rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Jan 22, 2009 1:06:54 GMT -5
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Saskrock
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Post by Saskrock on Jan 22, 2009 1:37:47 GMT -5
Great shine you got going, they look fantastic.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2009 1:41:10 GMT -5
Great shine.......as always.  Shannon |
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jan 22, 2009 3:07:02 GMT -5
A perfect shine Don
You got some nice stuff there
Jack
Yorkshire UK
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ejs
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Post by ejs on Jan 22, 2009 7:26:00 GMT -5
Looks great, Don! I've got some of that same material in a mixed jasper tumble - I've got something to shoot for here! Excellent job.
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brent
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Post by brent on Jan 22, 2009 7:40:47 GMT -5
Very nice batch.
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Jan 22, 2009 7:41:44 GMT -5
Don, your rocks always take a nice shine!
That's neat stuff. I like the variety in brecciated rocks.
Chuck
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NorthShore-Rocks
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Jan 22, 2009 8:15:27 GMT -5
That's some wild looking Jasper! There's a lot of cool variation in the material. You put a dazzling shine on them too!
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colliel82
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Post by colliel82 on Jan 22, 2009 8:40:33 GMT -5
Love the depth in those
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pebblepup
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Post by pebblepup on Jan 22, 2009 15:38:58 GMT -5
That is some really cool material. You did a great job tumbling it.
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ejs
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Post by ejs on Jan 22, 2009 18:42:36 GMT -5
Don: Strange question, I know, but could you post a photo of you taking photos of your rocks? Your photos always come out great, with maximum emphasis on the shine. I need to work on my photo skills, so I'd love to see how you do it. Indoors/outdoors? Macro lens? SLR or regular digi.cam? Rocks in shadow or not?
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Post by Bikerrandy on Jan 22, 2009 19:42:28 GMT -5
Beautiful stones!! African breccia is the coolest stuff, Kim used to have tons of it. (that's where I always got mine from) ... those look great!  |
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Post by frane on Jan 22, 2009 22:07:28 GMT -5
I am really looking forward to my batch finishing now! Yours really turned out well!
Fran
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Jan 22, 2009 23:28:46 GMT -5
Very pretty color combinations, they look like cakes or candies. Flawless shapes and shine on them, but why wander, that's your trade-mark by now.
Adrian
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Post by NM Stone Supply on Jan 23, 2009 8:04:59 GMT -5
Great job. They are picture perfect.
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highplainsdrifter
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Jan 23, 2009 17:16:56 GMT -5
WOW!!! Excellent material with an incredible polish.
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Post by llana2go on Jan 24, 2009 8:59:26 GMT -5
What a shine on those! They are beautiful!
llana
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Post by krazydiamond on Jan 24, 2009 14:53:20 GMT -5
fabulous batch, as usual! love the spectrum of colors and patterns from just one type of material.
KD
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MikeS
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Post by MikeS on Jan 25, 2009 16:46:56 GMT -5
I love brecciated material like that, they are so unique...
Mike
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Jan 27, 2009 16:54:33 GMT -5
Thanks for all the kind words, everyone!
ejs, I can't show a picture of me taking photos, because I'd need the camera to take my own photo! ;D I like to take photos outdoors on a sunny or bright overcast day, in the shade, using a Canon Powershot, S2 camera (the most recent model is S4 I believe), that has an image stabilization system to reduce camera shake. The camera has two macro modes... regular macro for focusing as close as four inches to the subject (which I use for my pics of the entire batch or big parts of the batch), and then super-macro that can focus as close as actually touching the rocks, which I use for the close-ups (although rarely right to touching the rock).
-Don
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