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21st Dec 2010 23:05 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Annabergite

Km 3 open pit, Km 3 mines, Km 3, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

This is my list of the most beautiful Mindat micro photos.

Only one photo per photographer (excuse me for including one of my own, it's a bit awkward, I know...).

If you have a suggestion for a photo to be included please reply in this topic.

Have fun!

Canon Ixus 500, Minolta bellows, Meiji SW10x, Canon 35mm 2.8 RMS, CombineZ

Matthias Reinhardt

Info will follow.

Stephan Wolfsried

Nikon Coolpx 8400, Zeiss Discovery V12, Helicon Focus

Christian Rewitzer

Canon Powershot A629, Zeiss Discovery V12, Helicon Focus

Elmar Lackner

Canon EOS450D, Leica S8 Apo, CombineZ

Fred Kruijen

Sony Alpha 350, bellows, Olympus Zuiko 20mm f2.0, CombineZ

Dominik Schläfli

Canon EOS10D, Olympus SZX12, 1x PlanApo objective, CombineZ

Harjo Neutkens

Canon Powershot A540, B&L SZ-7, Euromex phototube, CombineZ

Enrico Bonacina

Info will follow

Volker Betz

Canon EOS400D, bellows, Canon macro 38mm, Helicon Focus

Vítězslav Snášel

Canon Powershot A530, Helios reverse lense, Zenit objective, CombineZ

Jean-Claude Dol

Nikon D5000, Leica S8 apo

Auke Bleeker

JVC MC500, Raynox MSN505, CombineZ

Robert Meyer

Info will follow

Yannick Vessely

Canon EOS30D, bellows, Nikkor 35mm, CombineZ

Frédéric Hède

Info will follow

Tony Peterson

Info will follow

Pierre Rondelez

Pentax K100D, Pentax bellows, Pentax 50mm 1:1.7 reverse, CombineZ

Fritz Schreiber

Nikon D70, Wild M420 macroscope, Helicon Focus

Matteo Chinellato

Canon 40D, bellows, Zeiss Luminar 40mm, Helicon Focus

Gerhard Niceus

Olympus E30, Olympus bellows, Zeiss Luminar 25mm, Zerene Stacker

Michael Pfeil

Info will follow

Guy Bernadi

Info will follow

Rafa Muñoz Alvarado

Canon EOS40D, Nikon CF 5x ,bellows, Nikon P 10/0.25

Frank de Wit

Canon EOS450D, Olympus bellows, Zeiss Luminar 40mm, CombineZ

Vincent Bourgoin

Info will follow

David M Maietta

Info will follow

Petr Fuchs

Info will follow

Stefan Schorn

Canon G6, Zeiss Stemi 2000C, Zeiss 52mm universal adapter, Helicon Focus

Joy Desor

Cannon EOS7D, Nikon U series

John Jaszczak

Leica EC3, Nomarski differential interference contrast, Olympus PMG3 microscope

Branko Rieck

Nikon D7000, WILD M420 Macroscope, Zerene Stacker

Yaiba Sakaguchi

Olympus E-5, tube(EX-25 x3), OM ZUIKO Auto-Macro 38mm

R. Tanaka

Nikon D3, Nikon Multiphot, Zeiss Luminar 25mm

Sylvano Iob

Canon S5, Leica Mocrozoom 1x objective, CombineZ

Saul Krotki

Info will follow

21st Dec 2010 23:17 UTCEugene & Sharon Cisneros Expert

One picture may be worth a thousand words, but it doesn't describe the equipment used to capture the images. If it were possible, a description of the equipment used would be as important to me as the images themselves.

Gene

21st Dec 2010 23:21 UTCMaggie Wilson Expert

Azurite, Mimetite

Mas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France

This is the photo the inspired me to learn about micro-photography - I have miles to go to be able to achieve these results, but this, and the rest of its companions will continue to inspire.

Terrific idea for a "best of" thread!

