Cufflinks with hematite-looking cameos

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by moreotherstuff, Sep 6, 2014.

  1. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I have a brand new Fujifilm still in the box, bought when I thought my old Kodak was keeling over. Guess again; it's still working. I can recharge its nicads in the camera by sitting it on a "dock" and it likes shooting through my loupe for jewelry markings. The screen resolution isn't that hot, but the close-ups are sharp.
     
  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    My Nikon Coolpix is from about '98 as well - a 2100.

    I think mostly you just need to get closer. Or take a larger picture. A larger picture gives you more opportunity for cropping while still retaining a usable size. When I resize, I much prefer going from larger to smaller. Going the other way just doesn't seem to work. I like to do all my editing before resizing because, without knowing any of the particulars of editing programs, I think there must be some kind of averaging that goes on that works to eliminate minor artifacts from the editing process. After resizing, I usually sharpen the image a bit.

    Here's the best I can do after editing your pics. In both cases I had to enlarge the pictures. (I hope I'm not being too presumptuous):

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    Your uncle cut that crystal? It's beautiful. Was that his business?
     
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  3. spirit-of-shiloh

    spirit-of-shiloh Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the tips :) I do notice that my enlarged hematite looks like the carved areas are raised instead of deep cut? The crystal looks great though :)

    Yes my Uncle was a jewler and then he was interested in watch making. My Mom told me that he had a Jewish friend who was a watch maker and that the watch makers didn't didn't care for gentiles to work in their shop.

    So my Uncle learned some yiddish, enough to get him by and was passed off as a Jew :D So my Uncle learned on the bench along with the pros...they just thought he was quiet so he was never found out;)
     
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  4. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    The concave/convex thing is an optical illusion based on the direction you perceive for the light source. View the light as coming from the opposite direction and the image will change from out to in (or vise versa). I have the same problem, especially when looking at pictures of moon craters where the lighting is so stark.

    It's like the spinning dancer illusion, where the direction of spin is dependent on whether you perceive her right foot, or left, touching the ground.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_Dancer
     
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  5. spirit-of-shiloh

    spirit-of-shiloh Well-Known Member

    WOW I was looking for that spinning dancer weeks ago thanks :) Yes the convex/concave illusions do trick the eye ;)
     
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