Rockhounds opinion
Jan 6, 2012 23:21:01 #
I just recieved this Kunzite crystal on Quartz( and what I believe to be traces of green tourmaline) from a mine in the Shigal Valley in northern Pakistan, I take photos for fun and for my inventory and I only need one to go in the book, out of all the pics these are the final three that it's come down to and I would like to get your feelings on which one is the most appealing to the eye, the Kunzite crystal is 2" long, this would make a beautiful faceted gemstone.
#1
#2
#3
Jan 6, 2012 23:32:26 #
I really like the 1st one myself. All three are great shots, but the 1st one really seems to pop more than the others.
Jan 6, 2012 23:36:20 #
Jan 6, 2012 23:51:23 #
I think #2 shows the Kunzite the best but #1 is my favorite. I really enjoy your work. Thanks for posting.
Jan 7, 2012 00:04:17 #
They're all crap as usual. LOL. Man! they just keep getting better and better.
Jan 7, 2012 09:13:57 #
Number one. It shows the rock in it's most natural color, I think. I received a piece of lepodolite for Christmas from my friend in Michigan. The stone came from Brazil and is just a piece of mica that is so plentiful in my area, but lepodolite is lavender. I've been trying to photograph it just for fun and found I got the best representative color outdoors in natural sunlight. Beginners question here so don't laugh too hard. How did you get such nice color with the dark background? Is that a photoshop process or do I need to learn something new?
The angle that you have on number three is nice with the mirror image (I think I know how to do that:) ) and if you could get the angle of #3 with the clarity of #1...that would be a really good identification photo for rock hounds like me that bring home bags of rocks hoping that one will turn into a diamond or something equally valuable. So far....no luck. Still no diamonds!!!
The angle that you have on number three is nice with the mirror image (I think I know how to do that:) ) and if you could get the angle of #3 with the clarity of #1...that would be a really good identification photo for rock hounds like me that bring home bags of rocks hoping that one will turn into a diamond or something equally valuable. So far....no luck. Still no diamonds!!!
Jan 7, 2012 11:15:59 #
Hello Singing Swan, Here is how I do it...I have a light box and I use the black liner, I experiment to see what color is best for the speciman, you get white, blue, red and black when you buy the box, I use the halogen spot lamp that also comes with the box, and a piece of glass from an old picture frame laying on the bottom gives that reflection, and your right, the sun which is at 6000 to 10,000 kelvin will give it a yellowish hint or true color to your speciman, I prefer a whiter light closer to 20,000 k to make the colors pop, I am a beginner to, still learning from some good people on this site, you should get the light box if you want to do this kind of stuff, you get the box, 2 spot lights, a neat tripod for $36 works for me, experiment it's fun!
Here are some Tourmaline crystals on a Lepidolite matrix
here is my setup for my Natures Art series
Jan 7, 2012 11:31:05 #
tainkc wrote:
They're all crap as usual. LOL. Man! they just keep getting better and better.
Hey tainkc you know I could do a series on fossilized dinosaur copalite! glad you like this stuff...
Jan 7, 2012 12:15:36 #
howie wrote:
Hey tainkc you know I could do a series on fossilized dinosaur copalite! glad you like this stuff...
Now that's sick! LoL.tainkc wrote:
They're all crap as usual. LOL. Man! they just keep getting better and better.
Hey tainkc you know I could do a series on fossilized dinosaur copalite! glad you like this stuff...
Jan 7, 2012 12:18:05 #
Jan 7, 2012 12:23:34 #
ddrum wrote:
I like #1 the best. I like that angle. That is a beautiful gem.
Hi ddrum oh yea this is a good one, I waited a long time to find a nice kunzite on its matrix, glad it never made it to a lapidary to facet it.
Jan 7, 2012 13:46:27 #
Jan 7, 2012 14:03:36 #
Intresting post here and the set shot helps to see the
scale your working on, I liked #3, Bravo. Bv
scale your working on, I liked #3, Bravo. Bv
Jan 7, 2012 17:23:44 #
Howie, thank you so much for explaining that. I think I might try that on a smaller scale. My specimen of :lepidolite: is only about two inches long. I go collecting a lot and have some nice specimens, and I've thought about trying to put them in some kind of order, but lack the space for something like that. They just lay around in boxes. My best find ever was a fossil of holly leaves. It, I might add, has a place of honor. (the top of the box :) )
I can see now that doing this with photography is a great idea!! Don't know why I didn't think of that myself since my camera wants me to make photos of every other thing I can aim at. Being blond is my only excuse and thinking overloads my one braincell.
Thanks for taking the time to explain and opening yet another avenue of exploration!!
I can see now that doing this with photography is a great idea!! Don't know why I didn't think of that myself since my camera wants me to make photos of every other thing I can aim at. Being blond is my only excuse and thinking overloads my one braincell.
Thanks for taking the time to explain and opening yet another avenue of exploration!!
Jan 7, 2012 18:44:02 #
I like # 3 best because of the reflection. Is there any way you can get a more complete mirror image? It just seems to fade at the bottom.
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