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Torn (Single)
DESCRIPTION
The image is of a nickel hydroxide film formed by injecting sodium hydroxide into a nickel solution. This was done twice, hence the two what appears to be holes torn in the surface of the nickel solution. Cross polarized light was used to add contrast. Magnification was 1:1. To compensate for the very shallow depth of field the image was stacked.
AUTHOR
I am a chemist by training and worked for most of my life in the chemical industry. I have had an interest in photography from my early twenties. Four years ago I started to delve into the possibilities digital photography offers in visualizing chemistry, thus combining my love for photography and chemistry. For me it has been a real treasure trove.
I use macro lenses often in combination with cross polarized light, and sometimes with wave plates to shift color, to visualize crystals and precipitates. I am continuously experimenting with new ways to form precipitates and to crystallize common compounds or salts from solution. The way in which precipitates or crystals are formed has a tremendous effect on the results. As precipitation and crystallization processes are highly unpredictable, it entails a lot of trial and error.
I use macro lenses often in combination with cross polarized light, and sometimes with wave plates to shift color, to visualize crystals and precipitates. I am continuously experimenting with new ways to form precipitates and to crystallize common compounds or salts from solution. The way in which precipitates or crystals are formed has a tremendous effect on the results. As precipitation and crystallization processes are highly unpredictable, it entails a lot of trial and error.
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