Lit up mineral by Helen Betts

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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 full exif

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 Oldfield		22-Nov-2017 16:44
Love the detail. V

Nirvan Hope		21-Nov-2017 20:48
Fantastic looking minerals - love the shapes and colors.

Kuriacose Joseph		21-Nov-2017 19:22
Amazing natural colors.

Jim Coffman		21-Nov-2017 19:13
What a cool shot! I thought it was two mugs of beer when I saw the thumbnail image..

globalgadabout		21-Nov-2017 18:49
not a St Patrick's Day beer then!!...fine shot despite the lens challenge..

Jeff Real		21-Nov-2017 18:20
This is really great Super nice work here, Helen V

William Barletta		21-Nov-2017 17:58
Very striking specimen. The minerals gallery of the Smithsonian is amazing ~V~