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And to finish off the set, here are a few magnified versions. These were accomplished by simply jamming the lens of the camera up against a small handheld loupe (the 10X loupe that was included with the ring). I was absolutely amazed at how well they came out!
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These are much nicer than the first batch. As a fellow supercert owner, I was wondering what happened to those big flashes of fire I'm used to seeing. I believe you've captured that quite well in just about every picture here. Of course, now I'm going to have to get a hold of a digital camera so I can do the same with mine
![]() Sharing diamond pride, Lugus |
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Thanks for comments, Lugus. I'll tell you, the huge benefit of using a digital camera is being able to take large numbers of pictures while attempting to capture the good shots. The images I posted are the best of about 200+ pics I took from every conceivable angle. Many of them were pretty poor, but I just erased those and kept on going. Nice. I just wish I had access to a better camera. Two megapixels worked okay, but I'd love to see what a really good 4+ megapixel camera with really good macro functions might be capable of.... -Tim |
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Awesome shots Tim! You definitely are obsessed. The digital cam comes in very handy when taking endless shots of the ring...I think I went through 100 on mine before I had a handful I wanted to post/keep. It's nice to be able to take the shots..run to the computer, upload them...go through them quickly and then run out to take more before the sun shifts. Hee Hee.
I tried the closeup thing with my camera and a 10x loupe like you did but it did not work..I don't know what happened. So I gave up on that idea. My camera is a 3mp Sony Cybershot with 3x/6x optical/digital zoom...and I still couldn't get shots as nice as a few of yours..I think it is also about knowing how to utilize the camera itself as opposed to just the #'s of mp's etc. You definitely have better command of your camera than I do of mine! Though I did capture an amazing B/W shot yesterday of Greg's dark silhouette on a bluff at San Gregorio beach near Half Moon Bay, CA. Maybe I will post it tomorrow when I upload it to my computer.
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