21 February 2009
Posted at 17:39 in ,
Sorry, just practising with the macro lens here (seeing as I haven't taken much non-work photos lately). And it's obviously not as good as those professional ones but hey... I have a noob camera, zero setup and shaky hands when hungry. Please ignore the specks of dust for these rings are not very frequently used or cleaned - but can you tell which is the natural rock here? The other 2 are man-made :) The different cuts and sizes might influence your guess though.


Shot in late morning daylight. I think diamonds tend to sparkle best under artificial lighting. They just look terribly cold here.

6 comments:
  @ 21 February 2009 at 17:52 wg said...
is it the right most one?? is it is it is it?? huh huh huh?? *eager beaver like*
  @ 24 February 2009 at 02:10 msbelle said...
My guess is the middle one. Either that of the marquise. Probably totally wrong on both accounts!!

Did you get a new camera?
  @ 24 February 2009 at 11:28 beakee said...
OK, so lots of you have looked at other people's guess without leaving your own.

wg is correct, it's the round one that's a natural diamond. Must've cheated by looking at the well-worn band :P

Ginger, no it's the same camera, same lens :) Even though there are now point-and-shoots with more megapixels, I still can't afford to upgrade my dSLR :\
  @ 25 February 2009 at 02:35 msbelle said...
Wow. Shows you how well I can tell squat about diamonds from a picture! I'd love to see it in person though. Love the rainbows they make!
  @ 26 February 2009 at 13:21 DK said...
I was guessing the round 1 too.

The other 2 looks fake. Especially the one on the left. :)
  @ 26 February 2009 at 16:42 beakee said...
LOL. Eh... they are not fake, just created in a lab, not the earth, with the exact same material, molecular structure and properties - carbon :P
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