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Hello Morgan,

You've probably found that this kind of photography is not the easiest. You have a mixed result. Lets start with what works. You have very nice snowflakes here. That's 1/2 the task, IMHO. There is nice contrast. Crystalline structures are clear, even though some of the ends are starting to degrade/melt.  The little shaft of blue is attractive. I wish there were more of this.

OK, what doesn't work so well? No matter how hard I look, I can't find a pixel in focus. This may be due to the 4 second exposure. That's long enough for a flake to begin melting before your eyes. It could be that you didn't have it in focus to begin with. If you were outside, it doesn't take much of a breeze to move a flake. Whatever the cause, it hurts the image. I mentioned nice contrast and that helps the crystals, but you have some blown hi-lights. They are distracting, instead of being a brilliant and attractive element. That's hard to get.

How about next time? Work on focus and lighting. Are you using live view? Keep everything as absolutely cold as possible. You're off to a very good start here, so don't give up.

Best regards,

Laura