Jasper-hound
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since June 2010
Posts: 208
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Post by Jasper-hound on Aug 31, 2011 21:32:36 GMT -5
I have revisited the "Inspiration Tumbles" sticky and viewed the photos by someone named Don, and I have to say that I am downright embarrassed to have posted any pictures after seeing those. I had forgotten how excellent those photos were.
Seriously, those stones are so perfect they should be in a museum or something. Insanely high quality material, clearly having been meticulously and patiently tumbled and sorted to perfection. And I have no idea where a person obtains such high quality Oregon carnelian rough.
Inspiring? Yes. So if you have not viewed those photos yet, friend, I hope you do so soon and are as inspired as I was.
I also realize I need a better camera than my point-and-shoot, as well as a better, properly lit staging area for the rocks. In the meantime, I guess I'll have to see if I can post some pictures of some recent cabs that turned out well. ~The Hound
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,466
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 31, 2011 22:20:20 GMT -5
Don's tumbles and those of James before him show the kind of stones that can be had after a long long time in coarse grind to obtain the proper smooth rounded shapes and the removal of seriously flawed stones that won't ever smooth and shape properly. Rough selection is important but there is no substitute for patience, especially in the first stage of tumbling. Coarse grind is the secret. If you get them looking good before you move them on to successive stages and have hard stones like agate and jasper, it's actually pretty hard to go wrong......Mel
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Minnesota Daniel
freely admits to licking rocks
A COUPLE LAKERS
Member since August 2011
Posts: 891
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Sept 2, 2011 14:39:48 GMT -5
Hound,
For the purpose of internet publishing (and assuming your subject doesn't require a macro lens), most point and shoot cameras today can easily take pictures that cannot be distinguished from those taken with much more expensive cameras, as long as there is sufficient/appropriate lighting, one uses a tripod, you know how to make the camera focus on the right thing.
D
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