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Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 4 2009, 03:14 PM

I love closeup pictures, so I thought a thread for some would be fun.

Here is a cool piece of Colorado http://www.coloradoprospector.com/Gems&Minerals/Goethite.html.




Colorado http://www.coloradoprospector.com/Gems&Minerals/Zeolite.html.




A nice Tube Agate from Del Norte Colorado.



I would love to see any closeup pictures you may have.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 5 2009, 07:32 AM

This is the one on the http://www.coloradoprospector.com/ right now.
We try to change that pic every month.
Colorado Amazonite, Smokey Quartz and Fluorite (plus more just not shown in pic) combonation.






http://www.meteoritecrater.com/, Colorado......Sure is beautiful stuff!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 5 2009, 07:35 AM

Amethyst from South America. Check out our http://www.coloradoprospector.com/Kids_Page/puzzle5.html of this picture.
All our closeup pics have been taken with a Canon Power Shot A85.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 6 2009, 06:56 AM

Patterns in a very cool Oregon Thunderegg.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 6 2009, 08:18 PM

A great view (cross cut) of how Arizona fire agate forms.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 7 2009, 03:17 PM

Fantastic colors and patterns in this piece of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copralite!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 7 2009, 03:21 PM

Maybe this was the "dino" that produced that piece of Coprolite?

Posted by: nm jack Jan 7 2009, 07:31 PM

Cool pics!!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 8 2009, 04:21 PM

Thanks Jack! I really enjoy taking them.
They make really fun puzzles and great desktop backgrounds also.


Here is a closeup of one of those Mexican Thundereggs.
mmmmmm Thundereggs..........got to love them!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 12 2009, 11:46 AM

Here is some Moss Agate from an Oregon Thunderegg.








Another Moss Agate Thunderegg, but with thicker moss.
I love the colors and patterns in this one!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 12 2009, 12:04 PM

Here are a couple of cool examples of Petrified Wood.
Did you know we have petrified wood in all 50 states?
This piece if from Eden Valley, Wyoming. Beautiful stuff!







Here is a great example of Arizonas Petrified Wood.
I wonder what the petrified wood looks like from your state.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 8 2009, 07:43 PM

California Fire Agate








Australian Boulder Opal

Posted by: amethystguy Feb 12 2009, 12:26 AM

Great pictures I am impressed with the quality of the shots. They are fun to look at. When you get a chance post somemore

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 12 2009, 08:05 AM

Thanks amethystguy. They are fun to look at.

Here is the inside of a strange http://www.coloradoprospector.com/Gems&Minerals/ThunderEgg.html.







Im just crazy over Crazy Lace Agate.......hehe

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 12 2009, 08:20 AM

Moss Agate

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 13 2009, 07:54 AM

That last Moss Agate almost looked like Gold in Quartz I thought, but wait.....
Thats what this is. Gold in Quartz slice from California.

Posted by: jim Feb 13 2009, 09:27 AM

WOW!!!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 16 2009, 05:05 PM

hehe...Pretty cool isnt it Jim.

Here are a few closeups of some Botswana agates. Very cool patterns!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 17 2009, 09:57 AM

Here is a sweet Colorado Agate
Hard to believe there are beautiful bands inside, helps seeing the lower right edge.

Posted by: jim Feb 17 2009, 01:09 PM

VERY COOL INDEED!! I wish my camera would take close ups. I have some purty neat stuff too. The only problem is I have to put the thickest lens on my visor to see the detail. I'll even put two lenses on sometime. It's really incredibile to find unreal color and pattern that can't be see with the naked eye. I have one piece that looks like it has pink bands in it.But under closer inspection it is pure white bands with blood red spots all through th bands. The red spots are so tiny that it is almost impossible to see them. Oh! and for the gold include quartz.......I must reinterate WOW

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 23 2009, 07:34 AM

They sound very cool Jim, we would love to see them!
Remember.....Like anything in life, the more you practice, the better you will get.

