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<p>[QUOTE="Marko, post: 214416, member: 210"]Same cat until the carrier came out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to research that cat. Guys and their tools....</p><p><br /></p><p>I got the new Samsung 7, the salesperson raved about the camera, it has its perks, but taking closeup shots is not one of them.... I think my Samsung 4 was better at that....playing with it, but the reviews are not stellar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh well, Karma has been good to me in other ways. I was out and about this weekend, and the finds were in the antique malls.</p><p><br /></p><p>Firstly, some strange bi-color foil-backed stones in these earrings, peacockish</p><p>[ATTACH=full]63089[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then this pink conch cameo.... I have researched pink conch, seems it is on the endangered list, so I will be picking these up (like I already do, duh)</p><p>See how the frame in the pic is a bit fuzzy? The camera seems to focus in on one central area....</p><p>[ATTACH=full]63090[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then there was a story with this. My friend for the last three decades became an antique dealer. Outside his mall, there was a display case with just one earring in it, so I asked him where the other one was. He said he was keeping the one earring in the display case OUTSIDE of the mall so he could remember to find the other one, which he did- D & E Julianna heliotrope watermelon earrings (again, I see the camera focusing on the central stones....)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]63091[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then my prize for the weekend.... I am in another antique mall that never seems to make a mistake, but I was in the area. I find a section by accident I almost missed with some junky stuff, and lo and behold, for a whopping $12, I find these:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]63092[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I am thinking these are saphiret, not sapphirine, because of the richness of the mocha.... probably old-stock stones used with the newer aurora borealis stones. I wouldn't let go of them, the salesperson wanted to take them after she looked at them, and I said I would follow her to the cash register and pay immediately. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had some other good finds, but need to photograph them (some even non-jewelry.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marko, post: 214416, member: 210"]Same cat until the carrier came out. I have to research that cat. Guys and their tools.... I got the new Samsung 7, the salesperson raved about the camera, it has its perks, but taking closeup shots is not one of them.... I think my Samsung 4 was better at that....playing with it, but the reviews are not stellar. Oh well, Karma has been good to me in other ways. I was out and about this weekend, and the finds were in the antique malls. Firstly, some strange bi-color foil-backed stones in these earrings, peacockish [ATTACH=full]63089[/ATTACH] Then this pink conch cameo.... I have researched pink conch, seems it is on the endangered list, so I will be picking these up (like I already do, duh) See how the frame in the pic is a bit fuzzy? The camera seems to focus in on one central area.... [ATTACH=full]63090[/ATTACH] Then there was a story with this. My friend for the last three decades became an antique dealer. Outside his mall, there was a display case with just one earring in it, so I asked him where the other one was. He said he was keeping the one earring in the display case OUTSIDE of the mall so he could remember to find the other one, which he did- D & E Julianna heliotrope watermelon earrings (again, I see the camera focusing on the central stones....) [ATTACH=full]63091[/ATTACH] Then my prize for the weekend.... I am in another antique mall that never seems to make a mistake, but I was in the area. I find a section by accident I almost missed with some junky stuff, and lo and behold, for a whopping $12, I find these: [ATTACH=full]63092[/ATTACH] I am thinking these are saphiret, not sapphirine, because of the richness of the mocha.... probably old-stock stones used with the newer aurora borealis stones. I wouldn't let go of them, the salesperson wanted to take them after she looked at them, and I said I would follow her to the cash register and pay immediately. I had some other good finds, but need to photograph them (some even non-jewelry.)[/QUOTE]
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