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Carles Millan
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 Posted: Aug 22, 2016 12:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | That's more than ok. From an objective point of view, the one with the black background is for sure the best photo, most others would agree with you. As the collector who owns and "loves" this specimen, the photo from the display cabinet is more appealing to me, nevertheless I know that this photo hasn't the best quality. It's just a subjective thing ;-) |
For keeping it in a showcase I surely agree. But to be published in a book (if ever) the black background should be used.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2016 13:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | Tobi wrote: | | That's more than ok. From an objective point of view, the one with the black background is for sure the best photo, most others would agree with you. As the collector who owns and "loves" this specimen, the photo from the display cabinet is more appealing to me, nevertheless I know that this photo hasn't the best quality. It's just a subjective thing ;-) |
For keeping it in a showcase I surely agree. But to be published in a book (if ever) the black background should be used. |
Definitely! But I don't suppose this specimen will ever make it into a book ;-)
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| Posted: Aug 29, 2016 11:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Aquamarine from Brazil):
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Pedra Preta pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil |  |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen height 8,5 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 29, 2016 11:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Galena from Peru):
| Mineral: | Galena on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Palomo Mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 9 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 03:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Sulphur from Italy):
| Mineral: | Sulphur |
| Locality: | | Cozzo Disi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento (Girgenti) Province, Sicily, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen height 8 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 04:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Fluorite from Germany):
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 10 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 04:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Fluorite and Galena from Mexico):
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Galena |
| Locality: | | Naica Mine, Naica, Municipio Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen height 7 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 04:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Pyrite and Quartz from Peru):
| Mineral: | Pyrite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Alimon Mine (Animon Mine), Huaron mining district, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 6,5 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 05:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Quartz from Germany):
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Johannes Mine, Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Oberfranken, Bavaria/Bayern, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 7 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 05:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Emerald from Colombia):
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
| Locality: | | Chivor mining district, Municipio Chivor, Eastern Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 7 cm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 07:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Old specimen - better photo |
Tobi,
These photos are better (or much better) than the previous ones. It sounds like you finally love the black background. And your painfully acquired experience in taking mineral shots has improved a lot after many years of practicing. Keep the hard work.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 08:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | Tobi wrote: | | Old specimen - better photo |
These photos are better (or much better) than the previous ones. It sounds like you finally love the black background. And your painfully acquired experience in taking mineral shots has improved a lot after many years of practicing. Keep the hard work. |
Thank you, Carles! And indeed it was you and the discussion about the white or black background for the Kelly Mine smithsonite and the sphalerite from Krushev Dol Mine (previous page) that made me think about using dark background and improving some of my rather bad photos. I'm glad it worked :-)
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 30, 2016 08:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | I'm glad it worked :-) |
But don't expect it to work with an isolated crystal of schorl :-)
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 31, 2016 08:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | Tobi wrote: | | I'm glad it worked :-) |
But don't expect it to work with an isolated crystal of schorl :-) |
I don't ;-) There are several specimens in my collection that I still haven't photographed because it never works. This one here was also rather hard, the photo is not really good, but it was the best of nearly 100 attempts :-( Many different minerals on a specimen make it really hard to take a good shot ... nevertheless another chapter of "old specimen - better photo" (Fluorite from Namibia):
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz, Schorl |
| Locality: | | Davib East Farm 61 (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen height 6,5 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 31, 2016 08:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimens - better photos (two Fluorites from China):
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Shangbao Mine, Leiyang, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 10,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | De'an Mine, Wushan, De'an, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 9,5 cm |
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| Posted: Aug 31, 2016 08:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - MUCH better photo (fluorapatite from Pakistan):
| Mineral: | Fluorapatite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Nagar, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 7,5 cm |
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| Posted: Sep 01, 2016 06:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old specimen - better photo (Galena and Sphalerite from China):
| Mineral: | Galena, Sphalerite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Rucheng Mine, Caojia, Nuanshui, Rucheng, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen height 10 cm |
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2016 09:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Old AND new specimen (I trimmed this from a much larger specimen):
| Mineral: | Galena, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 4 cm |
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| Mineral: | Galena, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 12 cm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2016 09:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Old AND new specimen (I trimmed this from a much larger specimen): |
A very risky work but fortunately successful.
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2016 10:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | Tobi wrote: | | Old AND new specimen (I trimmed this from a much larger specimen): |
A very risky work but fortunately successful. |
Indeed risky, many galena crystals fell off and I didn't expect a good result, but I was really happy that the best part of that rock survived :-)
Here's a new specimen from Peru:
| Mineral: | Sphalerite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | Huaron mining district, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 4,5 cm, largest sphalerite 1,2 cm |
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