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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 17:38:32 GMT -5
I beat my own cabbing record, I completed three! I didn't even finish 5 gallons of water. Anyways, here are the pictures starting with this:  IMG_20211223_141726587 by Perkins17, on Flickr I'm not really in love with this cab. I thought it was rose quartz but it's just ugly clear agate. [img src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/embarrassed.png" alt="  " class="smile"] Next up is a druzy agate cab:  IMG_20211223_141739607 by Perkins17, on Flickr I wasn't too happy with this picture so I took another in natural lighting:  IMG_20211223_141749429 by Perkins17, on Flickr That one shows the druzy better. Last but not least, a beautiful morrocan(?) agate Natural lighting to show features:  IMG_20211223_142141067 by Perkins17, on Flickr  IMG_20211223_141707363 by Perkins17, on Flickr (Sorry the white towel made an appearance jasoninsd !  ) Thanks to holajonathan for the photography advice! I got a much better focus. I'll probably be building a light tent. Thanks for looking! |
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CLErocks
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Post by CLErocks on Dec 23, 2021 17:43:18 GMT -5
The middle one is REALLY pretty!
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 17:47:36 GMT -5
The middle one is REALLY pretty! Thanks for sharing! Glad you like it! It was hard to cab because of the crystals in the middle. |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Dec 23, 2021 17:48:01 GMT -5
The cabs and the pics are coming along nicely sir...the natural lighting definitely helps show them off, getting hard to find some though lol.
Digging that last one.
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 17:52:13 GMT -5
The cabs and the pics are coming along nicely sir...the natural lighting definitely helps show them off, getting hard to find some though lol. Digging that last one. Thank you! Apparently, we should be steadily gaining daylight hours now!!! The last one is my favorite too. It was by far the easiest one in the lot to cab. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 23, 2021 18:44:09 GMT -5
The Morrocan agate is very cool. Nice job. The last two photos really show the difference that natural light makes!
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 18:54:41 GMT -5
The Morrocan agate is very cool. Nice job. The last two photos really show the difference that natural light makes! That's my favorite too! I like the contrast as well. I built a light tent mini today to use for better pictures. I'm not sure it's photo worthy but I'm happy with it. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 23, 2021 18:56:56 GMT -5
A final photography tip.
If you put a cab on a towel with a bunch of texture, the camera will almost certain focus on the towel and not the cab. Since the cab is directly on the towel, the cab will be almost in focus as well, but not quite. If you put the cab on a surface with no texture (like a piece of white paper) it is more likely that you will be able to get the camera to focus on the cab, and not on the background.
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 19:10:28 GMT -5
A final photography tip. If you put a cab on a towel with a bunch of texture, the camera will almost certain focus on the towel and not the cab. Since the cab is directly on the towel, the cab will be almost in focus as well, but not quite. If you put the cab on a surface with no texture (like a piece of white paper) it is more likely that you will be able to get the camera to focus on the cab, and not on the background. Alright! Thank you so much for all the tips. I'll definitely get better pictures with my "new" tent. I'll post a thread on it in a second. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 23, 2021 19:32:55 GMT -5
The Moroccan is beautiful! Nice job on all three.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 23, 2021 19:40:56 GMT -5
The Moroccan is beautiful! Nice job on all three. Way to go Perk!  This is exactly what I was going to say! Jonathan made a good point about the texture in the towel. I didn't realize that...so I learned something new. And you beat me today...I didn't cab anything today.  |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 19:46:49 GMT -5
The Moroccan is beautiful! Nice job on all three. Way to go Perk! This is exactly what I was going to say! Jonathan made a good point about the texture in the towel. I didn't realize that...so I learned something new. And you beat me today...I didn't cab anything today. Thank you! I didn't realize that about the towel either! 😂 I .. beat YOU? That's very rare. I'll bet it never happens again. |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 19:47:38 GMT -5