Here is a peek inside a Colorado Thunderegg we recently polished.

Posted by: faaus Feb 23 2009, 05:55 PM

It looks like an island in the middle of a magical lake. Bee-yoo-tiful!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 24 2009, 07:12 AM

Good imagination Faaus!

This is one that gets my imagination going......Another amazing Thunderegg.

Posted by: faaus Feb 24 2009, 08:49 PM

For that one Denise, I'll have to quote Janice Joplin and say: " Definitely COSMIC man!"

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Mar 16 2009, 11:32 AM

Awesome thread Denise! Love the close ups. We'll have to get another close up pic of the gold in quartz when it's been through the paces at the CP lapidary shop.

Here is another close up pic of a specimen we recently finished cleaning.
Twined fluorites and twined smokeys together on microcline matrix.
Fluorites are about 1mm each or so and the smokeys are about 2mm tall or so. Tiny lil' buggars, but how sweet!



Keep em' comin' everyone, what neat mineral close up pics have you got stashed away?
Lets see them!

CP

Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 18 2009, 06:47 AM

Great pic Dan! Love Fluorites........

Fantastic colors and shadow bands in this Baker egg.

Posted by: jim Mar 18 2009, 07:08 AM

WOW. Very pretty Denise.

Posted by: Bennie Mar 18 2009, 11:01 PM

Thats a cool Baker Egg,
this is a Condor agate from argentina , gemmy

Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 20 2009, 09:04 AM

Agates from argentina are fantastic! Nice one Bennie, even with its fractures.
It will polish out to be a great display specimen.

Here are a few more http://www.coloradoprospector.com/Gems&Minerals/Fluorite.html pics.
Link also has more info on Fluorites.


Fluorites in these pictures range from 6mm to 3mm.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Apr 21 2009, 05:38 AM

Here is a closeup of the Thunderegg that was washed out by the pressure washer.
Sure turned out interesting.

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Apr 21 2009, 07:56 AM

Good pics honey! Boy those T-eggs are sure something special!

Can't wait to see some listed in the Miners Market too.

So, we just moved as many folks already know...............We set up one of the 3 rock saws at it's new location outdoors with beautiful sunshine and balmy warm temps. Of course the first cut has to be a local rock. But then we had come across some lovely blue and greens while moving all them dad' burn rocks! One of the only positives of moving.......you get to see all the rocks in the collection again. Forgot all about some of those they had been buried so long!
Well, we are very fond of blues in stones..........and green is just as nifty. Here is a pic of the blue stone.
From what I saw on the saw (pun intended) this one will make some killer guitar picks too.

Enjoy...........Chrysocolla/chalcedony from very old stock and most likely from Arizona by the research we have done on it.
CP

Posted by: Mrs.CP Apr 23 2009, 09:54 AM

Fantastic stuff Dan, and great picture!!!
Thanks for sharing some of your rock with me, your too kind.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Aug 24 2009, 04:05 PM

From beauty to the beast.....

This is the little Thunderegg color filling aliens caught in action.
It appears they were about to use red and yellow. Last seen in this Oregon Thunderegg.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Sep 14 2009, 03:42 PM

This little thunderegg sure has some great patterns!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 5 2009, 03:07 PM

Here is a cool picture of Colorado Dendritic Agate. This is a close up of a Thunderegg piece we recently found.

Posted by: jim Nov 18 2009, 04:14 PM

I got me a new toy yesterday. It's a hand held camera that takes super closeups. The first pic is tiny tubes in the edge of a botswana cab. These tubes can be see in the base of Denises little snowman. The second pic is of banding in a guitar pick. You can see the shadow effect in it. Also botswana. The third pic is of some really colorful lace agate. The last pic is of another banded agate cab that I have. The larger red spots in this pic are just barely visible with the naked eye.

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Nov 19 2009, 10:00 AM

Real nice pics Jim, looks like that close up cam works good.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 19 2009, 02:57 PM

Fantastic pics Jim! Love those close up pictures, they show alot more detail of the rock patterns.
Thanks for sharing them.