Maggie

21st Dec 2010 23:23 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Gene, I'll add that later. For most of the photos I have the information here somewhere ;-)

Maggie, all J-M's photos are very inspiring, but for me his Annabergite is an icon!

21st Dec 2010 23:37 UTCMaggie Wilson Expert

Ack, my apologies Harjo! Trust me not to read the fine print!

One per, gotcha!

22nd Dec 2010 02:34 UTCBryan Manke

Analcime, Clay minerals

Five Mile Quarry (Upper Lytle Quarry), Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

22nd Dec 2010 09:14 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Yes Bryan, I like that one very much too, but I already included Bob's Slipfontein photo. I only want one photo per photographer. I could however replace Bob's Slipfontein Carminite with his Analcime, difficult choice, both are great....

22nd Dec 2010 09:41 UTCDomenico Preite Expert

Gooh Harjo best selection..

22nd Dec 2010 10:04 UTCEnrico Bonacina Expert

Thanks for giving harjo as favorite.

Ciao.

22nd Dec 2010 12:35 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Of course Enrico, you are a maestro!

22nd Dec 2010 14:05 UTCVítězslav Snášel Expert

I can not believe what I see!!

For me it's a wonderful Christmas gift and a great honor that my photo is that your list along with such amazing photographers!!

Harjo,

Thank you so much!

It really is a great honor for me!

Vita

22nd Dec 2010 15:48 UTCDarren Court

Harjo, just want to say thank you so much for this. I linked to it on my facebook page, just so non-mineral friends can see and maybe understand a little better why we all do what we do! Cheers!

Darren

22nd Dec 2010 18:47 UTCChristian Auer 🌟 Expert

Darren Court Wrote:

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> Harjo, just want to say thank you so much for

> this. I linked to it on my facebook page, just so

> non-mineral friends can see and maybe understand a

> little better why we all do what we do! Cheers!

>

> Darren

Excellent idea Darren, I`ll add it too!

22nd Dec 2010 19:01 UTCVítězslav Snášel Expert

YES , I´ll add it too friends:)

http://www.facebook.com/rockhound.cz

Vita

22nd Dec 2010 19:04 UTCGerhard Niceus Expert

Hallo Harjo,

thank you very much for choosing my picture in the "Best of micro Mindat Photos".

Im very proud to belong to selected photographers and it is another incentive for me

to make good micro Pictures.

Gerhard (geni B))

22nd Dec 2010 21:36 UTCJ Church

Beautiful color photographs, Here is a opal in black and white as an electron micrograph of a specimen from the Rainbow Ridge Mine in Virgin Valley Mining District, Humboldt Co, NV. I mined specimens from many levels and claims for opal formation research by Prof. Mustoe.

22nd Dec 2010 23:01 UTCRoger Lang Manager

Harjo,

excellent selection! ... i really enjoyed those,

cheers and happy holidays

Roger

23rd Dec 2010 17:42 UTCJean-Marc Johannet Manager

Hi Harjo & Maggie,

Thanks you to point out two of my pictures.

They are made to enjoy people by the beauty of microminerals.

I imagine that is the same when a writer meets some of his readers, it is always a pleasure to know that your work is appreciated.

btw, Harjo, I do appreciate a lot your selection, very close to my tastes...

Amitiés à tous et bonnes fêtes de Noël.

Jean-Marc

24th Dec 2010 04:32 UTCJeff Weissman Expert

Dear Harjo

What a great inspiration and gift to us all! I, for one, am even more motivated to reach for this level of skill!

thanks, Jeff

24th Dec 2010 10:14 UTCVincent Bourgoin Expert

Hi Harjo,

Thank you for choosing my picture !

I appreciate your idea and selection !

Gene, I take my photos on my stereo-microscope.

Mery Christmas

Amitiés à tous et bonnes fêtes de fin d'année !

Vincent

24th Dec 2010 12:49 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager

Crocoite, Pyromorphite

Platt Prospect, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Harjo,

a fantastic group of photos, hard to beat, - well done!

