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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 18, 2017 06:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Fluorite from China:
Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
Locality: | Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 9 cm, largest fluorite 2,3 cm |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Feb 18, 2017 06:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Tobi wrote: | Fluorite from China: |
Good picture of a nice specimen not really photo friendly.
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Feb 18, 2017 06:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Not an easy piece to photograph - you've done a good job with your camera!
Gérard
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 18, 2017 06:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Carles Millan wrote: | Good picture of a nice specimen not really photo friendly. |
Fiebre Verde wrote: | Not an easy piece to photograph - you've done a good job with your camera! | Thank you, Carles and Gérard, you are right: Taking a photo of this fluorite was nearly impossible. This specimen is not new, I have it for 1,5 years now! There were several photo sessions that ended without a shot of this specimen, today it took me another 51 attempts and some time of post-editing ... good to know that the final result is presentable.
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Feb 18, 2017 07:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Tobi wrote: | Thank you, Carles and Gérard, you are right: Taking a photo of this fluorite was nearly impossible. This specimen is not new, I have it for 1,5 years now! There were several photo sessions that ended without a shot of this specimen, today it took me another 51 attempts and some time of post-editing ... good to know that the final result is presentable. Tobi |
More than presentable. The upper central area is perfect. I wouldn't be able to make it better.
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 19, 2017 05:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Carles Millan wrote: | Tobi wrote: | Thank you, Carles and Gérard, you are right: Taking a photo of this fluorite was nearly impossible. This specimen is not new, I have it for 1,5 years now! There were several photo sessions that ended without a shot of this specimen, today it took me another 51 attempts and some time of post-editing ... good to know that the final result is presentable. Tobi | More than presentable. The upper central area is perfect. I wouldn't be able to make it better. |
Thanks again, Carles, your appreciation means a lot to me, even more because I know your own photographing skills and your quality standard according to that skills!
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 08, 2017 09:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Fluorite with calcite from Spain:
Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 12,5 cm, largest calcite 2,5 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 08, 2017 09:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Pyrite from Italy:
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 8 cm, largest pyrite 2 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 08, 2017 09:35 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Vanadinite from Morocco:
Mineral: | Vanadinite |
Locality: | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 3 cm, largest vanadinite 1 cm |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Apr 08, 2017 12:35 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Tobi wrote: | Vanadinite from Morocco: |
Splendid photo of a small nice specimen. Great aesthetics. A picture waiting for a book to be published in.
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 08, 2017 13:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Carles Millan wrote: | Tobi wrote: | Vanadinite from Morocco: | Splendid photo of a small nice specimen. Great aesthetics. A picture waiting for a book to be published in. | I'm really honoured by your words, Carles, thanks a lot! I immediately fell in love with this specimen when it was offered to me by a friend and for a ridiculous price, it was nearly a gift :-) It may be small, but I've never had such a good vanadinite in my collection, it has a a deep-red colour and a great luster, plus the contrast to the matrix. Unfortunately my camera was pushed to its limits with that small piece, so the photo is still fuzzy and does not do the specimen justice. All the more I'm glad to get such a great response to that photo :-)
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Posted: Apr 16, 2017 09:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen, better photo with dark background - quartz from Inner Mongolia:
Mineral: | Quartz with unknown (carbonate?) material |
Locality: | Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen height 11 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 16, 2017 09:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Here's another photo of the new small vanadinite, I also tried with a dark background. The photo is still fuzzy because my camera got to its limits with this small specimen, nevertheless a quite good photo of that small beauty:
Mineral: | Vanadinite |
Locality: | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Apr 16, 2017 14:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Tobi wrote: | Here's another photo of the new small vanadinite, I also tried with a dark background. The photo is still fuzzy because my camera got to its limits with this small specimen, nevertheless a quite good photo of that small beauty: |
Gorgeous!
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Posted: Apr 19, 2017 09:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen, much better photo with dark background - wulfenite from Mexico:
Mineral: | Wulfenite |
Locality: | Erupción Mine (Ahumada Mine), Los Lamentos Mountain Range, Municipio Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 6,5 cm, largest wulfenite 7 mm |
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Manuel Mesa
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Posted: Apr 19, 2017 09:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Nice pic!!!!
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 19, 2017 12:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Manuel Mesa wrote: | Nice pic!!!! | Thanks a lot. Actually I think it's one of the best photos I ever made with my humble camera and my limited skills ;-)
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Tobi
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Posted: May 06, 2017 04:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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New specimen - stibnite from China:
Mineral: | Stibnite |
Locality: | Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen height 6,5 cm |
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Posted: May 06, 2017 06:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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New specimen, one of the most famous classics among German minerals - pyromorphite from Bad Ems:
Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
Locality: | Mercur Mine Group (Mercur Mine), Bad Ems, Bad Ems District, Lahn Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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Tobi
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Posted: May 09, 2017 14:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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New specimen (trimmed from a large and not aesthetic specimen) - fluorite from China:
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | De'an Mine, Wushan, De'an, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 4 cm, largest crystal 1 cm |
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