Posted by: jim Nov 19 2009, 05:02 PM

Thanks! Yea it's tons of fun playing with my little toy. If anyone
is interested here is a pic of it.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 21 2009, 10:22 AM

Very cool Jim. It seems to do pretty good! I figured since we show closeups of the inside of Thundereggs, why not show the outside of one.

Here is the outside of a Oregon Thunderegg showing its "busted cap" where it meets the inner agate inside.



Love it!!

Posted by: jim Nov 23 2009, 10:46 PM

I've got a few more close-ups here. The first is mossy plume in a brazilian slab. The second is a crystal vug in the same slab.The third is of an unknown opal in sand matrix. Cool stuff!

Posted by: jim Nov 30 2009, 06:44 PM

I have a few more close ups here. The first is some cool plume agate. The second is banded agate. The last is dino bone. Enjoy!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 16 2009, 07:31 AM

Here is a cool plume moss agate closeup from a stone guitar pick I recently made. It has a small druzy pocket as you can see.
GREAT COLORS!

2.7mm (medium) in depth through the druzy pocket.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 18 2009, 11:14 AM

Here is a close up of what looks like a patriotic fish.
Its a closeup of a beautiful Baker Thunderegg wet before it was polished. Love those Baker eggs!
Fantastic colors!!!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 29 2009, 08:30 AM

Ok...I admit it, Im a thunderegg nut!

Here is a closeup of both sides of a New Mexico thunderegg. Sure is a beauty!




I think the backsides (outter shell) are extremely interesting as well. Picture field of view is about 1" x 1".
Notice how even the little broken nodules on the shell contain agate.



Got to love em'!!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 9 2010, 02:33 PM

Dans been holding out on us! Check out this plume agate he found a few days ago.
This close up picture he took is of a few wet palm sized pieces he found. Love all the different colored plumes!
One piece not shown even has green plume.

Posted by: jim Jan 14 2010, 04:20 PM

MAN! I wish that I could find stuff like that around here.

Posted by: jim Jan 21 2010, 03:14 PM

I thought I'd add a few more pics that I took with my toy. The first is a tiny section of crazy lace agate. The second is brazilian agate. The third is the natural cleave lines in a piece of quartz. The fourth is rutilated quartz.Notice the rutilatation is hollow. I have had water sprayed in my face working it. The last is a spray formation in lace agate.

Posted by: jim Jan 31 2010, 01:07 PM

I decided to try to get a photo of the surface of this selenite crystal. I really had no hope in capturing it with it being water clear and very reflective too. But I got lucky!!!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 22 2010, 07:20 AM

Here is a close up view of a piece of Turritella. Field of view is approx. 1 1/2" x 2".

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 22 2010, 04:43 PM

What, you dont like that view?? How about if we cut it a different direction?

I left the image larger so you can click to see more detail.

Posted by: jim Feb 22 2010, 05:07 PM

I think that it is sand in the little shells. I sometimes have problems with it coming out while working a piece. It really bums me out too. It leaves pits where it comes out. Otherwise turritella is one of my more favored stones to work. It almost always takes a great polish.

Posted by: swizz Feb 22 2010, 09:11 PM

Those are incredible!
Me likes fossils.
Can't help but wonder what causes that sand grain effect, looks really cool enlarged.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 23 2010, 06:32 AM

Some have druzy centers in them like in the first picture. After doing a little more research though, Im not thinking its Turritella after all. Im thinking its probably http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elimia_tenera that is commonly mistaken as Turritella.

Even better, this can be found in Colorado.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 23 2010, 08:07 AM

QUOTE (swizz @ Feb 22 2010, 08:11 PM)

Those are incredible!
Me likes fossils.
Can't help but wonder what causes that sand grain effect, looks really cool enlarged.

