpick to make one crystal stand vertically. Background is blue paper, 10 shots averaged.”

 

What a fantastic capture to cap off an amazing year. Here’s to a fantastic upcoming year!