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Collection: Minerals
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Date: Jun 30, 2010
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2010

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 Yet another specimen from the NMT Mineral Museum..

I might make it a habit to use this place for many of my "objects" this month, as it's a good excuse to go see some friends and look at rocks.

I really do have a huge soft spot for that place, as I worked there when I was going to school and it was clearly one of the best and most fascinating jobs I'll ever have.


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I will be reshooting this.. Look for significant improvements.

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 07/03/2010 09:55:50 AM
Great textures here. Very keen to see more of your rock series.
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 07/01/2010 04:54:33 PM
The first thing that came to mind when I saw this was "Colombian Gold" but now I see it is rock, not bud. ;-) Very cool - great detail.
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 07/01/2010 02:41:26 PM
Just echoing the other comments really, great subject matter but the focus and grain let it down a little. Looking forward to seeing more though!
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 07/01/2010 08:07:20 AM
Little bit grainy and out of focus, but the subject matter is wonderful. The color and lighting is great!
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 07/01/2010 08:00:39 AM
I like the intricate nature of this formation with its many details and still a fine over-all pattern. And indeed, the challenge will be focusing to get the very best out of your fantastic opportunity.

You might think about taking something to shade the lighting/glare, if only a file folder. Then if a tripod isn't possible, maybe a monopod would be okay?
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 07/01/2010 07:40:11 AM
Good idea Bear... :) Yeah, I've already thought of that, and I think the museum will allow me to tripod it up... If I'm lucky they might even turn out the interior lights..

The other thing I figured out later is that you can just press the front of the 100 up against the glass to hold it steady, problem with that is when the subject is too close to the glass... Good thing is that it gets rid of all of those nasty reflections......
 07/01/2010 07:37:31 AM
Having some fun with subject matter, I see :-) You'll get the hang of holding focus soon enough. If you're hand-holding these, it's time to start tripodding them, since the minerals aren't moving. Then you can stop down, get some more DOF.
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 07/01/2010 06:07:41 AM
i love rocks!! I dont know if its me or the image btu it appears a bit noisey and OOF
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