Ammonite

Ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals, more closely related to living Nautilus species.
When polished some ammonit fossils display iridescence, a rare and valuable opal-like organic gemstone Ammolite(background).
An iridescent opal-like play of color is shown in fine specimens, mostly in shades of green and red; all the spectral colors are possible, however.The chemical composition of ammolite is variable, and aside from aragonite may include calcite, silica, pyrite, or other minerals.
A close-up...

...and a macro, where you can observe the crystals in the shell.

First shots with my new 35mm

Thanks to my friend Eduard I now own a Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro Limited Series lens. I always loved macro photography, but never had a true macro lens, and the results were unsatisfied almost every time, but not now...some test shots in the kitchen with a tripod and a desk lamp:

Lunar Eclipse 15.06.2011

The longest total lunar eclipse of this century graced the skies above Earth yesterday, with a duration of ~ 2 hours. I was a bit under prepared with my Tamrom 70-300mm lens at 300mm.Not having a great  focus point, I couldn't  take a real crisp shot of the moon, this image was shot at 300mm | f8 | 3 sec. with ISO200 - due to this long exposure the moon moved  as the little star in the right corner.I used 3 second because this was the last minute before the preumbre. (pre-shadow)

Lunar Eclipse mosaic, photos taken between 1/60-4sec. | f5,6-f8 and merged together for a better view of the eclipse.

My first image is my last ...

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