#photomicrography
Albert Bierstadt, The Last of the Buffalo, 1888.
photomicrograph of a cross section from the blue sky, 410x. Photograph by Michael R. Palmer
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As a professor of petrology at the University of Padova, Italy, Bernardo Cesare knows a thing or two about the origins, structures and composition of rocks. His main areas of focus are metamorphism and mineralogy, and to better demonstrate the intricacies of these fascinating subjects, he’s turned to another one of his passions — photography.
http://microckscopica.altervista.org/en/galleries/colors
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Golden columns of #biotite in #quartz. Field of view = 3.05mm
This type of mica tends to be very gemmy and a beautiful color at this size.
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How big, how blue, how beautiful. New camera, new adapter, testing, testing, and more testing. Koroit boulder opal, Australia. FOV = 2mm
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To start the new year, I figured I’d try a micro mineral shot. This is a 2.8mm #garnet #crystal from the Doomsday prospect near De Luz in San Diego County. It’s most likely an almandine-spessartine blend.
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Looking good! 24"s on the sides and 40"s in the middle. #Photomicrography at #ArtBaselMiami ftw.
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it’s getting cold outside! why not throw a log on the fire and warm up with your favorite #opal.
this is most likely limonite after hornblende in Mexcian opal.
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Next up! Mexican #opal. This was truly a wily little guy - but it was worth it. You’ll see. #photomicrography #wip
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…the after photo.
Radiating #hematite and #rutile in quartz. Oblique diffused and oblique pinpoint xenon lighting. Polarized.
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I’m trying so hard not to shoot opals. It takes all of my willpower. So I went back into my stash and found this little guy, slow-playing it.
This is the “before” picture. The “after” looks nothing like this. Why? (Hint: interference colors). #photomicrography #wip
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Today was really tough. Prince’s music is really really really important to me. I used to be a gigging musician and his music was always something I could call on for strength and inspiration. I’m sad today but he left us all such a wonderfully overwhelming body of work. It will continue to bring me joy for the rest of my life.
So here’s a big, fucking, purple phallic negative crystal ready to rock. I know he’d love it.
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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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