snivlem
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by snivlem on Apr 5, 2008 15:03:07 GMT -5
So my first tumble is finished! I want to take some better photos, but here are a few samples of what came out of the first batch. Dang rocks are hare to photograph when they are this shiny! ;D I learned alot with this first tumble, and hopefully my mistakes were good lessons for me. Can anyone give me advice on taking close-ups of some of my cabs? Should I use natural light or artificial to get the best results? I am using an older 3.2mp digital camera.    I tried to use this black lid as a background, but i am getting so much glare, it is hard to get a photo. I would really like to show some of the detail in the rocks.  Maybe it's time to invest in a new camera... Thanks to everyone here for all the help it took to get here-you'll be seeing more soon, I am hooked! |
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MidNight~Rocksi3
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Apr 5, 2008 16:36:33 GMT -5
Oh Talk about an Excellent First Batch!!! Congrats on that .. Mine turned out.. well lets just say weren't pic worthy lol.. But I Likey the crazy lace and that diamond shaped ones in all the pics..BUT>>>> the Arrow Heads and especially the one in that Last Pic is So Incredible!!!!! I can't get over that style or design you added to it... That just makes it so Bad Ass .. What a great Idea! Can tell you're a Natural and will surely be one to make it with the greats!
Oh and btw.. I'm in the same boat .. with the camera thing.. I'm thinking of investing in a Better one so I can post pics .. But your pics still turned out Great!
*smiles*
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lapidopterix
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Post by lapidopterix on Apr 5, 2008 16:41:27 GMT -5
Those look good. I like the carving on the arrowhead. I've got some rocks I've been saving that I want to do something similar with, put little faces or designs on before tumbling them.
For lighting my pictures I built a little light box and use a full spectrum fluorescent light. It works ok but sometimes isn't bright enough.
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snivlem
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by snivlem on Apr 5, 2008 17:04:29 GMT -5
I actually made a cool little fish too, but his head broke off!! I feel like I did pretty good on this batch, but I still have to get some borax and finish burnishing them. I probably could have let them polish longer, but I know I had so many different hardnesses of stone in there that I was going to have to not expect perfection. I also wished I had run them in 120/220 longer, but some of the soft stones were really getting chewed up. Live and learn I guess! I have more to photograph, if i can figure out a good set-up for close ups I will post them soon. The vibe is a rolling now, I'm making cabinet pulls out of picasso marble for my kitchen!
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snivlem
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by snivlem on Apr 5, 2008 17:21:02 GMT -5
Here is the other photo I meant to post with them  |
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geogoddess
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Post by geogoddess on Apr 5, 2008 18:50:26 GMT -5
Using a filtered light works best to get pictures without a glare. Think halogen desk lamp with tissue paper between it and the cab.
There's at least a few posts on how to get, and edit your photos, if you plan to sell them online.... Otherwise, don't use the flash, and use your macro setting (will allow you to get a good picture from 2-3 in away, if not closer).
Oh... and great cabs!
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Apr 5, 2008 23:51:38 GMT -5
The cabs are beautiful and so are the pics! Great pics too. You could crop the cab you want to show in a close up from a larger photo.
Oh, and when you upload your pics, make them smaller (480x600 or 600x800 at most), eitherway we have to scroll laterally.
Adrian
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Apr 6, 2008 1:45:05 GMT -5
Hi, Great finish if thats your first It beats me hollow My firs were ---------- not to be seen and went back into the tumbler As Adrian says make the Photos smaller I use photo bucket as a lot of others do they resize your photos for you automatic Another thing I find when I photo get the sun behind you (plenty of light around) and under a tree or with your siloet on the rock or something to reflect on the rock Hereis a link to one that shows this img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/john-edward/March1st011.jpgalso have a few sphere stones in the batchlike this img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/john-edward/Brightdullsun.jpgHere is a link to photo bucket which will help smg.photobucket.comHope this is of some help I struggled with this problem also befor I got onto Photo bucket and befor I found out Digital Cameras were quite different from the film cameras Mine is a old Fugi 505 S also 3.5 M p Jack yorkshire UK |
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Apr 6, 2008 2:23:32 GMT -5
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Post by Bikerrandy on Apr 6, 2008 6:06:29 GMT -5
Those look beautiful, awesome job!!
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Post by creativeminded on Apr 6, 2008 9:27:08 GMT -5
Those turned out great,
May I make a suggestion, after you download your pictures either go into the Paint program or the program you use to download your pictures and reduce the size of your pictures before you post t them here.
Tami
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Post by Titania on Apr 7, 2008 8:22:53 GMT -5
Wow, they turned out really great!
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 8, 2008 11:21:09 GMT -5
Nice pattern and color. Good range of shapes.
As for photos, you need MACRO capability on your camera to get the best closeups. The advice is different depending on this. MY older 3.2mp did have a macro setting. Let us know.
In general indirect light. You can make an inexpensive tent to use bright indoor light, and you can get a little tripod for a few bucks to prevent hand motion when taking the shot.
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snivlem
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by snivlem on Apr 8, 2008 14:08:56 GMT -5
How about this tent? I have some vellum paper, would that be enough of a filter? And as far as indoor light, should I use soft warm, cool white, daylight?
My camera does have a macro, these were taken in macro, but the min distance to focus is 4.5 in. I just hate the idea of having to crop every (semi) close-up I take, but until I spend some $$ I am stuck with what I got!
Thanks everyone!
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