But another suggestion for Rob Meyer:

Some very difficult choices here!

24th Dec 2010 21:55 UTCRock Currier Expert

Harjo,

You need to now also put all of these into our Best Minerals Articles.

24th Dec 2010 22:08 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Rock, they will ;-)

Ralf, true, from an Aussie perspective (:P) but.... I think I'll keep Robert's Analcime.

26th Dec 2010 02:04 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager

I know I am a bit biased to Australia, also to the colourful lead secondaries, but we could argue such things forever, its still a superb collection and a nice Christmas present to drool over, thanks Harjo.

28th Dec 2010 19:04 UTCHarald Schillhammer Expert

Superb selection!

Mineralogical Research Company Wrote:

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> One picture may be worth a thousand words, but it

> doesn't describe the equipment used to capture the

> images. If it were possible, a description of the

> equipment used would be as important to me as the

> images themselves.

>

> Gene

I second that. I mean, technically I would know how to reproduce all images, except one: the Analcime photo by Volker Betz. This one almost looks like a colored SEM-Image. The depth (I don't mean DOF) and clarity are intriguing.

29th Dec 2010 12:45 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

I wrote down the technical info below most of the photos, some will follow later.

Cheers,

Harjo

29th Dec 2010 15:11 UTCHarald Schillhammer Expert

Thanks a lot!

30th Dec 2010 15:02 UTCFritz Schreiber Expert

Harjo,

I did my photos with a WILD M420 macroscope, with a Nikon D70 camera, and Helicon Focus for stacking.

Great selection, thank you for including one of my photos!

Fritz

30th Dec 2010 18:53 UTCVolker Betz 🌟 Expert

Hello Harald,

the analcime picture is just a normal photo made with helicon focus. Just a unusual combo.

Volker

31st Dec 2010 01:31 UTCRobert Meyer Manager

Harjo,

Thanks for this gallery. It is very enjoyable, and putting it together must have taken some time, since there are so many photographs on Mindat to chose from. It is great to see these selections, based on your excellent knowledge of micro mineral photography, and the consistency of criteria from one knowledgeable person. I was very happy to be included in this group.

For your information, the equipment statement for my photograph would be: Nikon Coolpix 8400; Qioptic/Optem Zoom 125C Optical System consisting of Coupler (25-84-00-02), 1.0X TV Tube (29-90-72), Zoom 125C Zoom Module & Focus (30-61-20 & 30-13-10), and 2.0X Aux Lens (29-20-41); Zerene Stacker.

Bob

31st Dec 2010 06:53 UTCHarald Schillhammer Expert

Volker Betz Wrote:

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> Hello Harald,

>

> the analcime picture is just a normal photo made

> with helicon focus. Just a unusual combo.

>

> Volker

Volker, I already recognized that and in the same course have browsed your zeolithe images on your website. Very impressive - and it shows once again that one does not need sophisticated equipment to achieve outstanding results. It all boils down to "Know how to use your equipment".

Looking at your set-up, I can see that your lighting is very simple which in the case of the respective analcime image was obviously an advantage. Anyway, very well done.

Cheers

13th Jan 2011 21:56 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

I added a beautiful new Paulingite photo by Petr Fuchs today!

13th Jan 2011 23:52 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

And I've added a faaaantastic Lanzarote Analcime photo by Stefan Schorn (Mineralienatlas.de)

14th Jan 2011 22:14 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

And today I added a beautiful Kasolite pic by Joy Desor!

10th Feb 2011 17:39 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

I added a beautiful Graphite photo by John Jaszczak today!

14th Feb 2011 22:06 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

And today I added a beautiful Mixite photo by Branco Rieck!

(and replaced Volker's photo with one of his amazingly beautiful recent Chabazite photos, and replaced Vincent's photo with a very special one)

14th Feb 2011 22:51 UTCClosed Account 🌟

Harjo,

thank you very much for the honor of being selected!

Branko

25th Feb 2011 21:37 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Today, added a very nice one from one of our Japanese friends.

