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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 5, 2023 18:45:33 GMT -5
I got this material from holajonathan this last week. Yes, he's still alive! LOL |
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Post by ashley on Mar 5, 2023 18:49:39 GMT -5
jasoninsdMan those are some real beauties Jason! A lot of variety in the shapes with them! Is the velvet sheen more grey in person or is it the greenish color?
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 5, 2023 18:53:25 GMT -5
 The nellite is awesome!!! I like the crazy lace, too, though I am usually not fond of that variety. You did a beautiful job with it. Of course, the poppy jasper is cool, too. Is it Olympic Poppy Jasper?
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 5, 2023 19:04:10 GMT -5
jasoninsd Man those are some real beauties Jason! A lot of variety in the shapes with them! Is the velvet sheen more grey in person or is it the greenish color? Thanks Ashley!  Totally green sheen on that obsidian! It's really amazing in person!  The nellite is awesome!!! I like the crazy lace, too, though I am usually not fond of that variety. You did a beautiful job with it. Of course, the poppy jasper is cool, too. Is it Olympic Poppy Jasper? Thanks Tela! Isn't that Nellite sick?!? It's super chatoyant!! I don't know about that PJ. I didn't think it was Olympic...I haven't seen any Olympic Poppy with that yellow in it. Not saying I've seen or know everything! LOL |
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Post by ashley on Mar 5, 2023 19:07:54 GMT -5
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Post by rime on Mar 5, 2023 20:28:03 GMT -5
Parralax in agate is always a treat in smaller fortifications, I hope it's nice and visible as you rock it.
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 5, 2023 20:31:55 GMT -5
Parralax in agate is always a treat in smaller fortifications, I hope it's nice and visible as you rock it. It's super evident! It was in that little "eye" in the last picture where I saw it first...then I saw it in the other areas. I still get excited about finding a stone with Shadow Parallax! LOL |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 5, 2023 21:05:05 GMT -5
The Nellite is awesome! Great job on all of them, of course. I don't think that poppy is Olympic, either. Pretty stuff, wherever it's from.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 5, 2023 21:09:18 GMT -5
The Nellite is awesome! Great job on all of them, of course. I don't think that poppy is Olympic, either. Pretty stuff, wherever it's from. Thanks Robin! I've got no clue on the Poppy. I tried to do some searching, but couldn't find anything like that one! Literally, it's SO much like the MHPJ I've worked...it's pretty uncanny! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 5, 2023 21:13:11 GMT -5
The Nellite is awesome! Great job on all of them, of course. I don't think that poppy is Olympic, either. Pretty stuff, wherever it's from. Thanks Robin! I've got no clue on the Poppy. I tried to do some searching, but couldn't find anything like that one! Literally, it's SO much like the MHPJ I've worked...it's pretty uncanny! It probably is MHPJ. The colors are right. It's not unusual to find a one-off weirdo in rock.  |
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Post by Pat on Mar 5, 2023 21:21:01 GMT -5
Hmmmm… shadow parallax you say??
I googled it. Yark!
Please explain in very simple terms.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Mar 5, 2023 21:25:17 GMT -5
jasoninsd - That is a great piece of AZ wood. The translucent type is right up there (almost) with the purples. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 5, 2023 21:34:10 GMT -5
Thanks Robin! I've got no clue on the Poppy. I tried to do some searching, but couldn't find anything like that one! Literally, it's SO much like the MHPJ I've worked...it's pretty uncanny! It probably is MHPJ. The colors are right. It's not unusual to find a one-off weirdo in rock. I really am leaning toward it being MHPJ...but didn't want to be presumptuous. LOL Hmmmm… shadow parallax you say?? I googled it. Yark! Please explain in very simple terms. As far as I know how to explain it...it's where the light causes a shadow from one band in the fortification onto the next fortification. Here's a great video showing a BIG agate with the effect going on: jasoninsd - That is a great piece of AZ wood. The translucent type is right up there (almost) with the purples. Thanks Vince! I told Jonathan this piece (and that last piece I worked from Lee) kind of renewed my faith in Petrified Wood...as I just haven't worked all that many pieces of pet wood that I've been super impressed with due to fractures and pits in most of the pieces I've worked! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 5, 2023 21:38:16 GMT -5
Hmmmm… shadow parallax you say?? I googled it. Yark! Please explain in very simple terms. Pat, it's an optical illusion. I always think of it like seeing blinds opening and closing. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 5, 2023 21:40:49 GMT -5
Hmmmm… shadow parallax you say?? I googled it. Yark! Please explain in very simple terms. Pat, it's an optical illusion. I always think of it like seeing blinds opening and closing. Is it seriously just an optical illusion? I really was under the impression it truly was a shadow being caused by the way the banding was formed in these particular pieces. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 5, 2023 21:47:40 GMT -5
Pat, it's an optical illusion. I always think of it like seeing blinds opening and closing. Is it seriously just an optical illusion? I really was under the impression it truly was a shadow being caused by the way the banding was formed in these particular pieces. From Wiki: Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or half-angle of inclination between those two lines.[1][2] Due to foreshortening, nearby objects show a larger parallax than farther objects, so parallax can be used to determine distances. ETA: Maybe not exactly an optical illusion, but it has to do with the way our eyes see things. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 5, 2023 22:06:54 GMT -5
Is it seriously just an optical illusion? I really was under the impression it truly was a shadow being caused by the way the banding was formed in these particular pieces. From Wiki: Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or half-angle of inclination between those two lines.[1][2] Due to foreshortening, nearby objects show a larger parallax than farther objects, so parallax can be used to determine distances. ETA: Maybe not exactly an optical illusion, but it has to do with the way our eyes see things. Freakin' A...I'm going to have to whip out the thesaurus to try and decipher that! LOL (Kidding...kinda! LOL) So...basically it just helps if you look at them like this! LOL  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 5, 2023 22:10:27 GMT -5
From Wiki: Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or half-angle of inclination between those two lines.[1][2] Due to foreshortening, nearby objects show a larger parallax than farther objects, so parallax can be used to determine distances. ETA: Maybe not exactly an optical illusion, but it has to do with the way our eyes see things. Freakin' A...I'm going to have to whip out the thesaurus to try and decipher that! LOL (Kidding...kinda! LOL) So...basically it just helps if you look at them like this! LOL That's about how I see it. LOL! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Mar 5, 2023 22:13:28 GMT -5
Foreshortening - isn't that what happens to baby boys...?
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Post by Pat on Mar 5, 2023 22:15:59 GMT -5
Maybe it is like looking at your nose with one eye then the other. One eye at a time.
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The nellite is awesome!!! I like the crazy lace, too, though I am usually not fond of that variety. You did a beautiful job with it. Of course, the poppy jasper is cool, too. Is it Olympic Poppy Jasper?
The nellite is awesome!!! I like the crazy lace, too, though I am usually not fond of that variety. You did a beautiful job with it. Of course, the poppy jasper is cool, too. Is it Olympic Poppy Jasper?
