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Fools Gold

Macro Mondays theme Iron

 

Fools gold is a common name given to iron pyrite which is a sulfide mineral of iron. It has a wonderfully lustrous surface which is great at reflecting light.

 

I had two lights pointing at this nugget, one from the top right and one from the bottom left - to try to minimise the shadows cast by the first light. I quite liked the reflections and colours it produced.

 

I took this this morning but then ran out of time to post and have been struggling to catch up eversince. Now I can sit down and admire everyone elses lovely images!

 

The width of frame here is just under 4cm.

 

Happy Macro Monday! 😊

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Uploaded on March 18, 2024
Taken on March 18, 2024