Samples with Rotatable Images (1485)

These are samples that have QuickTimeVR 3D and JavaScript stereoscopic rotatable images associated with one or more samples. You can download the latest version of QuickTime for Macintosh or Windows from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. To make these files I first used a "VR Micro Studio", which consisted of an up-side-down panorama head, a three-axis adjustable tripod mount, and a 1000W halogen light. The camera was covered with tinfoil to keep it from burning up under the hot light. After making about 130 3D images (almost 10,000 individual photographs) I got a fiber optic illumination system and my studio looked like this. It was much more flexible, and doesn't get hot at all. Light really is the key to photographing small things: You need a lot of it close in. Then after another 50 or so I finally got an automatic turntable. Commercial stepper-motor systems are available, but they are very expensive and I've found they all vibrate, which disturbs delicate arrangements. I instead use a cheap surplus turntable with a 5 revolution per hour timing motor, combined with a time lapse control set to take a picture every 10 seconds. That works out to 72 images in one 12-minute revolution. If you do the math, the motion blur is less than one pixel even at a 1/15 second exposure, so a stepper motor that starts and stops is really not necessary. That was good, but in preparing for a Discovery Channel film project, I needed to upgrade to 360 steps instead of 72, and I wanted to be able to handle all sizes from nearly microscopic to a couple hundred pounds. The solution was a pair of custom-machined (by me, of course) turntables, cast iron mounts and a slate base for everything (because of vibrations, which are a big problem for samples less than about 5mm across). In late 2004 the studio looks like this.

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Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
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Gold
Gold Antique nugget
3D3D
Antique nugget.
Source: Ed Pegg Jr
Contributor: Ed Pegg Jr
Acquired: 3 September, 2002
Text Updated: 4 May, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.75"
Purity: 88.7%
Gold
Gold Antique coin
3D3D
Antique coin.
Source: Coin Shop in California
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Text Updated: 21 December, 2007
Price: $100
Size: 0.5"
Purity: 90%
Sample Group: Coins
Gold
Gold Three ounce bar
3D3D
Three ounce bar.
Source: George (not 007) Lazenby
Contributor: George (not 007) Lazenby
Acquired: 21 October, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 3"
Purity: 99.42%
Gold
Gold Gold leaf
Story3D3D
Gold leaf.
Source: New York Central Art Supply
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 July, 2003
Price: $37/25 sheets
Size: 3.5"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: Metal leaf
Gold
Gold Thyratron
3D
Thyratron.
Source: eBay seller heruur
Contributor: eBay seller heruur
Acquired: 24 December, 2003
Price: Donated
Size: 5"
Purity: >99%
Gold
Gold Chain mail
3D3D
Chain mail.
Source: Mike Lauter
Contributor: Mike Lauter
Acquired: 20 May, 2005
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: 58%
Sample Group: Chain Mail
Gold
Gold Lighter
3D3D
Lighter.
Source: Casey's Gas Station
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 February, 2006
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009
Price: $7
Size: 2.5"
Purity: 0%
Gold
Gold Scrap for recycling
3D3D
Scrap for recycling.
Source: Ian Brown
Contributor: Ian Brown
Acquired: 11 April, 2006
Text Updated: 17 June, 2006
Price: Donated
Size: 1.5"
Purity: 90%
Gold
Gold Element coin
3D3D
Element coin.
Source: Dave Hamric
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 December, 2006
Text Updated: 14 January, 2007
Price: $100
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: Coins
Gold
Gold Gold leaf in oil
3D3D
Gold leaf in oil.
Source: Nick Mann
Contributor: Nick Mann
Acquired: 10 March, 2007
Text Updated: 12 March, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: >99%
Gold
Gold Gold-plated Griffith Observatory coin
3D3D
Gold-plated Griffith Observatory coin.
Source: Griffith Observatory
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 27 October, 2007
Text Updated: 28 October, 2007
Price: $30
Size: 1"
Purity: <1%
Gold
Gold Vapor deposited crystal
3D3D
Vapor deposited crystal.
Source: Ivan Timokhin
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 27 October, 2007
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009
Price: $30
Size: 0.2"
Purity: >99.99%
Gold
Gold Vapor deposited crystal 2
3D3D
Vapor deposited crystal 2.
Source: Ivan Timokhin
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 27 October, 2007
Text Updated: 28 October, 2007
Price: $30
Size: 0.2"
Purity: >99.99%
Gold
Gold Vapor deposited crystal 3
3D3D
Vapor deposited crystal 3.
Source: Ivan Timokhin
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 27 October, 2007
Text Updated: 19 November, 2007
Price: $30
Size: 0.2"
Purity: >99.99%
Gold
Gold Cheap earrings
3D3D
Cheap earrings.
Source: Mall store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 March, 2008
Text Updated: 8 March, 2008
Price: $7
Size: 2"
Purity: <0.1%
Gold
Gold Gold plating electrode
3D3D
Gold plating electrode.
Source: FDJ On Time
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 14 June, 2008
Text Updated: 14 June, 2008
Price: $48
Size: 1"
Purity: >99%
Gold
Gold Gold paint
3D3D
Gold paint.
Source: eBay seller bowsong
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 February, 2009
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Price: $45
Size: 3"
Purity: 0%
Gold
Gold Gold paint container
3D3D
Gold paint container.
Source: eBay seller bowsong
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 February, 2009
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Price: $45
Size: 5"
Purity: 0%
Gold
Gold Gold paint
3D3D
Gold paint.
Source: eBay seller barnsideantiques
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 February, 2009
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Price: $8
Size: 3"
Purity: 0%
Gold
Gold Healey Gold salt dish
3D3D
Healey Gold salt dish.
Source: eBay seller muni-divas
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2009
Text Updated: 13 March, 2009
Price: $15
Size: 2"
Purity: <1%
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