San Diego Lady and other SoCal residents

[zeolite]

"Neptune's Daughters" turquoise, 1995 GIA

 

[zeolite]

Butterfly brooch, 10.01 ct Hiddenite (green spodumene), tourmaline, transparent labradorite, diamond, red beryl

 

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Kunzite, 551.65 ct, Brazil

 

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Flor de Lis, rubellite crystal, 1978 Jonas mine, Brazil

 

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The Garden, intarsia box, Nicolai Medvedev 1990

 

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Tourmaline crystal, Brazil

 

[breezing]

wow - will definately be playing hookie from work next week. thank you for the photos.

 

[zeolite]

Selenite crystals, with chrysocolla

 

[zeolite]

Tanzanite crystal

 

[zeolite]

Bird brooch, pearl, mother of pearl, rubellite, diamond

 

[zeolite]

Pomegranate brooch and ear clips, peridot, ruby, yellow diamonds

 

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Butterfly box, intarsia, 1990, malachite, Maine tourmaline

 

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Cut tourmalines, 7.85 - 26.89 cts

 

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Skeleton hand, gray agate

 

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Carved elephants, lapis lazuli, Faberge' 1890

 

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Frog brooch, demantoid garnets

 

[T L]

Mr. Zeolite,
Thank you so much for all the wonderful pictures. You should see my dreadful "Grainger Hall of Gems" thread. My photos are pitiful next to yours. I did try though. Bad museum lighting and a crappy cheap point and shoot. oh well.

 

[movie zombie]

holy moly! those are some butterflies!!! pass me the orange one, please!

Mo-Zo

 

[Art Nouveau]

Mr. Zeolite: Thanks for posting the gorgeous photos. I have seen the Aurora color diamond butterfly at GIA, Carlsberg two years ago, but I didn't see all the gem encrusted butterflies. Looks like I have to plan a trip to SD soon.

AN

 

[Largosmom]

WWWWwwwwOWWwwoW. stunning.

Thanks for posting these...

 

[chrono]

Unbelievable! Thank you for the excellent quality pictures and explanation that went with it.

 

[brandy_z28]

Oh my word! Thank you so much for sharing those Mr. Zeo!

 

[zeolite]

Tsavorite garnet, 62.81 cts

 

[zeolite]

Butterfly brooch, black opal, 13.51 ct rhodochrosite, apatite, chrome sphene

 

[zeolite]

Bird brooch, rubellite, diamond, pearl

 

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Butterfly brooch, 13.83 ct sphene, cassiterite

 

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Butterfly brooch, hauyne, 5.07 ct stibio-tantalite

 

[zeolite]

Bicolor tourmaline crystals, Brazil red-green, Afghanistan, blue-green

 

[zeolite]

Mr. Zeolite,
Thank you so much for all the wonderful pictures. You should see my dreadful "Grainger Hall of Gems" thread. My photos are pitiful next to yours. I did try though. Bad museum lighting and a crappy cheap point and shoot. oh well.

Even with a good camera, and photographer, if the lighting is bad, it won't work. The lighting at "all that glitters" is excellent. And my camera and lens, for this application, is as good as it gets. So I thank "all that glitters" and Canon.

 

[kenny]

Fantastic pics.
Do you mind some photography questions?

I've noticed most museums do not allow tripods.
They are probably worried others will trip and they'll be sued.
Flash is often forbidden.
This means high ISO setting and/or blur from long hand held exposures.

Your pics are razor sharp and noise free and I see no evidence of flash.

Did you use a tripod or monopod in the museum?
Did you rest the lens against the case?
Were you at ISO 100?

Any other information you are willing to share about the photography is welcome and appreciated.