tboykin Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Been getting into macro photography, here are some close-ups of nuggets found with a GMT in Northern California by the factory's own Steve Howard. What's your best nugget picture? Interested in seeing different photographic techniques... might steal some ideas from those with more experience. I know "size matters" so having a reference like a US Quarter is good, but I think there is a lot of beauty in seeing just the nuggets - texture, structure, color, that sort of thing. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Bob Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Here's close up of a nice piece I got in Nevada a few years ago. I had it made into a pendant, hence the wire you see. I was just playing with a new camera to see how close I could get and still maintain the detail. You can't tell the size but it's about an inch long and rather thick. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn in CO Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Here is a wire specimen I just cleaned recently, a before and couple after pictures. The last two pictures are taken from the same angle. This wire specimen was found with a White's GMT. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Kiesel Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Tom, nice closeups. Try a black background, that should make the nuggets pop even more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tboykin Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 8 minutes ago, Glenn in CO said: Here is a wire specimen I just cleaned recently, a before and couple after pictures. The last two pictures are taken from the same angle. This wire specimen was found with a White's GMT. WOW. Great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn in CO Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 1 hour ago, tboykin said: WOW. Great pics! Thanks! Tom, I'm learning a new technique called focus stacking when taking and processing photos. Upside is a decent photo, downside it is a very tedious process. Here is crystalline gold specimen, front and back side. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn in CO Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 10 minutes ago, kiwijw said: Beautiful......Looks & probably is..... very fragile & delicate. You would have to hate handling it. I mean that in a nice way. Thanks for showing us. :) Good luck out there JW :) Thanks! JW. I had some loss of the gold wires in the first stage of cleaning, then when it gets to the final stage, the final mass is quite stable and can be handle without any problems. Some of my other specimens though have to be handle very carefully. It's fun and exciting when cleaning and photographing every specimen, almost like opening a Christmas present, you never know what your gonna get! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lunk Posted December 3, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2016 I'm no photographer by any means, and the only technique I use is aiming my iPhone. That being said, one of my better close-ups is this one of a 28 gram Arizona nugget that I had just unearthed and given a quick water bath. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lunn Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Tom, you have some great pictures of your amazing nuggets. Well done! The guy who is arguably the best mineral photographer is Jeff Scovil. He has a website, http://scovilphotography.com/ ,with examples of his work and also teaches a class at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in February. He often uses a glass top platform. This allows him to set up lights and reflectors as well as use colored backgrounds. Here is a picture of his set up: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normmcq Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Here is my favorite nugget 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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