Light and diamonds: irresistible
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I loooooove the backsides of diamonds (not as much as the front, of course). Those are great shots!
missydebby
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seriously gorgeous 
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Very artistic! Thanks for sharing!!
PearlDahhhling
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Gorgeous photos! What a beautiful diamond!!!
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ooooh sparklies! Your pictures are great!
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OMG! I'd like to make these into wallpapers for my computer and my phone! They are GREAT! I need to learn how to do this. 
Rno
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Wow, I am overwhelmed by all your comments. Thank you!
I remembered I had this small slab of Labradorite when I was looking for a different background to shoot the diamond on. I was surprised myself about the many different effects I got out of this amazing mineral, just by changing the light and the angle of view. Then I discovered the effect of colors being reflected by the diamond's facets and I went looking for colorful things that would cast their colors to be reflected. All of this with a 100mm macro lens mounted to a 24MP camera, so I would get a decent image size for this small stone.
If I get new ideas on composition, I'll shoot more, while the diamond is not yet set. Oh, and once it is set, the circle starts again from zero.
I remembered I had this small slab of Labradorite when I was looking for a different background to shoot the diamond on. I was surprised myself about the many different effects I got out of this amazing mineral, just by changing the light and the angle of view. Then I discovered the effect of colors being reflected by the diamond's facets and I went looking for colorful things that would cast their colors to be reflected. All of this with a 100mm macro lens mounted to a 24MP camera, so I would get a decent image size for this small stone.
If I get new ideas on composition, I'll shoot more, while the diamond is not yet set. Oh, and once it is set, the circle starts again from zero.
hoofbeats95
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More more please post more! I have a confession to make - I am using one for the wallpaper on my phone. LOVE it! I hope that was ok???
I have a confession to make - I am using one for the wallpaper on my phone. LOVE it! I hope that was ok???
Rno
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So far, I only have more of the same with minor variations. Once I come across a new background or have new ideas, I will add images.
No problem to use them as wallpaper on your phone (or computer, if you want, but they'd get too blurred when upsampled).
No problem to use them as wallpaper on your phone (or computer, if you want, but they'd get too blurred when upsampled).
Bleed Burnt Orange
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WOW!! Those are beautiful pics!! Great model too!
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These are gorgeous! Please take more and post...they are fun to see!
Rno
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Again, thank you all for your kind words. It is appreciated. You can tell that it was fun for me to do, and what you are seeing are the six I selected from maybe 30, about two hours worth of work. No, make that two hours worth of fun.
Kenny, I used a Minolta 100mm macro on a Sony 24MP DSLR (A850) on a Gitzo tripod with RRS ballhead. None of that is really that important, it is the person behind the camera that creates the shot . Light came from my halogen desk lamp and a small flash light in all possible and impossible positions and combinations, whatever produced the best results. As I said, I used a small slab of Labradorite as background on my desk and played with angles. This mineral is amazing by itself in how it changes appearance with different lighting and viewing angles. To be honest, it is more striking than the diamond (and costs a lot less)
I also have a rough piece of Lapislazuli and thought it might be a good background as well, but it pales in comparison with the Labradorite.
As I am editing this, I just got the idea to play with a polarizing filter and see what that can add. We'll see.
Second edit. I just counted. Yeah, right. Thirty. They were 78 shots. Still a good yield, six out of 78.
Kenny, I used a Minolta 100mm macro on a Sony 24MP DSLR (A850) on a Gitzo tripod with RRS ballhead. None of that is really that important, it is the person behind the camera that creates the shot
. Light came from my halogen desk lamp and a small flash light in all possible and impossible positions and combinations, whatever produced the best results. As I said, I used a small slab of Labradorite as background on my desk and played with angles. This mineral is amazing by itself in how it changes appearance with different lighting and viewing angles. To be honest, it is more striking than the diamond (and costs a lot less) I also have a rough piece of Lapislazuli and thought it might be a good background as well, but it pales in comparison with the Labradorite.
As I am editing this, I just got the idea to play with a polarizing filter and see what that can add. We'll see.
Second edit. I just counted. Yeah, right. Thirty. They were 78 shots. Still a good yield, six out of 78.
Rno
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Don't necessarily get the RRS. It is just what I have. I think there are better ones. There must be better ones. I just don't know which.
I had a bigger Gitzo ball before, but that was simply too big and heavy for my needs. Smooth, though. My RRS, the 40, is either too loose or too tight. Can't find a cold-honey setting.
So I saw that you are quite the rock shooter yourself. What configuration are you using?
I had a bigger Gitzo ball before, but that was simply too big and heavy for my needs. Smooth, though. My RRS, the 40, is either too loose or too tight. Can't find a cold-honey setting.
So I saw that you are quite the rock shooter yourself. What configuration are you using?
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Rno|1296255496|2836097 said:
It is listed and shown here.
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