[meteorite-list] Re: THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING

[Gerald Flaherty]

Super idea Chris, with a backdrop as described by Dave F. and the delete 
button operable, you're 9/10 of the way to excellent photos. Jerry[I even 
received a compliment from Bob Haag on a meteorite-wrong photo I shared with 
him!]
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING


> Tom-
>
> I'd suggest making a light stand. Very simple and cheap- just a couple of 
> gooseneck lamps on either side of a 24" square board. This will let you 
> light your sample from the sides and eliminate problems with glare and 
> reflections. You might want to add a little frame overhead that will let 
> you attach the camera so you don't have to hold it. I've shot hundreds of 
> digital meteorite images at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science with 
> just such a setup.
>
> Chris
>
> *****************************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
> http://www.cloudbait.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Knudson" <peregrineflier at npgcable.com>
> To: "Dave Freeman mjwy" <dfreeman at fascination.com>; 
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 11:35 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING
>
>
>> Hi Dave and list, One problem I have is the darn flash!  I get everything
>> set up just right, take the picture and all I get is a big glare where 
>> the
>> flash hit. Of coarse the obvious solution is to turn off the flash, but 
>> then
>> the pics are to dark. So, get some other light source, the sun maybe, 
>> well
>> then your fighting trying to get the right angles, then I get shadows, 
>> and
>> the light shining on the screen so you can't see if your focused or not. 
>> I
>> probably take 20 pics to get one or two good ones, then back out to try
>> again.  I have actually given up on taking pics of some specimens after 
>> 40
>> or more tries, just can't seem to get it.
>>  Any suggestions?
>
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