28th Feb 2011 20:04 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Added another one from Japan, a beautifully lit Garnet from Ryoji Tanaka.

9th Mar 2011 15:22 UTCR. Tanaka Expert

Hi Harjo,

Thank you very much for adding my photo to your favorite.

My equipment of the photo is CZJ Luminar 25mm/Nikon Multiphot/Nikon D3.

Cheers,

9th Mar 2011 17:51 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Hi,

Thanks very much for the info! I'll update the page.

12th Nov 2011 18:12 UTCCurtis Forrester

Hi Harjo,

Your photo selections are some of the finest I have ever seen, but could you please have them labeled as to species & locality?

Thanks,

Curt

13th Dec 2011 22:16 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Linarite, Langite

Bergmannstrost Mine (Lindenbach Mine), Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Some more wonderful micro photos on Mindat!

Yaiba Sakaguchi

Volker Betz

Matthias Reinhardt

Tony Peterson

Stephan Wolfsried

Robert Meyer

Matteo Chinellato

Jean-Marc Johannet

Jean Claude Dol

Igor Dolinar

Gerhard Niceus

Fritz Schreiber

Frédéric Hède

Fred Kruijen

Petr Fuchs

Enrico Bonacina

Dominik Schläfli

Christian Rewitzer

Branko Rieck

Auke Bleeker

Guy Bernadi

Elmar Lackner

Marko Burkhardt

Germano Fretti

Jean Marie Laurent

Pascal Collet

Vincent Bourgoin

Sylvano Iob

Alesha Siegel/ Jean Sendero

Harald Schillhammer

Michael Reicht

15th Dec 2011 14:22 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

(tu)(tu)(tu)

15th Dec 2011 14:31 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder

Curt -

simply click on the photo for full information

15th Dec 2011 16:15 UTCAlf Olav Larsen

Freely after Satchmo: What a wonderful world (of minerals)!

Alf Olav

16th Dec 2011 22:43 UTCMatteo Chinellato Expert

many nice the Azurite of Christian Rewitzer

17th Dec 2011 08:39 UTCAccount Closed

In fact for me, i don't take this photo of anatase. She is a standard of quality but not very esthetic. I prefer others photos with more large field.

I can see when my photo is good or less good. In fact this anatase is just for seen the difference of colour inside (sroory for my englisk harjo... Do you speak better frenche than me for english).

17th Dec 2011 09:16 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

In fact this anatase is just for seen the difference of colour inside

Exactement (tu)

17th Dec 2011 09:34 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Fred, j'ai changer ton photo ;-)

And I've added a few new photos!

23rd Dec 2011 08:07 UTCAccount Closed

Ok Harjo, i prefer this example ;).

10th Jan 2012 21:33 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

Haüyne

Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

I added a beautiful Clinoclase and Olivenite photo by Alesha Siegel/Jean Sendero, have a look ;-)

Also, for those who have missed it; recently Volker Betz posted a breathtaking Haüyne photo. It ranks very high on my list of all time favourites! See below, and thanks Volker for the fantastic photo!

26th Jan 2012 23:02 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

I added a great photo by Harald Schillhammer today!

26th May 2012 21:42 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

And today I added Michael Reicht's fantastic Aragonite pic!

26th May 2012 23:14 UTCBen Schumer

Amethyst

Capurru Quarry, Osilo, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy

Hi Harjo,

Would this Osilio amethyst photo by Volker Betz be good?

Cheers,

Ben

5th Jun 2012 03:56 UTCTim Jokela Jr

Fantastic.

I notice all the Euro names, and wonder what it is that most of the best photomicrographers are out of Europe... patience, access to the best lenses, willingness to spend 20k on gear, spare time, or what, puzzling.

Needs mineral name and locality, stat.

This would be the start of a truly fabulous wall poster, say a meter across, each image 15 cm or so... is it feasible!

1st Jul 2012 18:41 UTCHarjo Neutkens Manager

I just added two fantastic photos by Matthias Reinhardt to both galleries!

