When I was doing the salt crystal shoot the other day for the "Identify This!" photo I came across an enormous salt crystal. It measures just under one inch across from side to side. It is almost perfectly symetrical and has the most wonderful texture. You are looking into it. The 3d shape is of a pyramid with four sides. In this shot it is inverted.
I decided to photograph it for my project as an object in its own right. It took nearly an hour of working with lighting to bring out the subtle tones and the sparkles. I have shown it here cropped and desaturated but otherwise SOOC.
Photographed with a macro, extension tube and three different lights.
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