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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: FlintWalker on August 06, 2010, 12:18:35 am

Title: I must be sick.
Post by: FlintWalker on August 06, 2010, 12:18:35 am

I actually made a point without serrations or even notches :o
 This one is raw coral.

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Post by: Josh on August 06, 2010, 12:29:32 am

Looks awesome, Shannon.  Must be a bug goin around, everyone is workin with coral now...  ??? ???   ;D

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Post by: JW_Halverson on August 06, 2010, 12:38:29 am

Ok you rock-knockers, I'm exposing my ignorance and asking about this "coral" you keep knapping.  Is this actual coral taken off a reef at sea, or is it coral from old seas that have left the reef structure high and dry that has further compressed/modified geologically?

Title: Re: I must be sick.
Post by: Josh on August 06, 2010, 12:40:35 am

I like your pictures too.  You always seem to take great pictures...

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Post by: JW_Halverson on August 06, 2010, 12:57:54 am

I gotta second Josh's comment, the photo is as artistic as the work.   Fine stuff, sir.

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Post by: Josh on August 06, 2010, 01:01:07 am

...that top pic is my new desktop background on my computer now.. Hope you don't mind, Shannon.  :)

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Post by: FlintWalker on August 06, 2010, 02:26:15 am

JW, it'a "agatized" coral.  It's coral that has been dead for a loooooong time and whatever organic material was in it to begin with has since been replaced by silica.....I think :-\
 BTW, I hate ugly, half arsed, blurry pictures. I think if anything is worth taking a picture of, it's worth a littl extra time to do it as well as you can!

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Post by: HoBow on August 06, 2010, 07:55:28 am

Shannon,
Are you using the macro setting on your camera (the flower setting)?  Nice points and pictures!

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Post by: mullet on August 06, 2010, 08:20:48 am

 Looks good, Shannon, kinda hybrid Newnan/Hillsborough.

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Post by: piper on August 06, 2010, 09:18:09 am

Shannon....Thats a fine job on that point......BUT most all your points are top notch....Curt

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Post by: n2everythg on August 06, 2010, 11:16:15 am

wow shannon beautiful point. Nice job.

I really like the lighting and how you setup the first pic against a black background. And it is cool cause you can kinda see your fingers but they dont detract from the point.  VERy nicely done...very artistic how did you accomplish that?
wade

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Post by: nocams on August 06, 2010, 11:18:51 am

looks good Shannon. And yes, we too need to know how to take good crisp pics like that. Mason was trying to take some last night and we just could not get the focus right ?

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Post by: Hardawaypoints on August 06, 2010, 12:33:02 pm

That is some sick work you are producing Shannon.  Pretty work, serrations or not. 

Jim

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Post by: AncientArcher76 on August 06, 2010, 02:04:44 pm

Cool stuff Homer!  I like how the light travels through that coral looks luminated!

Russ

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Post by: leapingbare on August 06, 2010, 03:33:34 pm

show off :)

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Post by: cowboy on August 06, 2010, 05:26:27 pm

Oh, so that's what it is! Better lighting a little smoke and mirrors - I'm gittin a better camera ;D.

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Post by: Outbackbob48 on August 06, 2010, 05:48:28 pm

Nice and clean Shannon, must be those popeye forearms  :o. Bob

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Post by: Timo on August 06, 2010, 06:20:41 pm

I actually think that the second pics is a bit out of focus? :o ;)

(Still a dang show off)  ;D

Title: Re: I must be sick.
Post by: FlintWalker on August 06, 2010, 09:02:49 pm

You're right Tim, the second one is  a little out. >:(  It was hard to hold it still enough without a flash to eliminate a little blurriness :-\  My wife says I'm anal about stuff like that. I guess I am, because I actually considered dragging out a tripod just to take one picture! :-[
 I guess it's better to be anal, than to be as anus ;D
 BTW, thanks ya'll

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Post by: jamie on August 07, 2010, 09:17:15 am

damn dude thats a beauty

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Post by: Marc St Louis on August 07, 2010, 09:33:46 am

Quote from: Saw Filer on August 06, 2010, 09:02:49 pm

You're right Tim, the second one is  a little out. >:(  It was hard to hold it still enough without a flash to eliminate a little blurriness :-\  My wife says I'm anal about stuff like that. I guess I am, because I actually considered dragging out a tripod just to take one picture! :-[
 I guess it's better to be anal, than to be as anus ;D
 BTW, thanks ya'll

Done that before  :).  Does that mean I'm anal?

Very nice point, be a long time before I'm that good

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Post by: AncientArcher76 on August 07, 2010, 03:41:06 pm

I took photography once but almost have to be a magician using a damned cell phone!  The one I had took awesome pics the new one"DROID" sux!!!  Go figure...LOL  DAM u HOMER!!!! :'( :D

Russ

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Post by: Pappy on August 09, 2010, 08:04:52 pm

You anal  about anything,never. ;) ;D ;D ;D Nice point as usually. :)
   Pappy