[meteorite-list] Photographing Meteorites, part II
From: Walter Branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:08 2004 Message-ID: <008a01c22efb$c1f19820$5fbe5341_at_cc516468a> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C22EDA.3A7B42E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Everyone, First, thanks to everyone who purchased meteorites from me yesterday. = They all sold out within a few hours. 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: 1.5 gram thin slice of Zagami: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0153.JPG 200 gram Gao: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0154.JPG 16 gram Sikhote-Alin shrapnel (I like shrapnel): http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0159.JPG 13.6 gram Sudbury imact melt material: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0174.JPG 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 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 Let me know what you think (of the meteorite photography, that is). If anyone wants to know how to make backgrounds like this, let me know. = It is actually very simple. -Walter ----------------------------------------------- Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B Savannah, GA 31405 USA www.branchmeteorites.com ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C22EDA.3A7B42E0 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 http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <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 = meteorites=20 from me yesterday. They all sold out within a few = hours.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In my continuing efforts to improve my = photography=20 skills, I experimented last night (most of the night) with a background=20 technique I discovered recently, as well as varying exposure = values. Here=20 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 = 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=20 shrapnel):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0159.JPG"><FONT = 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 = 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 Rebekah=20 high atop a Ferris wheel a couple of days ago:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/DSCF0045.JPG"><FONT = 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 = B<BR>Savannah,=20 GA 31405 USA<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></FO= NT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C22EDA.3A7B42E0-- Received on Fri 19 Jul 2002 04:10:33 AM PDT |
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