I realized I haven’t taken any photos of my fluorescent minerals using a digital SLR. I decided it was time, and took a practice run a few days ago. The results are promising, though I can see some areas for improvement.
All of the minerals below are from the Franklin/Sterling Hills area of New Jersey; famed for their bright and vivid colors when illuminated by short-wave UV light.
In terms of color, the red is calcite, and the green is willemite. They are the 2 most common minerals. Next is clinohedrite, coming in with the orange, except in the case of the wollostonite, which is also orange, and finally, the purple colored hardystonite.
Calcite and willemite.
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Calcite and willemite.
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Wollastonite and calcite.
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Barite and calcite.
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Nice 4-color: willemite, calcite, clenohedrite and hardstonite.
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Very Cool!
Your photography skills never cease to amaze me. It’s fun to watch your experiments withe the camera. I’m still working on not cutting heads off in group photo’s.
Nice work.
Ben
Thanks! I do keep trying, that’s for sure.
BTW, I enjoy reading your experiences w/linux. We use debian at work (now migrating to redhat for new installs). I use ubuntu at home; it’s debian w/a pretty face.
Of course, I prefer my Mac over any computer I’ve ever used. it is unix, underneath, so I’m right at home! 🙂