Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Nov 4, 2018 9:57:01 GMT -5
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Post by TheRock on Nov 16, 2018 1:44:14 GMT -5
WoW 1st time I have looked at this and boy have I been missing some great pictures and reading they are totally breathtaking!   |
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purplesage2
off to a rocking start
Member since April 2019
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Post by purplesage2 on Apr 4, 2019 11:59:46 GMT -5
I hope you don't mind, I copied your recipe. Gonna give it a whirl on my next batch of rocks. Your rocks turn out beautiful! Great job! Thanks |
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Benathema
has rocks in the head
God chased me down and made sure I knew He was real June 20, 2022. I've been on a Divine Mission.
Member since November 2019
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Post by Benathema on Jan 22, 2020 20:45:17 GMT -5
For the ye olde pics throughout the thread that have been blurred and have the photobucket water mark on them... There's a way around that if you want to see the original photo in all its glory. For me, clicking on the image did nothing, it did not bring me to the original or anything.
Here's my workaround
Right click image
Open link in new tab
You get a URL like this:
or this:
You still see the blurred and watermarked image...
Delete the leading "img." part off the URL and slap enter
It should take you directly to the site with the original picture
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Post by RocksInNJ on Jan 22, 2020 23:49:15 GMT -5
For the ye olde pics throughout the thread that have been blurred and have the photobucket water mark on them... There's a way around that if you want to see the original photo in all its glory. For me, clicking on the image did nothing, it did not bring me to the original or anything. Here's my workaround Right click image Open link in new tab You get a URL like this: or this: You still see the blurred and watermarked image... Delete the leading "img." part off the URL and slap enter It should take you directly to the site with the original picture Nice! |
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Apr 4, 2020 15:58:58 GMT -5
I'm taking a look at this thread again for the first time in months... it appears to me that the photos are all back and without any watermarks. Is that how others see it too or is that somehow related to me being the one who posted the pics?
When I go to photobucket itself it tells me I am over the photo limit and need to upgrade to access my account. Haven't decided if I will do that or not, but on the plus side I see it's $60 a year now, rather than $399.
Don
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Post by Condor on Apr 7, 2020 8:24:38 GMT -5
As incredible as the shines are, I must ask you Rollingstone, what is your method for taking the pictures?That too is an art in itself. Cell phone camera? Special lighting, etc.
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Post by amygdule on Apr 7, 2020 9:34:02 GMT -5
Great Tumbles Thank You for sharing  |
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Apr 13, 2020 1:14:44 GMT -5
As incredible as the shines are, I must ask you Rollingstone, what is your method for taking the pictures?That too is an art in itself. Cell phone camera? Special lighting, etc. Thanks. I use a "bridge" camera, in my case the Canon Powershot SX image-stabilized line. So the SX 20 for most of my photos here, maybe even an earlier version for some really early photos. Currently I use the Powershot SX-60, though I don't think any of the photos I've posted on these pages are from that specific camera, but I've also posted some more recent photos on the Facebook version of this group, and those photos are mostly from my Canon SX-60 camera. I take photos outdoors, in bright but indirect light, winter and summer. Never in direct sunlight. Never under artificial lights. I think that's pretty much it!! Don |
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Apr 13, 2020 1:18:33 GMT -5
Great Tumbles Thank You for sharing Thanks!!. Alas it looks like you are still seeing the extensive Photobucket watermark on these pics. I was hoping that was gone.... Don |
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Post by amygdule on Apr 14, 2020 18:04:11 GMT -5
Great Tumbles Thank You for sharing Thanks!!. Alas it looks like you are still seeing the extensive Photobucket watermark on these pics. I was hoping that was gone.... Don Right click/View Image/Inspired |
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purpleunicorn
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Post by purpleunicorn on Jul 29, 2020 23:49:38 GMT -5
There are no words for how BEAUTIFUL these rocks are...
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melikerock
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Member since November 2020
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Post by melikerock on Nov 25, 2020 11:52:01 GMT -5
As a newbie, I can't express how much I appreciate this thread. Thank you!!!
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dillonf
fully equipped rock polisher
Hounding and tumbling
Member since February 2022
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Post by dillonf on May 1, 2022 20:04:28 GMT -5
All of these photos are awesome - definitely gives me something to strive for!
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nursetumbler
Cave Dweller 
Member since February 2022
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Post by nursetumbler on May 15, 2022 8:43:01 GMT -5
No pretty pictures in here anymore it seems, so let me post some old ones. I've completely restructured my photobucket account to organize everything by year, so all my old links in RTH are probably broken. But going over some old pics, here's some tumbles from 2005 and 2006... -Don This is agatized red horn coral:   This of course is Arizona petrified wood (rainbow wood):   Carrasite jasper:   Wildhorse picture jasper:  Flint ridge flint:     Canadian river plume agate? (not sure)   Tahoma agate (jasper?), from the Pacific NW:  That's enough for one post! Does anyone know if rollingstones flint ridge flint has been heat treated to get the color? I checked his profile before asking but he hasn't been on since 2010 Thank you in advance |
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andy1965
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Post by andy1965 on Jun 16, 2022 11:35:59 GMT -5
Oh my. So jealous. Beautiful stones.
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juliet8487
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Post by juliet8487 on Sept 8, 2022 10:00:57 GMT -5
A selection from 2007.... Imperial jasper:   A big chunk of Stone Canyon jasper, tumbled with the garnets in the photos below. The pea-sized garnets balanced out the palm-sized piece of jasper, and tumbler barrels alway like balance. ;D Someone named this the "Earth Heart" -- me like!   Garnets (originally from India I believe, but in this case from Ron's Rocks): In the rough:  After tumbling:   Turritella agate. This material is really variable and can have lots of soft spots. I hand-picked some nice rough from a rock shop in Arizona, while on vacation there:   How did you tumble your garnets? Did you alter the process because they were so small? |
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rocksroll
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A rock is a rock when all is said and done
Member since February 2023
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Post by rocksroll on Feb 15, 2023 16:23:51 GMT -5
Must be nice living inAmerica and being able to get so many brilliant rocks to tumble. They put them on Ebay UK but the postage cost are around £ 48 for a kilo of stone, which makes it very expensive. Just trying out some stone from a company here in the UK called Rock Tumbler. They have soe decent looking stones at a very good price. Quite a lot of Scotish agate. That should turn out quite nice I hope, will have to wait and see the results of this batch when it is finished in about a month or so's time.
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johnthor1963
starting to spend too much on rocks
Cattle dogs rock
Member since June 2023
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Post by johnthor1963 on Sept 21, 2023 13:16:53 GMT -5
Wow what a collection every batch clearly a passion.
So many there is no way to pick a favorite lol. No wonder why it so hard to get rocks it almost looks like you polished them all lol Kidding aside fantastic job I’m glad I looked. Most of all thanks for sharing with us
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heydog
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Member since November 2023
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Post by heydog on Nov 25, 2023 20:04:34 GMT -5
Some amazing photos there. . . really fine work.
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