Duftite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

1st Jul 2012 20:14 UTCAccount Closed

Hello Harjo,

in pink color i'd like this :)

http://www.alpinismeetmineraux.fr/mineralogie/macro/supermacro/supermacro912.jpg
http://www.alpinismeetmineraux.fr/mineralogie/macro/supermacro/supermacro911.jpg
http://www.alpinismeetmineraux.fr/mineralogie/macro/supermacro/supermacro915.jpg
http://www.alpinismeetmineraux.fr/mineralogie/macro/supermacro/supermacro908.jpg

1st Jul 2012 21:23 UTCMatteo Chinellato Expert

Pyrite - Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy. 3.55 mm group of blue oxidized Pyrite crystals. Donation Dott. Alberto Cattani. Collection & Photo Matteo Chinellato

http://s02.imageupper.com/1_t/7/I13411739481346636_1.jpg

Ramsbeckite - Veneziana Gallery, Monte Trisa Mines, Mercanti Valley, Torrebelvicino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy. 0.83 mm area with green Ramsbeckite crystals. Collection Paolo Chiereghin photo Matteo Chinellato

http://s02.imageupper.com/1_t/7/I13411739481346636_2.jpg

Spessartine - Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China. 6.55 mm group of orange Spessartine crystal. Collection & Photo Matteo Chinellato

http://s02.imageupper.com/1_t/7/I13411739481346636_3.jpg

1st Jul 2012 21:37 UTCAccount Closed

So greattttttttttt Matteo ! Mas Dieu is my favorite localitie....

After pink, blue..... and perhaps green after ?

http://www.alpinismeetmineraux.fr/mineralogie/macro/supermacro/supermacro817.jpg
http://www.alpinismeetmineraux.fr/mineralogie/macro/supermacro/supermacro823.jpg
http://www.alpinismeetmineraux.fr/mineralogie/macro/supermacro/supermacro827.jpg

5th Jan 2013 23:38 UTCRudolf Hasler Expert

Harjo,

this is the very best selection of mineral photos I have ever seen!

Congratulations and thanks,

Rudolf

4th Sep 2013 13:47 UTCMario Pauwels

"Photo of the day" today, and it is a very nice one Edgar!

http://www.mindat.org/photo-519002.html

Best regards,

Mario Pauwels

4th Sep 2013 22:02 UTCvictor rzonca

WOW!

6th Sep 2013 10:57 UTCFred Leenheer

I am new here and I hope one of you can help me.

I have many micro photo's of minerals and I am trying to place them on the mindat.org website.

I can see the photo in my own page but the photo is unapproved.

What do I have to do to make the photo public for everyone? Or what am I doing wrong?

Regards

Fred Leenheer

6th Sep 2013 12:04 UTCChristian Auer 🌟 Expert

Just waiting Fred. Some manager has to approve them before they are online. This can last some hours up to some days.

6th Sep 2013 12:14 UTCOlav Revheim Manager

Fred,

As a new member, all of your photos requires approval from one of Mindat's area experts to get a site-wide display status. The approval process may take anything from hours to several days. This has partly to do with expert workload ( it is a system based on volunteers, everyone has a daytime job outside Mindat). Minerals that are rare, from obscure places or has a complex relationship to other species may take longer time to approve than more common minerals. Sometimes there will be a correspondence between an expert an a photo uploader prior to approval of a photo for site-wide display.

If your photos generally are of reasonably decent quality, correctly named and assigned to the correct locality, you will eventually be able to upload photos site-wide without an expert approval.

From what I can see you have uploaded two photos that are in the approval queue, but unfortunately, I do not have sufficient knowledge on these secondary minerals and localities to approve them.

Hope this helps

Olav

16th Oct 2013 16:11 UTCMario Pauwels

Conichalcite

La Reconquistada claim, Pastrana, Mazarrón, Murcia, Spain

A very nice and interesting Conicalcite picture from Oscar Fernandez

Best regards,

Mario Pauwels

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