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My Adventure in Pictures, Part II

P: 2/27/2003 1:53:32 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	This is yet another in my continuing series of threads about my fiancé's ring. The first thread, the book-length post entitled "My Diamond Adventure," contains a detailed recounting of my quest for a diamond, as well as some impressions of my great experience with Barry at SuperbCert. The second thread, "My Adventure in Pictures" has the first batch of photos I took of the finished ring (under incandescent lighting). This, the third thread, has another batch of pictures of the ring under varying degrees of natural February sunlight (through a window). I hope you like them! (btw, am I obsessed?) The first is a collage of various fiery flashes. I was disappointed with the focus of these, so combined them and resized them smaller to minimize the impact of the poor focus. These digital cameras are tough to get good macro shots with. "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 1:53:32 PM

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P: 2/27/2003 1:54:45 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	Another collage of some more poorly focused shots... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 1:54:45 PM

P: 2/27/2003 1:56:54 PM
frizzy_dt Rough Rock Total Posts: 52 Last Post: 5/21/2003 Member Since: 2/25/2003	beautiful display you have every color reflected
Posted: 2/27/2003 1:56:54 PM

P: 2/27/2003 1:57:04 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	This one isn't focused too well either, but I just had to post the whole thing. This diamond is just an inferno! "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 1:57:04 PM

P: 2/27/2003 1:58:34 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	Neat color. Don't see that one often... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 1:58:34 PM

P: 2/27/2003 1:59:45 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	Against black.... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 1:59:45 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:01:41 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	One of the better-focused closeups... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:01:41 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:03:04 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	'Nuther decent close-up.... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:03:04 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:04:32 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	Wish this one had better focus on the diamond itself... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:04:32 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:05:40 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	! "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:05:40 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:06:47 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	Green.... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:06:47 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:07:47 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	Brilliance.... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:07:47 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:09:04 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	Sort of Jamaican, no? "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:09:04 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:20:06 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	This one was taken in near-darkness, but gives some tiny idea of how fiery this thing is in low-light... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:20:06 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:23:08 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	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! "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:23:08 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:23:55 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	Two of three... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:23:55 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:24:39 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	The final shot... "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:24:39 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:27:14 PM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	So, there you have it... My Adventure in Pictures, Part II! Hope I didn't bore anyone, or make you wait too long to d/l them... I welcome any questions/comments/thoughts... -Tim "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:27:14 PM

P: 2/27/2003 2:46:36 PM
Lugus Cut Rock Total Posts: 213 Last Post: 3/27/2003 Member Since: 1/17/2003	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
Posted: 2/27/2003 2:46:36 PM

P: 3/3/2003 3:13:38 AM
optimized Cut Rock Total Posts: 306 Last Post: 11/1/2003 Member Since: 12/28/2002	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 "Economy of words has never been my strong suit"
Posted: 3/3/2003 3:13:38 AM

P: 3/3/2003 12:18:18 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,905 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	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. ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 3/3/2003 12:18:18 PM

P: 6/6/2003 2:58:55 AM
Nate Cut Rock Total Posts: 207 Last Post: 10/14/2008 Member Since: 5/17/2003	Awesome pics! Post more!!!!
Posted: 6/6/2003 2:58:55 AM

P: 6/6/2003 7:21:55 AM
Serg Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,509 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 3/22/2002	Canon D30 MacroLens1-5X Did anybody test D10 or D1? Sergey Sivovolenko CEO OctoNus
Posted: 6/6/2003 7:21:55 AM

P: 6/6/2003 7:30:40 AM
Girls-best-friend Cut Rock Total Posts: 136 Last Post: 6/30/2006 Member Since: 1/22/2003	Outstanding ring. You gotta love that fire don't ya!? Who could hate a diamond
Posted: 6/6/2003 7:30:40 AM

P: 6/6/2003 7:50:40 AM
trichrome Cut Rock Total Posts: 397 Last Post: 3/22/2004 Member Since: 12/9/2002	I used a Canon camera mounted on a microscope (can go up to 40x) It's the way to go. Trichrome.
Posted: 6/6/2003 7:50:40 AM

P: 6/6/2003 8:32:24 AM
Serg Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,509 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 3/22/2002	---------------- On 6/6/2003 7:50:40 AM trichrome wrote: I used a Canon camera mounted on a microscope (can go up to 40x) It's the way to go. Trichrome. ---------------- Gemological microscope have not such big magnification ( without ocular) Sergey Sivovolenko CEO OctoNus
Posted: 6/6/2003 8:32:24 AM

P: 6/6/2003 12:37:23 PM
pqcollectibles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,441 Last Post: 6/18/2005 Member Since: 2/23/2003	WOW, Tim! It may be "small" but it sure is MIGHTY!! Great flashes of all different colors. I really like the Jamaican one, but the Green is really really neat! Why use a big word when a diminutive word would be succinct! ____________________________________________________________ Just a regular person trying to be helpful. Consult a Pro prior to purchase!
Posted: 6/6/2003 12:37:23 PM

P: 6/6/2003 12:41:55 PM
trichrome Cut Rock Total Posts: 397 Last Post: 3/22/2004 Member Since: 12/9/2002	Serg, who said I'm using a gem microscope? I'm using a binocular microscope designed for surgery... Trichrome.
Posted: 6/6/2003 12:41:55 PM

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