Posted by: swizz Feb 23 2010, 08:44 AM

ohhhhh, that is really cool Denise. Very interesting info! From your pic the sand grains that they were stashing in their gizzards have a lot of reds and clears. I'll bet there's great diversity in gizzard contents with gastropods depending on their locale.
'Food' for thought.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 26 2010, 03:59 PM

Thats exactly what we were thinking also. With its location that could mean Garnets and Diamonds?!
Definately food for thought!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 12 2010, 06:21 AM

Here is a cool closeup of a piece of Microcline.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 12 2010, 06:23 AM

This one is a closeup of a druzy pocket inside an agate nodule.

Posted by: ColoradoProspector Mar 19 2010, 05:02 PM

I like the last picture Denise, can I cut it now?
She's been hoardin' that piece since 06' and I'm not allowed to take any slices. She says I'll "ruin it"...but I keep tellin' her I'll just take a few off the back end. No worries honey.


Here's a pic close up of some local jasper recently found.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 24 2010, 12:49 PM

QUOTE (ColoradoProspector @ Mar 19 2010, 05:02 PM)

Here's a pic close up of some local jasper recently found.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Apr 3 2010, 11:31 AM

Here is a closeup of a heart I made from a piece of Dinosaur bone.
Love the patterns and colors in this piece, and it has translucent spots when held up to the light.
Almost looks like stars in the night sky.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Apr 4 2010, 06:19 AM

Since Dan took my pick, I took his pic. Great picture Dan!!
This is a zoom in of a Iris Agate guitar pick I made.
Kind of looks like an Easter egg doesnt it?

Posted by: helen Aug 22 2010, 08:42 PM

Very wonderful. How can you take photograph such beautiful pictures? Thank for your sharing!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Sep 18 2010, 08:17 AM

Thanks Helen, and welcome to the CP forums! I guess I just use the one good eye I do have to the best of my ability.

Unless your refering to the pic I took from Dan.......That one was really easy to take!

Posted by: jim Dec 21 2010, 07:40 AM

I recently went to an estate sale in Jackson. There was a lot of stuff from an old rockhound collection. Thats where I found the second slab of palmwood that I posted earlier. We were told that there was a pile of rock under a rubbish pile out back.We dug through it and found a good wheel barrow full of misc. rock. This was the first piece that I spotted. Lucky me. Tiger iron. I thought I'd take a closer look with my little camera. Wow was I surprised! enjoy!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Aug 29 2011, 01:24 PM

Here is a closeup of a really cool rock Woody gave us. Im thinking it's a big piece of Calcite. Thanks Woody!!
I love the patterns and sheen this specimen has!

Posted by: swizz Aug 29 2011, 01:31 PM

I know exactly which piece that last pick came from, nice! That pic would make an excellent jigsaw puzzle... kinda like an MC Escher drawing.
Ironstone macros are also nice, those colors have always fascinated me, very vivid.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Aug 30 2011, 07:13 AM

Thanks Chris, it is a very interesting piece I think. Im not sure what Im going to do with it yet though, maybe sculpt it or leave just as it is.
MC Escher is an amazing artist, I love his work!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 1 2012, 08:04 AM

Here is another really cool close up.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Oct 29 2012, 11:39 AM

Here is a picture of a Del Norte agate polished. Great stuff!!

Posted by: swizz Oct 30 2012, 08:10 AM

Very nice!!!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 1 2012, 06:25 AM

Thanks Chris! The agate around here is fantastic stuff with great patterns. Love the close up mineral shots, one of my favorites to take.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 1 2012, 04:01 PM

Here is a close shot I took several years back of petrified palm wood.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 4 2012, 10:20 AM

Here is a closeup of a Crazylace slab we have.... Slab is about 9 1/2 in. x 6 in. and 1/2 thick. Will make some beautiful stuff!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 5 2012, 07:31 AM

A closeup of a large Fluorite.......

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 6 2012, 08:22 AM

How about some agate bubbles?.......

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 26 2012, 01:36 PM

An ugly Agate we found at the Opal Hill mine in California. Love it!!
Layered bubble rings....
Can even see a fire agate bubble twinkle in one of the layers. Anyone else see it?

