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Post by miket on Dec 17, 2021 16:22:02 GMT -5
Very nice cab! I dremel mine in the garage most of the winter- but I must admit I do skip a few days!
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 17, 2021 16:38:25 GMT -5
Very nice cab! I dremel mine in the garage most of the winter- but I must admit I do skip a few days! Skip a few days?? I'm getting lazier as it gets colder. 😂 |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 17, 2021 23:58:06 GMT -5
I've been checking out all the cab you've posted, and I think it's safe to say this is your best one yet! A good capture on nice material, and well executed. You should be proud of that one. Now if we can help you get your photography skills on par with your cabbing skills. The last photo makes me feel like I'm back in my heavy-drinking college days.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 18, 2021 2:15:08 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Dec 18, 2021 5:14:42 GMT -5
Nice cab.
Cold weather, water and rocks is a pain.
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 18, 2021 11:00:49 GMT -5
I've been checking out all the cab you've posted, and I think it's safe to say this is your best one yet! A good capture on nice material, and well executed. You should be proud of that one. Now if we can help you get your photography skills on par with your cabbing skills. The last photo makes me feel like I'm back in my heavy-drinking college days. Thank you so much! The only bad thing about that cab is the shape. It's a little off. I do need to work on photography. Starguy told me about macro lenses so I might buy one of those. The last picture, was terrible. 😂 |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 18, 2021 11:03:21 GMT -5
Nice cab. Cold weather, water and rocks is a pain. Thank you. That combo is a pain. The end product is worth it though! |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 18, 2021 15:47:36 GMT -5
I've been checking out all the cab you've posted, and I think it's safe to say this is your best one yet! A good capture on nice material, and well executed. You should be proud of that one. Now if we can help you get your photography skills on par with your cabbing skills. The last photo makes me feel like I'm back in my heavy-drinking college days. Thank you so much! The only bad thing about that cab is the shape. It's a little off. I do need to work on photography. Starguy told me about macro lenses so I might buy one of those. The last picture, was terrible. 😂 What phone or camera are you using for photos? I bet it will take very decent photos if you figure out how to make the camera focus on the stone. Auto focus usually tries to avoid shiny objects, so if you just stick a cab in front of the camera and take a photo, the cab will almost never be in focus. With my cell phone camera, I just have to touch the screen for a few seconds where I want the camera to focus, and the autofocus will try to focus on that precise spot. It will still struggle to focus on super shiny materials without much contrast (like bloodstone, for example) but it focuses well on most rocks. |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 18, 2021 15:58:36 GMT -5
Thank you so much! The only bad thing about that cab is the shape. It's a little off. I do need to work on photography. Starguy told me about macro lenses so I might buy one of those. The last picture, was terrible. 😂 What phone or camera are you using for photos? I bet it will take very decent photos if you figure out how to make the camera focus on the stone. Auto focus usually tries to avoid shiny objects, so if you just stick a cab in front of the camera and take a photo, the cab will almost never be in focus. With my cell phone camera, I just have to touch the screen for a few seconds where I want the camera to focus, and the autofocus will try to focus on that precise spot. It will still struggle to focus on super shiny materials without much contrast (like bloodstone, for example) but it focuses well on most rocks. I'm using a Motorola E6 cell phone. It doesn't autofocus (I think) so it's hard to get clear pictures. Thank for the advice. I do need to work on pictures. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 18, 2021 16:03:15 GMT -5
What phone or camera are you using for photos? I bet it will take very decent photos if you figure out how to make the camera focus on the stone. Auto focus usually tries to avoid shiny objects, so if you just stick a cab in front of the camera and take a photo, the cab will almost never be in focus. With my cell phone camera, I just have to touch the screen for a few seconds where I want the camera to focus, and the autofocus will try to focus on that precise spot. It will still struggle to focus on super shiny materials without much contrast (like bloodstone, for example) but it focuses well on most rocks. I'm using a Motorola E6 cell phone. It doesn't autofocus (I think) so it's hard to get clear pictures. Thank for the advice. I do need to work on pictures. I bet it will autofocus on a specific spot. Try opening the camera app and touching the screen once. If a "focus ring" appears on the screen, drag the ring to the spot on the photo that you want to be in focus, and then take the photo. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 18, 2021 16:07:54 GMT -5
If you go into your camera settings there will also be a setting called tap anywhere. If you enable tap anywhere you can tap the screen where you want to focus, and the camera will focus and take a photo all in one step. You may or may not like this option, but it is worth trying it out.
