Malachite Vase by Canon DSLR Challenge


22-AUG-2008	Pops

The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

The Romanovs were big on large Malachite Vases. There were several of them throughout the Hermitage.

Canon EOS 30D
1/20s f/4.0 at 53.0mm iso1250 full exif

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Guest		06-Oct-2008 18:19
Wonderful capture, I had no idea that malachite was a "large" stone, I have only seen beads and such made with it. Lisa Marie

jnconradie		04-Oct-2008 05:30
Thanks, Pops, for the interesting background. I am sure it is one of those items you would NOT wish to bump against accidentally...! Must be more expensive than I'd care to imagine. Regards Nico