[meteorite-list] photographing irons

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:39:00 +0200
Message-ID: <470b13f4.12d.163b.120421195_at_webmailh2.aruba.it>

some my examples

http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/1233977_WabarMin.jpg.html
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/8708/udeistation4mingh3.jpg

Matteo

----- Original Message -----
Da : Laurence Garvie <lgarvie at cox.net>
A : meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Oggetto : [meteorite-list] photographing irons
Data : Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:26:47 -0700

> Regarding photographing irons - I have had good success
> scanning them on a flatbed scanner. I typically use
> 1200 dpi and color. Note, this can produce a large file.
> I'll try and send a link to an image tomorrow.
>
> Laurence
> CMS
> ASU
>
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:38:56 -0400
> > From: "David & Kitt Deyarmin" <bobadebt at ec.rr.com>
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Questions about Uruacu - Shiny
> > Black Inclusions / Images / Etching
> > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > Message-ID: <01e901c809e2$de120180$e3f33842 at David>
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> >
> > I am processing some Uruacu and some of the pieces have
> > huge shiny black
> > inclusions that almost have a mirror like reflective
> surface. >
> > Does anyone know what these are, you can see a lot of
> > them in this 354 gram
> > slice:
> >
> >
> > http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Uruacu/
> > 354grSlice1.jpg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ------ >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have any tips on photographing this
> > material. It doesn't have a
> > lot of contrast but the etch looks 1000% better then
> > what this image shows:
> >
> > http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Uruacu/
> > 354grSlice2.jpg
> >
> > I have tried shooting it from various angles, with and
> > with out flash, inside, outside, nothing seems to really
> capture the look of the etch >
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ------ >
> >
> >
> > Speaking of the etch, does anyone have any ideas on how
> > to get more contrast, I have tried a variety of Nitric
> > Acid and Ferric Chloride Solutions and I have even tried
> various combination of both. >
> > If anyone can offer any help it would be greatly
> appreciated. >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
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