It's been a few days since I've shared a #rockhound post with you all!
I've been a little preoccupied with my rockhounding adventures as well as the steem #fitnesschallenge that I just joined. As some of you may know, I quit smoking in January for my new years resolution. Since I've quit, I've decided to try and exercise as a replacement to smoking. I haven't been very motivated to do so up until now and I'm going on four days with exercising and doing at least 100 reps a day.
This will go hand in hand with my rockhounding and I have quite a handful of new agates to share with you! I am also probably going to add an additional picture to share with my agate posts -- a picture of the agate just before I picked it! I didn't get a shot of all of the ones I picked, but if I go out and get more I'll hopefully have enough then!
Lights Off
Here's what I would consider my Agate of the day, found during my first agate hunt of the season! I've shared one like this one before! It's mostly quarts with a slab of agate around it. I'm still waiting for the day I find one like this but whole.
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Through the 60mm Macro Lens
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Through a Jewelers Loupe 40X25 mm - Lights Off
I couldn't help but notice that the jewelers loupe shot looks a lot like the macro lens shot here but with less detail. Have I been doing something wrong? Is my macro lens = to the loupe? I'll have to double check! The quality of my loupe shots this time around was kinda bad even with the lights on. I'll have to focus more on this segment next time.
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No Shine
I still like the raw, natural look of the agates I find. My favorite part about this one is the craters on the outside. There are a lot of rocks that I may pass up that have these characteristics that may have been whole agates but I couldn't see what was inside.
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Just before I Picked it
I've always wanted to take pictures of agates just before I picked them. I even considered starting a segment where I show a picture with a bunch of rocks in the sand and see if you can find pick the agate. At best this segment can help you find them easier when you're out there rockhounding!
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Shine
I really like the way this one shines. The Quartz shows a lot of depth and you can see a lot of detail inside when you look closely. Hard to see in the picture, but it's still beautiful!
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You can click on the image to view full screen!!
Through the 60mm Macro Lens
Macro lens shots came out surprisingly well this time around, and the jewelers loupe shots were very sub par. I'm not sure what that's about!
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You can click on the image to view full screen!!
Through a Jewelers Loupe 40X25 mm - Shine
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How Big is it?
| Settings with Flashlight in frame | ISO 100 35 mm f/4.5 1/50 sec |
| Settings both Lights Off & On | ISO 800 55mm/60mm f/5.6 1/50 sec |
| Camera | Nikon D3400 24 MP |
| Lens | AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR |
| Macro Lens | AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm 1:2.8 G ED |
| Location | Superior, WI |
Fun Facts: I took a total of 152 pictures of this rock to bring you the best quality! It takes me about 45 minutes to take the pictures, another 30 minutes to pick the best ones and re-scale them, plus another 20-30 minutes to make the post!
It certainly feels good that the weather is starting to warm up! Being able to go out agate hunting regularly feels great! I look forward to bringing you many unique rock pictures!
Thanks for stopping by! God Bless!
Older than 7 Days
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Lake Superior Rocks & Gems - So Much Character
Lake Superior Rocks & Gems - Glowing Fossil
Lake Superior Rocks & Gems - Thin Agate
Lake Superior Rocks & Gems - Colorful Quartz Crystal
February
Lake Superior Rocks & Gems - February Rocks
January and Beyond
Lake Superior Rocks & Gems - January Rocks [and 2017]