Diamond XL Vaal River Free State Rep S Africa

Diamond

This is a ruff diamond, i.e. the facets have not been cut or polished.  As you can see from the title, it is from the Republic of South Africa.

I was so excited to obtain the sample because I had no images of a diamond in my collection.  I have photographed all the steps in the Mohs hardness of minerals scale except diamond.  I have samples representing nearly all the hardness-es of the Mohs' Scale.  The scale is used in identifying unknown minerals.  It goes from "1" to "10."  1 is the softest and can be scratched by all the harder minerals, 2-10.  Diamond is the hardest and can scratch all the other minerals, 1-9.

This sample is tiny.  It is displayed at 9.84X life size on the sensor.  It is way too tiny to be faceted, polished and used in jewelry.  You can barely see it with the unaided eye.  It seems to me it is not clear, which is a prerequisite for becoming jewelry.  These are all reasons that is cost me $3.00.

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Cranes Bill

Cranes Bill

These from the middle of Sept. 2005.

Cranes bill is a hardy, Richland County,  geranium, it comes back every year without replanting.  I blogged about it in June of 2016.  

Cranes Bill

Cranes Bill

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Camranger

Camranger

George Lepp mentioned the existence of this device in his column in Outdoor Photography several years ago.  As I understand it, newer Cameras have this functionality built in.  I use this device extensively.  It enables image stacking for macro photography.

The more magnification you have for closeups the less depth of field.  The best, if not the only way to rectify this problem is image stacking.  There are several good software applications for this purpose.  I use Helicon Focus.  I have tried Zerene Stacker.  Many photographers say it is the best option.  I have tried the free trial version but could not see a reason the forsake my Helicon Focus.  Photoshop CC also performs this task.

CamRanger connects to your camera if it has the correct port.  Check compatibility before buying.  CamRanger creates an ad hoc wifi network.  I have used it with my cell phone but prefer the Apple I-pad with its high res screen.  The CamRanger will show up with the existing wifi networks in your house and in the neighborhood.  Just select the CamRanger network, put in the password provided, install the CamRanger Application on your screen device and you are ready to go.

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