[meteorite-list] Photographing Meteorites, part II
From: Roman <Roman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:08 2004 Message-ID: <0cd101c22f28$0b74da80$be5ffea9_at_k6l3v9> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0CCE_01C22F06.841875E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not bad at all Walter. You will have to submit a few photos for the 2004 edition of The Third Millennium Meteorite Calendar. I will be taking submissions around the time of the Tucson Show, or even sooner if people have photos ready this year. Best regards, Roman Jirasek www.meteoritelabels.com/2003.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Walter Branch=20 To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:10 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Photographing Meteorites, part II Hello Everyone, =20 First, thanks to everyone who purchased meteorites from me yesterday. = They all sold out within a few hours. =20 In my continuing efforts to improve my photography skills, I = experimented last night (most of the night) with a background technique = I discovered recently, as well as varying exposure values. Here are my = latest efforts: =20 1.5 gram thin slice of Zagami: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0153.JPG =20 200 gram Gao: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0154.JPG =20 16 gram Sikhote-Alin shrapnel (I like shrapnel): http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0159.JPG =20 13.6 gram Sudbury imact melt material: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0174.JPG =20 Not really a meteorite, but here I am with Rebekah high atop a Ferris = wheel a couple of days ago: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0045.JPG =20 I cut open a Murchison recently and under the microscope, you can = actually see the amino acids forming proteins and assimilating into = strange alien life forms: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/life.jpg =20 Let me know what you think (of the meteorite photography, that is). =20 If anyone wants to know how to make backgrounds like this, let me = know. It is actually very simple. =20 -Walter ----------------------------------------------- Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B Savannah, GA 31405 USA www.branchmeteorites.com ------=_NextPart_000_0CCE_01C22F06.841875E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Not bad at all Walter.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>You will have to submit a few photos for the 2004 = edition=20 of</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Third Millennium Meteorite Calendar. I will be=20 taking</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>submissions around the time of the Tucson Show, or=20 even</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>sooner if people have photos ready this = year.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Best regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Roman Jirasek</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.meteoritelabels.com/2003.html">www.meteoritelabels.com= /2003.html</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net" = title=3Dbranchw_at_bellsouth.net>Walter=20 Branch</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3DMeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 19, 2002 = 4:10 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Photographing=20 Meteorites, part II</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Everyone,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>First, thanks to everyone who = purchased=20 meteorites from me yesterday. They all sold out within a few=20 hours.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In my continuing efforts to improve = my=20 photography skills, I experimented last night (most of the night) with = a=20 background technique I discovered recently, as well as varying = exposure=20 values. Here are my latest efforts:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1.5 gram thin slice of = Zagami:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0153.JPG">http://www.bra= nchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0153.JPG</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>200 gram Gao:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><A = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0154.JPG"><FONT=20 face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0154.JPG</FONT></A></DI= V> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>16 gram Sikhote-Alin shrapnel (I like = shrapnel):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><A = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0159.JPG"><FONT=20 face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0159.JPG</FONT></A></DI= V> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>13.6 gram Sudbury imact melt=20 material:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0174.JPG">http://www.bra= nchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0174.JPG</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not really a meteorite, but here I am = with=20 Rebekah high atop a Ferris wheel a couple of days ago:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><A = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0045.JPG"><FONT=20 face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0045.JPG</FONT></A></DI= V> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I cut open a Murchison recently and = under the=20 microscope, you can actually see the amino acids forming proteins and=20 assimilating into strange alien life forms:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/life.jpg"><FONT = face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/life.jpg</FONT></A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let me know what you think (of the = meteorite=20 photography, that is).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If anyone wants to know how to make = backgrounds=20 like this, let me know. It is actually very simple.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>-Walter<BR>-----------------------------------------------<BR>Wa= lter=20 Branch, Ph.D.<BR>Branch Meteorites<BR>322 Stephenson Ave., Suite=20 B<BR>Savannah, GA 31405 USA<BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></FO= NT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0CCE_01C22F06.841875E0-- Received on Fri 19 Jul 2002 09:27:35 AM PDT |
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