My Hobby Of Making And Photographing Micromounts.
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Simply amazing
I collect minerals and crystals, but have never done anything like this!
superb work
Thanks yet again guys for the kind words, you've cheered me up no end.
Anyway, time for bed, even micromounters need their sleep ?
Regards all and stay safe,
Jay.?
Anyway, time for bed, even micromounters need their sleep ?
Regards all and stay safe,
Jay.?
There was a thread where a guy used a digital microscope of some kind and took pics of Tobacco mold.
Just as folks understand, betwixt the camera and the tripod there is a sliding rack device that works by turning a knob that operates a worm drive.
Once all is set up and the lights are on (lots of light needed), the camera is edged forward by turning the knob until the frontmost part of the specimen is in pin sharp focus. This is viewed on the PC screen. At that point the first image is taken by clicking the mouse as to touch the camera would throw everything off kilter.
Then the knob is turned again moving the camera a minute distance closer to the specimen, then another shot taken and so it goes until you reach the end of the specimen.
Using designed for purpose software, these multiple shots are cleverly stitched together keeping only the in focus parts of the image and the end result is as seen above. I use no post camera touching up, tinting or anysuch thing, I only crop the image to size. Each image can take twixt twenty minutes to an hour to produce.
Glad you guys liked them.
Regards,
Jay.
Once all is set up and the lights are on (lots of light needed), the camera is edged forward by turning the knob until the frontmost part of the specimen is in pin sharp focus. This is viewed on the PC screen. At that point the first image is taken by clicking the mouse as to touch the camera would throw everything off kilter.
Then the knob is turned again moving the camera a minute distance closer to the specimen, then another shot taken and so it goes until you reach the end of the specimen.
Using designed for purpose software, these multiple shots are cleverly stitched together keeping only the in focus parts of the image and the end result is as seen above. I use no post camera touching up, tinting or anysuch thing, I only crop the image to size. Each image can take twixt twenty minutes to an hour to produce.
Glad you guys liked them.
Regards,
Jay.
Last tranche.
Above is Cuprite, a major source of copper.
Above is iridescent hematite.
Above is Mimetite.
Above is Native Copper. Some metals, gold mostly appear 'ready made' in nature (no need to smelt ore) here is 'ready made' copper.
Above is Olivinite. Most blue/green minerals are copper based.
Above is Pyrolusite.
Above is Siderite sitting atop Muscovite.
Above is Siderite from Cornwall.
Above is Specularite.
Above is Tourmaline.
Four more in next post.
Regards,
Jay.
Above is Cuprite, a major source of copper.
Above is iridescent hematite.
Above is Mimetite.
Above is Native Copper. Some metals, gold mostly appear 'ready made' in nature (no need to smelt ore) here is 'ready made' copper.
Above is Olivinite. Most blue/green minerals are copper based.
Above is Pyrolusite.
Above is Siderite sitting atop Muscovite.
Above is Siderite from Cornwall.
Above is Specularite.
Above is Tourmaline.
Four more in next post.
Regards,
Jay.
Last tranche (2) I didn't know there was a restriction of 10 images.
Above, stunning spherules of Variscite.
Above Variscite again.
And finally, two images taken with my biological microscope of a single scale from a Bass fish. Magnification is something in the region of 600x.
Phew.....done!
Regards,
Jay.
Above, stunning spherules of Variscite.
Above Variscite again.
And finally, two images taken with my biological microscope of a single scale from a Bass fish. Magnification is something in the region of 600x.
Phew.....done!
Regards,
Jay.
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