Ring has arrived - Advice on the ASET pictures please!

[Ryan327]

My stone from blue nile has finally arrived and I took some ASET pictures of it to see what people thought. It looks very nice to me with my eyes and does not appear dark at all, but I've only seen two other emerald cuts in person. Advice and opinions would be appreciated.

BTW, here are the numbers in case it matters.

.71c, E, VS1 (6.56 x 4.22 x 2.87)
Table - 62%
Depth - 68%
Girdle - Medium to slightly thick
Polish - Very Good
Symmetry - Very Good
Clarity Characteristics - Crystal
Fluorescence - None

Please let me know if you have any tips for getting clear pictures...I can't seem to stay steady enough to get them to come out really clear...

 

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At an angle one way

 

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Another at a different angle

 

[Lorelei]

Can you post some pics of the actual stone also please for comparison?

 

[Ryan327]

They all look extremely dark since the lighting in my house is terrible...the flash will not go off because it is too bright, but yet i''m so close to the stone that i''m shadowing it...i''ll post the one i have and will have to try and take some more...any hints or tips?

It also doesn''t help that I don''t have anything to magnify the stone to make the picture more clear.

 

[Lorelei]

Ok, use macro mode on the camera ( flower icon) and no flash. Try to take pics outside with the sun behind you, keep the camera and ring extremely steady, rig up a tripod of some sort if you can.

 

[Ryan327]

Here are just some regular photos, this is about the best I can do with my handheld.

 

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[strmrdr]

excellent EC congrates.

 

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Last one...

 

[neatfreak]

Aset images look fine and the pattern is nice. I think you are fine!

 

[Ryan327]

The stone actually looks much larger than I thought it would which makes me even more happy! One of the ones I looked at while at the B&M store was almost exactly the same size, but I thought it looked smaller (and was much more expensive!). I''m am sooooooo happy that the stone looks great, I don''t know what I would have done if I needed to send it back and start looking again.

Looks like I''ll be proposing on Wednesday!!!

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 10/15/2008 11:01:11 AM
Author: Ryan327
The stone actually looks much larger than I thought it would which makes me even more happy! One of the ones I looked at while at the B&M store was almost exactly the same size, but I thought it looked smaller (and was much more expensive!). I''m am sooooooo happy that the stone looks great, I don''t know what I would have done if I needed to send it back and start looking again.


Looks like I''ll be proposing on Wednesday!!!

GOOD LUCK RYAN!!!! Please come back with handshots!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Congrats on the beautiful ring!

 

[Kelli]

If you got strmrdr''s approval it MUST be great! I think it looks plenty big too. Great choice!

 

[girlie-girl]

Congratulations on your pick and good luck with the proposal!

 

[Ryan327]

Lol...it is funny that you say that because I was worried what he was going to say.

Then when he it was excellent I was worried because he didn''t have more to say, but thinking about it a little more if he did have a lot to say it probably would have been bad

The sun finally peaked out of the clouds so I could look at it under natural light and I am very please. It''s actually too bright to look at some times, made me see stars! I looked at it with the ASET outside too and it looks just like the pics posted but with the colors appearing much brighter...maybe later I''ll get a better picture. I just can''t stop staring at it and I know she will be doing the same!

 

[AprilBaby]

Congrats!

 

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looks really pretty!

 

[Diamond*Dana]

It is a lovely stone, nice job!

 

[Ryan327]

Is their a reason why I can''t put a link into my post? I took some daylight pictures and wanted to just post a like to the album I created on photobucket but it won''t let met...keeps giving a error whether I hyperlink it or if I just past the info into the text area....

 

[strmrdr]

Date: 10/15/2008 4:29:17 PM
Author: Ryan327
Is their a reason why I can''t put a link into my post? I took some daylight pictures and wanted to just post a like to the album I created on photobucket but it won''t let met...keeps giving a error whether I hyperlink it or if I just past the info into the text area....

photobucket links aren''t allowed you have to upload the images here.
can you post a picture from the side showing the crown height?
It should be ok based on the numbers, I''m just curious.
The ASET looks excellent.

 

[Ryan327]

I will get a crown picture tomorrow...that is one I didn''t think to take. Here are some more pics with better light though

 

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