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KCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKr
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Samples with Rotatable Images (1485)

These are samples that have QuickTimeVR 3D and JavaScript stereoscopic rotatable images associated with one or more samples. You can download the latest version of QuickTime for Macintosh or Windows from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. To make these files I first used a "VR Micro Studio", which consisted of an up-side-down panorama head, a three-axis adjustable tripod mount, and a 1000W halogen light. The camera was covered with tinfoil to keep it from burning up under the hot light. After making about 130 3D images (almost 10,000 individual photographs) I got a fiber optic illumination system and my studio looked like this. It was much more flexible, and doesn't get hot at all. Light really is the key to photographing small things: You need a lot of it close in. Then after another 50 or so I finally got an automatic turntable. Commercial stepper-motor systems are available, but they are very expensive and I've found they all vibrate, which disturbs delicate arrangements. I instead use a cheap surplus turntable with a 5 revolution per hour timing motor, combined with a time lapse control set to take a picture every 10 seconds. That works out to 72 images in one 12-minute revolution. If you do the math, the motion blur is less than one pixel even at a 1/15 second exposure, so a stepper motor that starts and stops is really not necessary. That was good, but in preparing for a Discovery Channel film project, I needed to upgrade to 360 steps instead of 72, and I wanted to be able to handle all sizes from nearly microscopic to a couple hundred pounds. The solution was a pair of custom-machined (by me, of course) turntables, cast iron mounts and a slate base for everything (because of vibrations, which are a big problem for samples less than about 5mm across). In late 2004 the studio looks like this.

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Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.

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Lead Leaded glass teardrop
Leaded glass teardrop.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Cat's whisker detector
Cat's whisker detector.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Cat's whisker detector closeup
Cat's whisker detector closeup.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Civil war rifle bullet
Civil war rifle bullet.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Plumbing lead ingot
Plumbing lead ingot.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Lead pipe reamer
Lead pipe reamer.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Cat's whisker detector closeup
Cat's whisker detector closeup.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Lead pipe non-plumbing
Lead pipe (non-plumbing).
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Napoleonic rifle balls
Napoleonic rifle balls.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Roman sling bullets
Roman sling bullets.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Car battery plates
Car battery plates.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Lead pipe
Lead pipe.
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Cast lead cylinder 1
Cast lead cylinder 1()
Lead: Info | 3D
Lead Cast lead cylinder 2
Cast lead cylinder 2()
Lead: Info | 3D
Lead Cast lead cylinder 3
Cast lead cylinder 3()
Lead: Info | 3D
Lead Cerussite
Cerussite()
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Density Set
Density Set
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Big hunk of galena
Big hunk of galena
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Galena, I think
Galena, I think
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Galena
Galena
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Lead Wolfenite
Wolfenite
Lead: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Reagent-grade metal
Reagent-grade metal.
Bismuth: Info | 3D
Bismuth Eggs
Eggs.
Bismuth: Info | 3D | Sound
Bismuth Sample from Wooden Book
Sample from Wooden Book.
Bismuth: Info | 3D
Bismuth Crystals made from bismuth shot
Crystals made from bismuth shot.
Bismuth: Info | 3D
Bismuth Stunning crystal
Stunning crystal.
Bismuth: Info | 3D
Bismuth Crystal garden
Crystal garden.
Bismuth: Info | 3D
Bismuth German crystal
German crystal.
Bismuth: Info | 3D
Bismuth Strange crystal
Strange crystal.
Bismuth: Info | 3D
Bismuth Huge crystal
Huge crystal.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
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