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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 07:53 Post subject: Perot Museum Golds |
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Jim and I had the pleasure of the company of Joaquim Callen, who was here from Spain. He was asked to photo some of the Museum's gold pieces for a project/book.
We met with Mark Pospisil, who was asked to handle the gold pieces for the museum.
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I had to start with some fun, since it's my nature! Here is the famous Ausrox Nugget, 51.3 pounds! The owner had given me permission to hold it, supervised of course, it was heavy! |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 07:57 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Here's Mark Pospisil and Jim having some fun! |
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No Jim, we cannot afford it!!! Give it back. |
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Mark gets to hold it before setting it up for photographing. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 07:58 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Joaquim is an amazing photographer. |
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Ausrox nugget is the third largest nugget in the world. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:06 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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We did the shoot in the "bird" room, where they store hundreds of birds. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:11 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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This was actually found with a metal detector, Australia. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:14 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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This is Lyda Hill's gold, from the 16 to 1 mine. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:16 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:19 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Mark is the one who can handle these golds with permission from the museum, for moving from the case to the room for photography, with the blessing of the owners. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:23 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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I just thought this was rather an odd combination.... |
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This is a Marc Weill piece, on loan to the museum. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:27 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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I think he is being a bit silly for my photo! |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:30 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Paul Bernhard, who is the exhibits designer for the gem and mineral hall, joined us. He has the striped short sleeve shirt on in the photos above.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:34 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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One of the staff showed me these drawers full of birds, part of me was sad to see so many that are no longer living, but it was amazing to see how they store, and preserve, these wonderful birds. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:40 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Up to show Joquim the mineral hall, now that it is opening time! We were at the museum long before opening hours so we could remove the golds for photographing. They needed to be back by 10. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:44 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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One of Mark Pospisil pieces on display at the museum. |
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one of our pieces, gypsum. |
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Lots of interactive consoles. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:48 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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The two large golds are back in place, as you can see! |
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today will have 2100 school children coming through the museum! This is my friend, Elaine, she works for the museum and is with me when I volunteer, we have become quite good friends. |
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:50 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Time to leave....
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 08:56 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Back to our house for lunch and some mineral photography of a few pieces of ours.
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Love this photo I took of Joaquim. |
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The last photo, we took Joaquim to the airport this morning so he can attend the NYC mineral show. He will meet with his wife, Eloisa, soon! He was great fun, we had some good times and chats, despite the slight language barrier. |
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GneissWare
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 09:27 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Gail,
Thanks for the "behind the scenes" look. Joaquim is amazing -- his setup is so deceptively simple looking and he produces studio quality photos with it in less than ideal conditions.
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Gail
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 09:39 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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GneissWare wrote: | Gail,
Thanks for the "behind the scenes" look. Joaquim is amazing -- his setup is so deceptively simple looking and he produces studio quality photos with it in less than ideal conditions. |
You are welcome. I am a big believer in sharing experiences and showing the "fun" side of the mineral world too. Thanks for your continuous support, by the way, you have always been very sweet.
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Don Lum
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Posted: Apr 12, 2013 12:48 Post subject: Re: Photo shoot by Joaquim Callen, Perot Museum Golds. |
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Gail,
Thanks for sharing your fun. It seems like an enjoyable and education experience.
Don
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