Like dabbling in the exotic or things that average people don't find entertaining. For example, prospecting gold and precious gemstones. Avid collector of gemstones also. Never have actually prospected, which is a big dream of mine. Like metal detecting. I guess you would say I like treasure hunting. The thrill of finding an item that someone held hundreds or even thousands of years ago. More an outdoorsy individual.

My attempt in very, very near future is to get my certification for gemologist. Of course, that takes money! And we all know what its like anymore, economics...So I tried my hand also at photographing gemstones. Let me be the first to tell you. No easy feat! In order to capture the vivid color and if your really good , the faceting. The angle, reflections, lighting, shadows have to be perfect. Definitely a tough job for jewelry photographer.