A Gift That Keeps on Giving |
A Gift That Keeps on Giving |
Sep 9 2017, 06:25 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Thank you again Dan & Denise for the rough Opals you sent me years ago. I have them situated on top of my PC tower and the sun hits them just right nearly every day in the afternoon and I am still appreciating them almost daily after all these years. You sent them to the right home.
Pics never seem to do Opals justice. I took a pic, then rotated 180 and took another. Still much purtier in person. Thank you again D&D for these little beauties! Rough Opals A by GhostCreekMine, on Flickr Rough Opals B by GhostCreekMine, on Flickr -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Sep 9 2017, 08:06 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 426 Joined: 6-February 04 Member No.: 84 |
I see the new camera's closeup function works great. I haven't tried it on mine yet.
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Sep 9 2017, 08:15 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
haha... no, those were taken with my smartphone. It does pretty well for the macro shots. Haven't tried the P900 for macro yet.
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Sep 10 2017, 02:40 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Really glad you like them Chris! Those are Welo Opals so they really like to play in water. That's where they really like to show their colors. The cloudy white parts go crystal clear also till the Opals dry back out.
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Sep 10 2017, 05:17 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
HA! I know exactly what you mean. I had them stored in a jar of alcohol for a while then noticed what you mentioned. I thought I had ruined them or something by putting them in alcohol because they changed so much. Once I restored them to dry I realized that it was probably refraction. Opals are a strange critter. I think these display better dry but I might experiment some more.
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Dec 29 2017, 09:20 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 28-December 17 Member No.: 139,420 |
Opals are one of my favoties :)
Speaking of opal, fire opals are stunning too. They remind me of space in a way and then I remember how incredibly small we all are in the grand scheme of things. very nice gems there! |
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