[meteorite-list] photographing irons

From: Jerry <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:37:28 -0400
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Gorgeous! What's your technique?
Jerry Flaherty
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From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <info at mcomemeteorite.it>
To: "Laurence Garvie" <lgarvie at cox.net>;
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] photographing irons


> some my examples
>
> http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/1233977_WabarMin.jpg.html
> http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/8708/udeistation4mingh3.jpg
>
> Matteo
>
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> Da : Laurence Garvie <lgarvie at cox.net>
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> 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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> ------ >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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 >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> ------ >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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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