Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 3, 2006 17:16:22 GMT -5
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Post by sandsman1 on Jul 3, 2006 17:36:54 GMT -5
very cool plumes man and they do look nice and clear
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Post by Cher on Jul 3, 2006 19:08:01 GMT -5
Very cool looking stones, I like the last two.
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181lizard
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Post by 181lizard on Jul 3, 2006 22:40:17 GMT -5
Great pics Mel!
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Post by deb193 on Jul 3, 2006 22:45:30 GMT -5
you tamed the glare!
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 3, 2006 23:03:56 GMT -5
i like the very 1st one mel. great pics too!
kim
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Post by joe on Jul 3, 2006 23:43:21 GMT -5
Great stones and great pics! Those cabs look good.
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fatrichie
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Post by fatrichie on Jul 4, 2006 1:05:30 GMT -5
Nice pics Mel, hows about a pc of the "studio" aka light cage, so we can, eh hemm.... emulate your sucsess!!!
Great stones too Mel, I really like the last two, the first one, and oh, the ones in between are good as well!
Rich
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Showtime
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Showtime on Jul 4, 2006 2:39:15 GMT -5
Great Job !!
Someone is gonna have to school me in thumbnails....
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 4, 2006 10:12:00 GMT -5
Showtime: Check Stoner's post. Within the last couple of weeks he posted an excellent thumbnail tutorial that helped me out a lot.....mel
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Post by gemkoi on Jul 4, 2006 14:56:24 GMT -5
Nice job Mel, on the photos and the cabs! A new tip;
when taking qualtiy photos make sure you use the highest resolution setting on your digital. That way, no matter how far away you are(still get as close as possible). YOu can crop you iamge down so you can frame the cab better. (this is what i do). Just so there no extra room for the eye to wander. Keep them on the cab. Also, indoor lighting usally is tugsten and trows a yellow color over everything. I can see it in you last two photos. There are studio lights, but 60watt halogen works for me great.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 4, 2006 17:39:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the photo tips Shain I actually took all those pics outside but used sort of a tent to try to cut the glare and reflection. One of these days I'll get a real light tent setup with halogen lighting...mel
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Post by stoner on Jul 5, 2006 13:16:12 GMT -5
Beautiful plume cabs Mel. I can look at plume agates all day never get tired of them.
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Post by gemkoi on Jul 5, 2006 14:32:44 GMT -5
Hmmm, did you use the tent in the last photos only? or just a background? Becasue thats were i see that color. The frist 5 photos dont have that color.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 5, 2006 15:19:57 GMT -5
Shain: The last two photos had a dull green backdrop because I wanted to try to show the stones in reflected light. The first pics all used an open backed cardboard tent so I could cut the glare but still show the plume well with light transmitted through the cabs...mel
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Post by gemkoi on Jul 5, 2006 19:46:10 GMT -5
That explains Mel, Thanks. i was wondering.
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offbeat
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Post by offbeat on Jul 6, 2006 0:48:07 GMT -5
Your doing a great job working with the light, Mel. A light tent is a great way of doing close up work. Very nice job on the cabs! I just never tire of seeing what can be done with rocks. Bill
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