Light Shavings
Photography by Scott Whittemore
These are photographs of naturally formed crystals that I have collected from various mines, prospects, roadcuts and rock outcroppings (or, in some cases, that I have obtained from other collectors). Some of them have been photographed with the Olympus Zuiko Digital 50 mm macro lens and 25 mm extension tube; others (the smaller specimens) were photographed through a Meiji RZ trinocular stereo microscope. In all cases, the camera is either the Olympus E-1 or Olympus E-330.
The microscope shots are difficult to enlarge beyond about 5X7 or 8X10. The high degree of magnification results in very shallow depth of field and the microscope optics can't produce an image with the kind of sharpness and resolution one expects from a good photographic lens.
If you like these and would like to see more, check out my MinDat gallery here.
The microscope shots are difficult to enlarge beyond about 5X7 or 8X10. The high degree of magnification results in very shallow depth of field and the microscope optics can't produce an image with the kind of sharpness and resolution one expects from a good photographic lens.
If you like these and would like to see more, check out my MinDat gallery here.
Harmotome (Lane Quarry, Northampton, MA, USA; Field of View ~ 3.5 mm)
Harmotome (Lane Quarry, Northampton, MA, USA; Field of View ~ 3.5 mm)
