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And I thought I had polished it thoroughly before the photoshoot ;) This Oriental-style silver ring is adorned with wire wrappings and set with a fairly large turquoise cabochon. I bought it many years ago at Berlin's biggest flea market, and I vaguely remember that the vendor said it was Persian, but whether that referred to the entire ring or just the stone, I can't recall. At the stone's centre, its "heart", if you like, are two brighter spots resembling a cameo carving (the most popular kind of cameo: a pendant with a lady's bust/profile). I think this was what "spoke" to me and made me buy it, next to the ring's quite extravagant, longish shape.
This low-key image and the ring's wire ornaments called for bokeh, so I mounted the Laowa 50mm 2X macro and got close. The most tricky part of the shooting process was finding the right angle for the ring and the best position for my lamps (to prevent too many blown-out spots on the ring). As usual, the lamps with their warm light turned silver into gold.
I'm very busy today and hope to catch up with you tonight.
HMM, Everyone!
A translucent polished gem cabochon for Macro Mondays atop a Ulanzi VL49 Pro RGB LED Light Panel. No, it's not a guitar pick. Actual size: 1.75 inches.
Another cab I purchased from Chacon's, and this one has a nice pink fortification area with good depth.
My fabulous daughter gave me 500 Labradorite cabochons for Mother's Day! It's my favorite stone, lots of projects ahead! They are all sizes and shapes. Thanks, Megan!
Life is too short to wear boring jewelry.
Looking close... on Friday! - JEWELRY ON PAPER BACKGROUND
(photo by Freya, edit by me)
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A present for the neighborhood girls, cabochon placed in wood,the background is textured .
Thanks for the visit
I collected and cut this years ago (there should be another 1-cab slablet or two somewhere, but it was a small cobble) on Agate Beach, at the recently renamed Sue-meg State Park.
While it doesn't look like typical California Coast jade (nephrite), it does seem to be a rare piece of jadeite. It polishes like it, makes slightly "foamy" swarf like jade, and has a specific gravity of 3.32 -- right smack-dab in the middle of the jadeite range.
It is primarily white jade, with some dark green. The yellow in the healed fractures may or may not be jade
For Saturday Self Challenge -- Jewellery
A challenge this week that was less of a challenge , I have recently been doing a certain amount of jewellery photography for the pieces that my daughter has made . She has started to make various jewellery pieces ( our house is full of crafts of one sort or another ) and all the pieces above are crafted by her . Considering that she has Cerebral Palsy and only full use of one hand amongst other issues, as parents, my wife and I are very proud of what she produces .
The four larger gemstones are various forms of Agate.
The three smaller gems are Labradorite which is noted for the flashes of various colours as light is refracted passing through the gemstone .
I quote from wikipedia -
Labradorite can display an iridescent optical effect (or schiller) known as labradorescence. The term labradoresence was coined by Ove Balthasar Bøggild, who defined it (labradorization) as follows:
Labradorization is the peculiar reflection of the light from submicroscopical planes orientated in one direction (rarely in two directions); these planes have never such a position that they can be expressed by simple indices, and they are not directly visible under the microscope.
My daughter has virtually self taught herself just watching a shopping channel that only does jewellery components and by viewing tutorial dvds followed by adapting to a way that she can manage . She hopes to sell some of her pieces on " esty.com " with my wife who is the soft toy and teddy bear maker .
As far as the photography is concerned ( my contribution ) , light is the all important factor to getting a decent record of any of the pieces . A tripod is pretty essential as well - the shots have to be bright , clear and well detailed . And thanks to SSC I think the way is now clear for me to invest in a decent true macro lens . Result !
A studio would be good too , but for the foreseeable future - the top of the cooker will have to continue to be the brightest place in the house .
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/dorriesrosecottage?ref=ss_profile
Have a quick peep if you wish .