#gemmology
We all hide.
Opal, mexico. field of view 3mm
(A photomicrograph is an image taken with the aid of a microscope. Not to be confused with microphotography, which is photography using very small equipment.)
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some things are too strange and they’re beyond my skills to explain -
so i just photograph them.
opal. jalisco, mexico. fov = 3mm.
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This material is truly special.
Ilmenite and hematite in orthoclase feldspar from Harts Range, Australia.
Field of view = 3mm.
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Getting to the shot.
This is a fraction of the test shots it takes before I commit to a lighting environment.
A Close Thing.
3mm field of view inside #opal from Jalisco, Mexico.
White #rhyolite matrix added pleasure and pain to this photo.
The working title for this one was Valhalnilla.
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Video of a piece, temporarily called Ucalegon.
The colors shift but the host is still.
Opal, Jalisco, Mexico.
Field of view 2mm
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Shifting Perspective.
After many many passes at this stone, it relented and gave me this beautiful, climbing vista.
Opal.
Jalisco, Mexico.
Field of view = 3.05 (vertically)
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