Monday, March 21, 2016

Gems

Isn't it funny how most people go to UK/Europe and come back with lots of handbags and stuff. I went there and only bought scented products and stones! These are some crystals I bought at Honister Pass, Lake District.

I was just browsing through the folder when I saw these stones and decided to play with them. Put them in a bowl of water and saw how the colours of the agate seemed magnified. So I took out the camera and did some close-up work. Am still not too happy with the reflection of the flash/ fluorescent light. Maybe I'll do another session in the daytime and see how it goes.

Citrine, rose quartz and agate.

Not too much detail on a rose quartz. I just tried to capture the patterns inside.

Another tricky stone. How do you bring out the beauty within? Background lighting?

The colours seem to pop out more on a blue background, compared to white.

But the honey brown floor gives better contrast. Tried to capture the striations in the stone. Pity about the imperfections. Well, it's just a souvenir, not a jewellery piece, right?

Again, the distracting flash of light. Layers came out OK though.

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