Post by mossyrockhound on May 18, 2009 13:21:34 GMT -5
Hi Everybody,
Take #2 - Thanks for your photography suggestions , Naturenut PM & 150FromFundy. I tried some your recommendations and took one more picture of the drusy wrap (this one shouldn't burn your eyes, Jo!). The new picture will be the third one shown below. I didn't try the orbicular jasper again because the drusy was the one that really needed another shot.
I have left the first pictures up for comparison purposes.
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Original wording:
Well, I decided to wrap a couple of chips I recently picked up by the Skokomish River and the Toutle River here in Western Washington. Both pieces were just the right size for cabs - no cutting required. I have a new respect for the good photographers out there though - I still have a lot to learn, but I recently received some good tips from a RTH'er that I think will help tremendously in the long-term. I took plenty of shots, tried different lighting, different angles, and then I see the white specks on my black background. I think I'm seriously going bugfruit trying to get this right! Eventually, you get to the point where you say to yourself, "Good enough"!
Take #1 - Below is a chip I picked up on the Skokomish River. It is a high-dome orbicular jasper cab groove-wrapped in 14K GF:
Take #1 - Below is a chip of drusy I picked up near the Toutle River, pretty much as I found it except for the edges, also wrapped in 14K GF:
Take #2 - Taken outdoors, overcast sky, no flash:
Take #1 - Here they are together. Both wraps are about 2" top-to-bottom:
Thanks to Adrian for his groove-wrap (bail) tutorial. Thanks to Jo for her assistance with the photos (I've obviously got a long way to go), and thanks to Randy for his wire wrap tutorial. This is a great forum and the people here are super!
Garry
Take #2 - Thanks for your photography suggestions , Naturenut PM & 150FromFundy. I tried some your recommendations and took one more picture of the drusy wrap (this one shouldn't burn your eyes, Jo!). The new picture will be the third one shown below. I didn't try the orbicular jasper again because the drusy was the one that really needed another shot.
I have left the first pictures up for comparison purposes.
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Original wording:
Well, I decided to wrap a couple of chips I recently picked up by the Skokomish River and the Toutle River here in Western Washington. Both pieces were just the right size for cabs - no cutting required. I have a new respect for the good photographers out there though - I still have a lot to learn, but I recently received some good tips from a RTH'er that I think will help tremendously in the long-term. I took plenty of shots, tried different lighting, different angles, and then I see the white specks on my black background. I think I'm seriously going bugfruit trying to get this right! Eventually, you get to the point where you say to yourself, "Good enough"!
Take #1 - Below is a chip I picked up on the Skokomish River. It is a high-dome orbicular jasper cab groove-wrapped in 14K GF:
Take #1 - Below is a chip of drusy I picked up near the Toutle River, pretty much as I found it except for the edges, also wrapped in 14K GF:
Take #2 - Taken outdoors, overcast sky, no flash:
Take #1 - Here they are together. Both wraps are about 2" top-to-bottom:
Thanks to Adrian for his groove-wrap (bail) tutorial. Thanks to Jo for her assistance with the photos (I've obviously got a long way to go), and thanks to Randy for his wire wrap tutorial. This is a great forum and the people here are super!
Garry