This specimen has something that is hard to explain.

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This specimen has something that is hard to explain. Sept 19, 2018 14:09:01 GMT -5 fernwood and gmitch067 like this

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Post by johnw on Sept 19, 2018 14:09:01 GMT -5

Maybe I have spent too many hours on the "what can you see in a stone' site, but this specimen from the Tucson Rock Show came with its own special visual effect: The Keeper.

Draw a line from this top left corner 45 degrees to the surface of the stone: The Keeper.

The Keeper has long hair, regular open collar shirt, beard, and has his arms around his knees. He seems to be asleep. Go figure. I have ordered a micro lens for my camera and will follow up with a very close up shot. BTW, the Specimen looks good too. Cheers, johnw

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HankRocks driving up their electric bill Member since July 2016 Posts: 2,663	This specimen has something that is hard to explain. Sept 19, 2018 14:45:51 GMT -5 Pat and fernwood like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HankRocks on Sept 19, 2018 14:45:51 GMT -5 johnw We need to get you a hobby!!!
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This specimen has something that is hard to explain. Sept 19, 2018 17:36:49 GMT -5 miket likes this

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Sept 19, 2018 14:45:51 GMT -5 HankRocks said:

johnw We need to get you a hobby!!! (whistle)

Hi HankRocks, thank you. I do have a hobby, really, I tumble Bahia agate nodules and just started to tumble Mexican Lace nodules. I have also started to collect Specimens of Mex Lace, Laguna Lace and any other lace from Chihuahua that resemble cakes and pastries and other objects, human or otherwise and am also searching for some really big lace rocks => 20 pounds, to tumble. When I first joined the RTH forum, I ran into the "what do you see in a stone" site, seemed like a good idea and I offered, like others, samples of what I saw in the rocks I was tumbling, but, as it was said, "once you start, its difficult to stop." So that said, did you "see" the Keeper? Cheers, johnw

Here is one of my latest images, sculptured by nature, in a piece of pyrite matrix less than an inch in length. Even Auguste Rodin the 18th century sculptor would have had difficulty duplicating this image in bronze.

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Bucknutty starting to spend too much on rocks Member since November 2017 Posts: 172	This specimen has something that is hard to explain. Sept 19, 2018 22:41:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bucknutty on Sept 19, 2018 22:41:58 GMT -5 I have to admit, the Keeper had me scratching my head, but the pyrite one is really cool!

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This specimen has something that is hard to explain. Sept 20, 2018 0:24:19 GMT -5 fernwood likes this

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Sept 19, 2018 22:41:58 GMT -5 Bucknutty said:

I have to admit, the Keeper had me scratching my head, but the pyrite one is really cool!

Hi Bucknutty, Yahoooo, I feel vindicated. The Keeper will either prove out to be an anomaly created by digital imaging that created an image we thought we recognized as a human form, or it will be just a mass of material. Hopefully when I get my micro lens I can solve this issue by micro imagining from various angles. As to the face in pyrite matrix, thank you for the compliment. Admittedly it's small but clearly there is a face there and it is reminiscent of what Auguste Rodin crafted in various metals including iron and bronze during his illustrious lifetime. Cheers, johnw

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