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PhotosWulfenite - Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA

15th Nov 2014 20:02 UTCIan Whitlock

I took this Picture last night. I think it came out very well! I love the Red 'Windowpane' around the Orange 'Glass' Wulfenite sitting on a Yellow 'Sea' of Mimetites. Its Beautiful!

:-)

15th Nov 2014 21:47 UTCDoug Daniels

Great photo! Almost looks like a painting, except for the lower part (ok - the painter got lazy).

15th Nov 2014 22:38 UTCIan Whitlock

Haha, ya. I couldn't get my camera to focus on the Mimetite's on the Bottom-Right. Thanks though. I just started trying to take "Close Up's" of some of my specimens, so I'm still learning.

16th Nov 2014 00:19 UTCChester S. Lemanski, Jr.

Management looked very favorably on this photo while reviewing it!!!

16th Nov 2014 01:53 UTCMark Heintzelman 🌟 Expert

That certainly is a dramatic and unique image, looks more like a Rothko than a mineral specimen!! Very nice Ian!! (tu)

16th Nov 2014 03:44 UTCHenry Barwood

Great photo! Very pretty and quite artistic.

16th Nov 2014 03:55 UTCIan Whitlock

Haha, it really does look like a Rothko Painting!

Thanks Everyone : )

16th Nov 2014 05:00 UTCJake Harper Expert

What a superb shot, Ian - well done! I'll be looking forward to more of your work.

Jake

16th Nov 2014 10:43 UTCJelmer Hylke Hoeksma

Very good composition of a very nice specimen, Ian!

One point of possible improvement is the dept of view in your picture.

If you make close-ups be sure to use the micro or close-up option on your camera if you didn't use that already.

This is usually shown with an icon something like:

If you are using this then you can improve the depht of view by increasing the diaphragm number.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphragm_(optics) )

The diaphragm number on my Panasonic DMC-LX7 goes from 1.4 to 8.0.

For close-ups I always try to keep it on 8.0.

The disadvantage of a high diaphragm number can be that your shutter speed becomes longer than 1/10 of a second if there is not sufficient light.

As I shoot my pictures from hand anything longer than this will almost always result in motion blur. Motion blur is used as a desired effect in ,for instance, sport photographs but one hardly encounters it as a wanted phenomenon when shooting minerals.

One can counter long shutter speed by increasing the light (usually not applicable when using daylight) or using a higher iso number.

But beware: using high iso numbers can greatly decrease the quality of your picture. My camera gives very good results up to 400 iso. (no I am not sponsored, :-) )

You can find out what will do iso to your pictures by making exactly the same picture with different iso numbers and compare the outcomes.

Good luck!

Disclaimer: I am not a professional photographer and only skilled by practice. Besides that I am Dutch so some jargon might be ill-translated.

16th Nov 2014 16:20 UTCRudolf Hasler Expert

Phantastic photograph, Ian!!!

Is this really the true color of the Wulfenite? I wish we also had this color here in Bad Bleiberg.

Your picture motivated me to take some new photos and there is one that I am quite happy with although it does not have this outstanding red of your crystals.

Best regards,

Rudolf

16th Nov 2014 16:41 UTCIan Whitlock

Thats a nice specimen! It doesn't have the red in it like mine, but the crystals are almost twice the size. And Yes, that is the true color of my piece. I just zoomed in on it.

26th Nov 2014 01:16 UTCAlex Earl 🌟 Expert

Ian, I am glad your photo was chosen so quickly, you did a great job, and you have an excellent specimen!

Alex

26th Nov 2014 03:50 UTCIan Whitlock

Thanks Alex. Im glad it got chosen as well. Its definitely the most aesthetic picture I've ever taken, so it'll be hard to beat this one. I'm not a professional photographer by any means, but I am very pleased with how this photo came out. If only I could've gotten the Yellow Mimetites to focus on the bottom-right, then it would've been even better, but my camera isn't that good. It doesn't allow me to change the F-Stops or Shutter Speed. It does it automatically.

26th Nov 2014 08:06 UTCRudolf Hasler Expert

Congratulations, Ian!!!

Your picture as well as the Wulfenite really deserves to be honoured!

:)-D

Best regards,

Rudolf

26th Nov 2014 14:10 UTCPaul Brandes 🌟 Manager

Great photo, Ian!! Well deserving for POTD! (tu)

And I wouldn't worry about your photo setup; I know people "with all the toys" that can't do any better......

8th Dec 2014 21:26 UTCJelmer Hylke Hoeksma

Congratulations with yout POTD Ian!

I still have mixed feelings about the quality of the pic though.

It is a great piece, an excellent composition and it is well framed.

On the other hand the lighting, background and especially depth of view leave a lot of room for improvement.

I know the POTD does not require a perfect picture and it is a real encouragement for continuing mineral photography but I am just not as wildly enthousiastic as other people in this forum.

Good luck,

Jelmer

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