oldies1955 Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) Just for your viewing enjoyment. I like to take macro shots of gold, It really shows the detail and character of the piece, especially the specimens. Been experimenting with different lighting/back grounds and such. Im thinking of getting into focus stacking where you take the pic. at different aperture settings and then stack them all together for a really good depth of field. If anyone out there is a photo bug and has experience doing this sort of thing.....any help would be appreciated. I know im limited to the clarity I can get with my Sony Nex3 but its fun to do this. Here,s some pics of the specie I got a few weeks back. I didn't realize how much small gold was on this piece until I got some good shots of it. Really cool looking structure. Its not slabable as its too small and fragile, so I will just take it out ever so often and play with it P.S. Keep clicking the picture and it will get real big. Tom Edited December 25, 2017 by oldies1955 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 Wow, gorgeous... I love those macro nugget shots... thanks for posting.... What made mine really jump out was throwing them into a small ultrasonic jewelry cleaner as well... those are sure pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted December 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 7 hours ago, jjbond said: Wow, gorgeous... I love those macro nugget shots... thanks for posting.... What made mine really jump out was throwing them into a small ultrasonic jewelry cleaner as well... those are sure pretty. Thanks Jen: What kind of cleaner did you use in the ultrasonic? Im interested in that process? Tks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 Hi Tom, this is the unit I purchased and I ordered an extra bottle of the stuff it included.... I usually do a CLR soak first and then use this for a few minutes. https://www.amazon.com/17-ounce-Stainless-Cleaning-Individual-Shut-off/dp/B00874DJPO/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1514260678&sr=1-2&keywords=db-tech+digital+ultrasonic+cleaner If you want to see some examples of before and after, see this post and others in that thread. http://nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/topic/30814-gold-basin-today/?tab=comments#comment-281139 Best $30.00 I ever spent, it really brings out the shine, plus your wife will love you after you clean all her jewelery.. it's a win win. Jen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted December 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, jjbond said: Hi Tom, this is the unit I purchased and I ordered an extra bottle of the stuff it included.... I usually do a CLR soak first and then use this for a few minutes. https://www.amazon.com/17-ounce-Stainless-Cleaning-Individual-Shut-off/dp/B00874DJPO/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1514260678&sr=1-2&keywords=db-tech+digital+ultrasonic+cleaner If you want to see some examples of before and after, see this post and others in that thread. http://nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/topic/30814-gold-basin-today/?tab=comments#comment-281139 Best $30.00 I ever spent, it really brings out the shine, plus your wife will love you after you clean all her jewelery.. it's a win win. Jen Thanks Jen. I will be getting one of them for sure! The pic of your gold looks a little (how can I say this without sounding pissy...) goofy?. What I mean is the gold is just too bright/clean for me. But, this can also be because of the shot, lighting/exposure. Im for sure going to get the unit and experiment with different cleaners on some of my more non descript nuggets and then move into my species. I love experimenting like this. Plus, I can clean my glasses in it! Yay!!! Tks for the info! Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) Call it goofy if you like , when I sell my gold, I like being able to say theyr'e paying for gold only, not dirt and it really brings out the sparkle factor. Some like their nuggets natural, but I sell all mine and people don't like paying for dirt. The iphone camera I was using also over exposes... Edited December 26, 2017 by jjbond 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 Here's another shot of some other ones I picked up that the photos came out a bit better, again, after a clean in the ultrasonic. http://nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/topic/30990-steve-hs-over-caffeinated-hi-nrg-maxed-out-zed-settings-find-virgin-patch-in-gold-basin/?tab=comments#comment-282524 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted December 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 Yah, like I said, different lighting/background/aperture can change a lot on how the pic looks. Couple of examples of the same nug. I agree, its best to clean them up and get the dirt off so people are not paying for (gold dirt) Tom H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 Wow, the purple really makes them pop... very royal.... I knew i was saving all these empty Crown Royal bags for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 My little baby... http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/4116-steves-over-caffeinated-hi-nrg-maxed-out-zed-settings-find-virgin-patch-in-gold-basin/?do=findComment&comment=44553 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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