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Crystal "headdress" on the head of a small LED

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OP 3D Gunner Senior Member • Posts: 1,025
Re: Long exposures? Exposure stacking?

Joseph S Wisniewski wrote:

3D Gunner wrote:

I applied a thin film of colored varnish to the top of a small LED and then grew a crystal "headdress" around it.

Fun. I love internally lit, additive processes.

But... no time lapse of the growing crystal?

Thanks! 🙂

I planned a time-lapse scene in stereoscopic 3D mode several years ago, but I was lazy to prepare the scene, because it requires some special conditions to be provided over a longer period of time. 3D is "the thing" for something kike this. 🙂

The biggest problem is that in the first phase the solution is cloudy, just when the first crystals appear. That's when the fastest growth occurs.

If the crystallization process for the desired subject is triggered in a clear solution stabilized in terms of concentration and temperature conditions, the process evolves much more slowly and can take several days for a specimen with some decent size.

Can give a try. 😀

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