They'd Lost Theirs...

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There is a unique story behind this object - it goes back over 2,000 years. You might find out a little more about it, eventually...

29/03/2010 - 08:38i-Berg

CategoryClose Up

BodyPENTAX K10D

Shutter Speed1/3

Aperturef/5.6

LensN/A

ISO100

Focal Length90mm

Views/Likes63/0

TagsTamron 90 f2.8, macro

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grahamwalton

Member

21 years
Birmingham UK

Link Posted 30/03/2010 - 11:58

At first glance, this picture looked like a hole in ship, looking through to the seabed. Closer inspection shows a piece of rock with mineral inclusions. So I guess what they had lost was the mineral. Is it marble?

An intriguing photo.

Friendly Regards
Graham

i-Berg

Member

13 years
Melbourne, Oz

Link Posted 31/03/2010 - 08:14

Graham,

Marble it is...

http://www.pbase.com/iberg

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Camera Make:	PENTAX Corporation
Camera Model:	PENTAX K10D
Date Taken:	2010-03-28 20:52:44
Exposure Program:	Aperture priority
Aperture:	f/5.6
Max Aperture Value:	N/A
ISO Speed Rating:	100
Focal Length:	90 mm
Lens:	N/A
Metering Mode:	Spot
Exposure Time:	1/3 sec