This morning i saw a chunk of Amethyst that my daughter had picked up on one of our vacations sitting in the sun. My brain kicked into high gear and i though why not try to take a shot of it.
Set Up
Amethyst chunk set on a mirror
Natural window light from the side
Black backpack set behind the Amethyst about six inches away
Canon 50D
Phoenix 100mm macro
ISO 1,000
F8.0 @ 1/800th sec.
This is my first try at shooting minerals so all CC will be appreciated.
I like the colors as well, Chris. I love that you tried something different than just closing in on the mineral and photographing it but, for me, the shape is a bit odd and I'm not really sure why I feel that way. I do think you could add a bit more sharpness to the image because minerals tend to be very bright and detailed and this feels just a bit soft to me.
I think you're on to something here - Maybe try to photograph it from an angle where the reflection were more at an angle to the actual object instead of an almost exact replica?
First try at Minerals
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