Posted by: swizz Nov 26 2012, 02:45 PM

I see it! I also see a small heart to the right of that.
Those bubbly macros are very cool! Nice crispy shots and really good work with the lighting.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 27 2012, 06:55 AM

Thats the spot! Some really fun stuff to find. We had a great time prospecting there. Some of the specimens even had dog tooth crystals added to the mix. For lighting, I just brought it out into the bright sunlight.....best lighting I think for photo taking.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Nov 28 2012, 06:43 AM

Here is a close shot of a piece of Eden Valley Wyoming petrified wood.....very pretty stuff!!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 3 2012, 08:16 AM

Here is a sweet piece of Sodalite with cool inclusions. You can see the blade marks from it being slabbed. It will polish out nicely though.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 6 2012, 07:36 AM

Here is a really cool moss Agate closeup. I really like the patterns in this one!

Posted by: swizz Dec 6 2012, 10:19 AM

That's one of the best looking agate close-ups I've seen. It has a little bit of everything... alien landscape, some bubbly, druzy, and even a natural heart hiding in there.
Thanks for sharing that one, very nice!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 8 2012, 08:36 AM

Thanks Chris it is a really cool slab, just not sure what we are going to do with it yet. The slab is much larger, I just zoomed into the part I thought was the nicest......especially since It had a natural heart.

Here is another cool closeup........

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 3 2013, 12:05 PM

Here is a sweet closeup of a rough piece of gem grade dinobone. When you zoom into the picture, you can see the different colors and little druzy pockets.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 16 2013, 08:14 AM

Here is a close inside look at an Oregon plume Thunderegg.
You can see that it has a fracture but still a very nice stone!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 17 2013, 08:53 AM

Who can tell what this one is?

Posted by: Woody Feb 17 2013, 09:13 AM

Moss Agate ??????? Ok, how about Marble?

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 17 2013, 01:46 PM

It is not moss Agate or Marble, but sure has that look a bit. Any more ideas on what it may be just from the closeup picture?

Posted by: Caveman Feb 17 2013, 05:18 PM

Looks like it might be a piece of granite counter top or tile.... just a wild guess. It seems to be honed flat and polished, but has some wear on it. A sample maybe?

Posted by: amorton Feb 17 2013, 10:07 PM

This is my wife's wedding ring. The wood is ancient Kauri wood 20-50 thousand years old. the inlay is T-rex fossil that was chipped up and set into the wood. Her engagement ring is similar with rosewood and a jade inlay.

Posted by: Caveman Feb 18 2013, 09:18 AM

That is a really cool ring!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 18 2013, 11:04 AM

Beautiful ring and great history behind it! I lost the Diamond out of my wedding ring washing specimens several years back. It crushed me, but that is exactly what we plan on doing....using a stone we find to replace it.

That closeup picture is not of a granite counter top Caveman. It is a larger cabachon CP's grandpa was working on but never finished it. I'm guessing he saw the fracture in it and just tossed it in a collection he had of fractured half worked stones. I also have on of those. I have been trying to take some of the stones and rework them. We give them to his mom, she loves the pieces especially after he wraps them.

We think it is Dendritic Opal from Wyoming. Very cool stuff! Took me forever to figure out what it was, but CP knew right away when he saw the piece. Most of the ones we're seeing online don't have this mustard color though.

Posted by: Mrs.CP May 17 2013, 06:16 AM

Here is a cool piece of gem grade dino bone. This is a close up of me holding it up to the light.

Posted by: Mrs.CP May 21 2013, 10:00 AM

Not into fossils? Well here is a closeup of huge bytroidal bubbles on dark brown agate. What color do you see? If you zoom into the image you will see the bubbles are made of little bubbles.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jan 31 2014, 03:46 PM

Here is a close look at the extras (Garnets) found in a gold prospectors concentrates. Great colors! You could have some in your pan, just have to look really close as they can get pretty small.

