Yeah, I realize now its all about the lighting in terms of how they look. The second picture above (which I would consider closest to how it looks in "real life") I took with my 10ks on and that looks nothing like this one I took with just a 20k bulb on. My guess is the picture I saw when I purchased this rock was taken under pure 20k which I believe is fairly standard practice. Its just amazing how different they look in photos depending on the light bulb, and how different photos look from the real thing. The difference is not nearly so dramatic in person when I switch from 10k to 20k lighting.
Joe
