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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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Bismuth Bismuth heart
Bismuth heart.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Etched bismuth heart
Etched bismuth heart.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Formerly world's largest crystal
Formerly world's largest crystal.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Foundry ingot
Foundry ingot.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Native bismuth from New Mexico
Native bismuth from New Mexico.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth More native bismuth
More native bismuth.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Element coin
Element coin.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Pepto-Bismol
Pepto-Bismol.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth BiTeEr lump
BiTeEr lump
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Field's metal
Field's metal.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Bismuth Field's metal crust
Field's metal crust.
Bismuth: Info | Spin | 3D
Polonium Radioactive spark plugs
Radioactive spark plugs.
Polonium: Info | Spin | 3D
Polonium Poster sample
Poster sample.
Polonium: Info | Spin | 3D
Polonium Lone Ranger Spinthariscope Ring
Lone Ranger Spinthariscope Ring.
Polonium: Info | Spin | 3D
Polonium Antique StaticMaster
Antique StaticMaster.
Polonium: Info | Spin | 3D
Polonium Antique StaticMaster
Antique StaticMaster.
Polonium: Info | Spin | 3D
Polonium Antique StaticMaster
Antique StaticMaster.
Polonium: Info | Spin | 3D
Polonium Cheap spinthariscope
Cheap spinthariscope.
Polonium: Info | Spin | 3D
Astatine Poster sample
Poster sample.
Astatine: Info | Spin | 3D
Radon Granite sphere
Granite sphere.
Radon: Info | Spin | 3D
Francium Poster sample
Poster sample.
Francium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Proper radium watch hands, Bestfit 6R4 kit
Proper radium watch hands, Bestfit 6R4 kit.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Spinthariscope
Spinthariscope.
Radium: Info | 3D
Radium Broken wristwatch
Broken wristwatch.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Radium scintillation slide
Radium scintillation slide.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium 1903 Crookes Spinthariscope
1903 Crookes Spinthariscope.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Scary Object
Scary Object.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium The Hammer Radium Spinthariscope
The Hammer Radium Spinthariscope.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Radium boot polish
Radium boot polish.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Small Revigator
Small Revigator.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
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