Lake Superior Rocks & Gems - Around the Bands

bitfiend (59)in #rocks • 7 years ago (edited)

Good morning Steemians! I've pretty much been up all night. Taking pictures, thinking of ideas, waiting for the phone to ring (no calls). By the time it should have been bedtime, I just stayed awake. I've been meeting so many great steemians alon the way that it can be difficult to stay on top of any kind of routing (or maintain any kind of voting power as a minnow, as there are so many of you that deserve upvotes).

It's a constant battle with recharging voting power and bandwidth. Slowly but surely I'll have enough bandwidth where I don't have to worry about it. I have refrained from posting any more rock posts when I noticed my bandwidth was about to exceed its limits. I never exceeded, but I also haven't quite figured it out either.

#rockhound

My last agate post I started a #rockhound or #rockhounds tag. It seems that we've decided on #rockhound. A new tag has been born! :)

Lights Off

This agate is seemingly cut perfectly in half. Naturally of course. I can't get the desired effect with this flashlight, and I know with a smaller one I can make the agate glow better. We'll see what I can come up with today. Mondays I try to get stuff done.

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Through a Jewelers Loupe 40X25 mm - Lights Off

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No Shine

For the time being, I've changed it up and removed the "Jewelers Loupe" shot from this section. It's more or less the "bland" section anyways. Just an overview of what the rock looks like. It's mostly bland without the shine, so there's no need to zoom in with the Loupe. Still beautiful though!

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Shine

It's much nicer when it shines! Would you want a dull and unpolished diamond? This would be the end result with a good shining.

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Through a Jewelers Loupe 40X25 mm - Shine

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How Big is it?

Flashlight Settings	ISO 200 35 mm f/4.5 1/50 sec
Other Settings	ISO 6400-800 55 mm f/4.5 1/50 sec
Camera	Nikon D3400 24 MP
Lens	AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location	Superior, WI

The settings that I use on my camera to take these pictures can fluctuate. It all depends on lighting. I try to reproduce the same lighting every time so as to make it easier but when it comes to the camera settings, any additional light can change everything.

Feel free to stop by the #rockhound tag I started and check out other rockhounds. I haven't forgotten, and I plan on curating this tag the best I can. (with my little ol' minnow vote)

Fun Fact: I took a total of 336 pictures of this rock bring you the best quality!

Hopefully I can start giving away some agates on steemit. I feel they would need to be bigger, but some of the smaller agates can make really great jewelry.

I share my rock and agate photo's exclusive with the Steemit community! Feel free to share your thoughts!

Thanks for stopping by! God Bless!

@bitfiend