Pretty rock of the day: Lapis lazuli
Feb. 14th, 2012 09:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I have an odd relationship with lapis lazuli. It's frustrated me no end in the past. It looks beautiful, but I've never been able to photograph it in a way that really captures the deepest blues and the glitter of gold. I can't say for sure I've done it yet, but with the microscope those tiny flecks of gold are at least visible as tiny nuggets. It must be said that I've helped the colours along with brightness and contrast corrections, but the saturation is all the same.
This first one is an extreme closeup of some gold flecks:

These others look like more asteroid belts (I know, space isn't blue):


I like how the lighting on some of these makes them look a lot more like large objects in space:

This one has a bonus fingerprint which I just happen to like. Gravity/radio/micro waves?:

This first one is an extreme closeup of some gold flecks:

These others look like more asteroid belts (I know, space isn't blue):


I like how the lighting on some of these makes them look a lot more like large objects in space:

This one has a bonus fingerprint which I just happen to like. Gravity/radio/micro waves?:

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