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Post by joe on Jun 8, 2006 23:11:29 GMT -5
Here is a something close to a cab. It turned out a bit longer and skinnier than the template and I don't know how anyone makes a calibrated cab! But it's close. It is from agate given to me by Ed therefore it is known as Edgate.   I wish I could get a better picture of this stone 'cause I'm real proud of it. I've tried about 5 times now and it's hard to get a pic of it that isn't dark. Hope you like it. |
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Post by driftwood on Jun 8, 2006 23:17:10 GMT -5
Looks like you got it down, perfect !
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 9, 2006 0:17:08 GMT -5
looks good to me i like it very cool design
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 9, 2006 4:15:15 GMT -5
joe you did a fine job on that edgate. some kind of moss agate - maybe edweiser can tell us.
kim
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 9, 2006 9:32:11 GMT -5
Nice Joe Good job on capturing the best in that moss!!! On a cab like that-- try taking the pic on a black or sky blue background- you got to fool the camera into thinking it is darker than it really is (the white background combined with the white middle of the cab makes the camera think the picture is to bright- so it adjust the flash intensitiy to a much lower setting-
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Post by stoner on Jun 9, 2006 9:58:21 GMT -5
And damn proud you should be Joe. That's a nice looking cab, and if you hadn't said anything about it being undersized, we never would have known. It's definetly a moss edgate of some type, but further than that, I can't tell you cuz I don't remember what all I sent you. I just know you did an excellent job on it.
When I take my pics of cabs, I use a "Natural Daylight" desk lamp "As Seen On TV" and use a black backround. I set my camera up on a tripod and use the manual shutter speed on my camera without a flash. I don't know if you have manual settings on your camera, but if you do, it will help capture the stone in a better light than using a flash.
Now, about the size of the cab, doing calibrated cabs isn't all that hard to do. Remember when you used to color in a coloring book? The rule was to stay "inside" the lines. Well, with cabs, it's stay "outside" the lines. I use the 80g wheel to get close, then refine it on the 100g wheel. Ya got to keep trying it and it will come easier.
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Post by Cher on Jun 9, 2006 10:58:56 GMT -5
Wow Joe, awesome shine, you have every right to be proud of that one.
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Post by rockds on Jun 9, 2006 17:30:11 GMT -5
Looks good to me joe, wouldn't know it was off if you hadn't said so. Nice look agate also.
robert
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Post by joe on Jun 10, 2006 0:28:59 GMT -5
Thank you all for the compliments! Ok Stef, I'm gonna shoot this on a blue background. Except for the blue fringe around the edge this is good. It captures the cab better without that awful grey "ring around the cab". Ed, they have been telling me to "stay inside the lines" all my life! It's never been easy.   |
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Post by stoner on Jun 10, 2006 0:39:50 GMT -5
You know what the problem with the grey or blue ring is? It means your cab is too shiney!!! Go sand the edge of the cab and rough it up a little, then you won't have those rings around your cab. Just kidding. I know what you mean about it not being easy to stay inside the lines, I always thought lines were made to be crossed!
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 10, 2006 1:04:04 GMT -5
oh yeah joe that pic is much better.
kim
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Post by gemkoi on Jun 11, 2006 13:08:06 GMT -5
Nice job Joe! the cab was coming out dark because you were shooting a darker stone than the background. I am a firm stickler for neutral background color. The blue works better, but to me still throws the look of the actual cab off by drawing the eye away from the cabs color tone. Two light sources are always good to have as well. a spot and a fill. And make sure when you take photos there no other light source, outside of what you dictate. Thats what causes that glare or edge you see in the first photos. Because the edge is still there in the second photos, but because of the color tone that is that blue, it reduces the size of the glare, but actually makes it brighter. as I can see a bright blue edge. Keep up the good work.
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Jun 11, 2006 14:13:47 GMT -5
WOW JOE
That's a beaut! ;D S
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 12, 2006 10:46:51 GMT -5
Nice Joe- that pic is much better- but WHAT a BRIGHT background- try toning it down a bit? I like a sky blue - Oh by the way the CAB is KILLER!!!!!
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