The Moroccan is beautiful! Nice job on all three. Thank you! That's my favorite too! It was a fun afternoon. 😏 |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 23, 2021 19:48:20 GMT -5
Way to go Perk! This is exactly what I was going to say! Jonathan made a good point about the texture in the towel. I didn't realize that...so I learned something new. And you beat me today...I didn't cab anything today. Thank you! I didn't realize that about the towel either! 😂 I .. beat YOU? That's very rare. I'll bet it never happens again. I did cut out 50 Obsidian preforms today...so there is that! LOL (The day isn't over yet! LOL) |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 19:50:32 GMT -5
Thank you! I didn't realize that about the towel either! 😂 I .. beat YOU? That's very rare. I'll bet it never happens again. I did cut out 50 Obsidian preforms today...so there is that! LOL (The day isn't over yet! LOL) Fuh..Fuh..Fuh...fifty??? 😳 How??? How much glass do you have in your hands? No, the day isn't over yet. You could probably knock out a hundred or five in the time before tomorrow.😂 |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 23, 2021 19:53:25 GMT -5
I did cut out 50 Obsidian preforms today...so there is that! LOL (The day isn't over yet! LOL) Fuh..Fuh..Fuh...fifty??? 😳 How??? How much glass do you have in your hands? No, the day isn't over yet. You could probably knock out a hundred or five in the time before tomorrow. How? One at a time! LOL I did get one cut...which bled pretty good...but really wasn't much of an injury as I could barely find the hole...it just bled like a stuck pig! LOL Well...I do have 20 dopped and ready to get cabbed...but my stepdaughter is coming over here shortly so our granddaughter can open her presents.  |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 19:58:50 GMT -5
Fuh..Fuh..Fuh...fifty??? 😳 How??? How much glass do you have in your hands? No, the day isn't over yet. You could probably knock out a hundred or five in the time before tomorrow. How? One at a time! LOL I did get one cut...which bled pretty good...but really wasn't much of an injury as I could barely find the hole...it just bled like a stuck pig! LOL Well...I do have 20 dopped and ready to get cabbed...but my stepdaughter is coming over here shortly so our granddaughter can open her presents. Sounds like fun. 😆 I like to cab lots of different stuff at once. It brightens up to ol routine a little. Only 20? I need to take a teardrop back to the soft 80. It is the best shaped cab I have ever done. I'm so annoyed with it. Maybe it should have a matte finish. I celebrated Christmas over the past two days with family and got home today. I sure missed my cabber! 😁 |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 23, 2021 20:07:49 GMT -5
How? One at a time! LOL I did get one cut...which bled pretty good...but really wasn't much of an injury as I could barely find the hole...it just bled like a stuck pig! LOL Well...I do have 20 dopped and ready to get cabbed...but my stepdaughter is coming over here shortly so our granddaughter can open her presents. Sounds like fun. 😆 I like to cab lots of different stuff at once. It brightens up to ol routine a little. Only 20? I need to take a teardrop back to the soft 80. It is the best shaped cab I have ever done. I'm so annoyed with it. Maybe it should have a matte finish. I celebrated Christmas over the past two days with family and got home today. I sure missed my cabber! 😁 What's the material? |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 23, 2021 20:15:29 GMT -5
Sounds like fun. 😆 I like to cab lots of different stuff at once. It brightens up to ol routine a little. Only 20? I need to take a teardrop back to the soft 80. It is the best shaped cab I have ever done. I'm so annoyed with it. Maybe it should have a matte finish. I celebrated Christmas over the past two days with family and got home today. I sure missed my cabber! 😁 What's the material? Obsidian. It got bad fractures from my carelessness. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 23, 2021 20:18:49 GMT -5
Obsidian. It got bad fractures from my carelessness. I wish I could give you advice on the obsidian...but I'm just about to start my own journey with that stuff! We'll see if I can get past the 600 wheel... |
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) Thanks to holajonathan for the photography advice! I got a much better focus. I'll probably be building a light tent. Thanks for looking!
