[meteorite-list] First attempt at photographing thin sections

From: David Pensenstadler <dfpens01_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 10:29:14 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <430799.2302.qm_at_web113320.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Nice job, Richard.

I understand that one should only use linear polarizers and that most camera polarizers are circular. So, be careful with what you use.

Perhaps Tom Phillips can shed some light on the differences in polarizers.

Dave

--- On Tue, 10/5/10, Richard Kowalski <damoclid at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Richard Kowalski <damoclid at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] First attempt at photographing thin sections
> To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 6:01 AM
> I had some free time tonight so I cut
> a few pieces of some plastic polarizing filter I had and
> used them on our biological microscope. I had picked up a
> few low priced thin sections at this past year's Tucson
> shows. For a first ever attempt at photographing thin
> sections in cross polarized light, I think I've done an ok.
> job.
>
> I've uploaded my first 5 to an album on Facebook. Below is
> a link that should be accessible even if you don't have a FB
> account.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/27uj6tk
>
> I haven't yet calibrated my field of view yet, so at the
> moment I can't offer the scale of the features in the
> images. Sorry.
>
> I'd appreciate any tips or advice the experts are willing
> offer to help make future images better.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Richard Kowalski
> Full Moon Photography
> IMCA #1081
>
>
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