Keep digging in!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 6 2014, 08:26 AM

I know, they are not all Garnets.... ....I tried.

Posted by: swizz Feb 6 2014, 09:24 AM

About 90% Garnets though, cool shot.... the other minerals add contrast.
Inspirational. The posted size doesn't do it justice, looks much better and great clarity enlarged.
I've saved some Garnets, might have to try a version that shot sometime too.

Posted by: Caveman Feb 6 2014, 07:31 PM

Chris - I need to get with you about those garnets - but I want to collect some myself. I'll call you about it sometime next week.....

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 19 2014, 10:26 AM

Thanks for the photo feedback Chris, I have really been enjoying this camera you got us! You rock!!
I would love to see closeup pictures of some of the Colorado Garnets you found. Lovely extra tid bits in the concentrates!

Here is a cool piece of Microcline cleaned up. This stuff is sooo sheeny, almost blinding when in the sunlight.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 10 2015, 03:17 PM

I love this thread but you could probably already tell!
Here is a cool close up of a sliced (but not polished) Thunderegg from Mexico. Almost looks like frozen moss under the water to me.

Posted by: MikeS Feb 11 2015, 06:14 PM

Botryoidal Chalcedony(quartz) is my best guess on this one.....

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 12 2015, 08:50 AM

Very cool picture Mike! I have to agree on the Botryoidal Chalcedony, almost looks like a pile of fish eggs!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 12 2015, 11:57 AM

Here is a picture of white ones we have found. Love the botryoidal bubbles!!
The ones I find are usually in thin layers but very cool!

Can even see a spot where a couple broke off, making that spot look like it has a star.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 26 2016, 08:08 AM

Here is a close up of a plume agate slab. Plume looked pink till you cut into it and then it was red inside.....

Posted by: swizz Mar 26 2016, 08:34 AM

Very beautiful. Nature has a keen way of hiding these beautiful things from us. Glad you guys cut that one.
I ordered some macro equip for the DSLR last week so I may be able to start contributing to this great thread again soon!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 26 2016, 08:44 AM

That's great Chris!! I'll be looking forward to seeing them.

Posted by: swizz Mar 30 2016, 10:39 AM

Experimenting with new macro stuff for Nikon DSLR plus polarizer filter, controlled 5K lighting and manual settings. Maybe too much depth-of-field in this image. I might try this shot again with natural sunlight and different settings... that is, if we ever see the sun up here again.

This is a Colorado Fluorite on Microcline specimen.
https://flic.kr/p/EU8zE9https://flic.kr/p/EU8zE9 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/121086004@N07/, on Flickr

Posted by: Silky Mar 30 2016, 04:01 PM

I'm learning geology (self-taught --the reason for the novice questions) and the picture of the Mexican thunderegg above looks like a geode, doesn't it? At least it does from this angle.

Thanks,
Silky

Posted by: Silky Mar 30 2016, 04:11 PM

You asked.... here are some examples of Texas petrified wood.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Apr 8 2016, 07:00 AM

That's a fantastic close up of your Fluorite specimen Chris!! Fluorites and Pet wood are 2 of my favorites and those are spectacular examples of Pet wood Silky. The Mexican Thunderegg is a pretty cool one. A Geode would have a pocket/cavity where crystals can form. Thundereggs are normally solid inside.

Thanks for sharing the pics Chris and Silky, very cool!

Posted by: Crusty Nov 8 2016, 04:23 PM

Going through my Clear Creek cons and a little bitty golden ball rolled across my pan. Broke out my Tokina 100mm macro and this is what I found! 8)
Took a couple shots with a reverse 50mm lens added on and then went and ordered one of the USB microscopes I've been talking about getting forever... so better pics will follow.

Update: Someone on FB just suggested it is road paint with reflective beads. I thought the color looked right for gold, but being that small, this seems to make sense!

Posted by: johnnybravo300 Nov 8 2016, 07:47 PM

I found some golden road paint when I was there too. It really got my heart racing for a minute!!