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 18, 2021 16:20:01 GMT -5
I'm using a Motorola E6 cell phone. It doesn't autofocus (I think) so it's hard to get clear pictures. Thank for the advice. I do need to work on pictures. I bet it will autofocus on a specific spot. Try opening the camera app and touching the screen once. If a "focus ring" appears on the screen, drag the ring to the spot on the photo that you want to be in focus, and then take the photo. Thank you for the advice. I'll try that out. Can you tell I'm a little un-techsavvy? |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 18, 2021 17:04:26 GMT -5
I bet it will autofocus on a specific spot. Try opening the camera app and touching the screen once. If a "focus ring" appears on the screen, drag the ring to the spot on the photo that you want to be in focus, and then take the photo. Thank you for the advice. I'll try that out. Can you tell I'm a little un-techsavvy? I want you to figure out how to take good photos so we can better appreciate your cabs. This is a rock forum and not a photography forum, but the better you get at cabbing, the more a sharp photo will allow others to appreciate your work, provide feedback, etc. I was very into photography before I became interested in rocks, so for me, photography is the easy part. I know that's not the case with most people, however, and polished rocks are one of the more difficult things you will every try to photograph. That said, it's worth the effort to figure it out, and after that it will be no more work to take a sharply focused photo. I'll help any way I can. |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 18, 2021 18:23:32 GMT -5
Thank you for the advice. I'll try that out. Can you tell I'm a little un-techsavvy? I want you to figure out how to take good photos so we can better appreciate your cabs. This is a rock forum and not a photography forum, but the better you get at cabbing, the more a sharp photo will allow others to appreciate your work, provide feedback, etc. I was very into photography before I became interested in rocks, so for me, photography is the easy part. I know that's not the case with most people, however, and polished rocks are one of the more difficult things you will every try to photograph. That said, it's worth the effort to figure it out, and after that it will be no more work to take a sharply focused photo. I'll help any way I can. I truly appreciate your help and might take you up on that offer at some point. I will work on my photography once I get back to cabbing. I agree better pictures are a good idea. Thank you so much. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 18, 2021 21:40:54 GMT -5
My advice is real simple: figure out how to get your camera to focus on the cab, move the camera as close to the cab as you can before the autofocus stops working, and take photos by a bright window (but not in direct sunlight). There are lots of other little things you can do -- like mess with the background and the angle of the photo. But if you've got a close-up photo, in focus, and in bright, natural light, you will have very good photos. That's all I do for the most part, and my cell phone photos turn out pretty good:   |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 19, 2021 11:57:18 GMT -5
Thank you for that advice holajonathan! Your pictures are great. I do need to figure it outm |
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Post by Rockoonz on Dec 19, 2021 12:43:24 GMT -5
My advice is real simple: figure out how to get your camera to focus on the cab, move the camera as close to the cab as you can before the autofocus stops working, and take photos by a bright window (but not in direct sunlight). There are lots of other little things you can do -- like mess with the background and the angle of the photo. But if you've got a close-up photo, in focus, and in bright, natural light, you will have very good photos. That's all I do for the most part, and my cell phone photos turn out pretty good: Outdoor photos worked OK for me in the NW, but AZ has too much sun most of the time, this thread has me thinking about a portable outdoor light box with something to act as a light diffuser. Doesn't belong in this thread, but if you have any suggestions please PM me, and if I proceed with this I'll do some kind of build process photos. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 19, 2021 13:45:55 GMT -5
My advice is real simple: figure out how to get your camera to focus on the cab, move the camera as close to the cab as you can before the autofocus stops working, and take photos by a bright window (but not in direct sunlight). There are lots of other little things you can do -- like mess with the background and the angle of the photo. But if you've got a close-up photo, in focus, and in bright, natural light, you will have very good photos. That's all I do for the most part, and my cell phone photos turn out pretty good: Outdoor photos worked OK for me in the NW, but AZ has too much sun most of the time, this thread has me thinking about a portable outdoor light box with something to act as a light diffuser. Doesn't belong in this thread, but if you have any suggestions please PM me, and if I proceed with this I'll do some kind of build process photos. Outdoor in the shade (under a tree) works pretty well, but I sometimes get funky colored reflections since there are a lot of colors outside (blue sky, green grass, trees, etc..). My "indoor by a bright window" approach works well for me since I painted my whole house a soft white a few years ago, so reflections are neutral, if that makes sense. |
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