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11-NOV-2017

Lit up mineral

Thanks to Victor Swan http://www.pbase.com/victorswan/profile this appears to be a watermelon tourmaline.

I discovered too late that this camera and lens was not the right combination for photographing this exhibit due to the very limited DOF and lack of light.

Laz bazaar, posted earlier:


Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro
1/125s f/4.5 at 105.0mm iso5000 hide exif
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Date/Time11-Nov-2017 21:24:12
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D800
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length105 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent5000
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Range View 22-Nov-2017 21:08
Nature produces wondrous things! Simply stunning Helen. V
Barbara
Ton T.22-Nov-2017 18:33
Fascinating! V
Julie Oldfield22-Nov-2017 16:44
Love the detail. V
Nirvan Hope21-Nov-2017 20:48
Fantastic looking minerals - love the shapes and colors.
Kuriacose Joseph21-Nov-2017 19:22
Amazing natural colors.
Jim Coffman21-Nov-2017 19:13
What a cool shot! I thought it was two mugs of beer when I saw the thumbnail image..
globalgadabout21-Nov-2017 18:49
not a St Patrick's Day beer then!!...fine shot despite the lens challenge..
Jeff Real21-Nov-2017 18:20
This is really great
Super nice work here, Helen
V
William Barletta21-Nov-2017 17:58
Very striking specimen. The minerals gallery of the Smithsonian is amazing ~V~