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Stanley
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Location: Near Portland, Maine
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 Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: Pebble, using scale bar |
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Here is a close-up of a pebble that I shot some time ago.
I used a scale bar, relying upon the excellent suggestions that Rik kindly provided me.
Incidentally, could anyone please inform me what a more complete description of this pebble would be.
As always, thanks to all.
Stanley
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rjlittlefield
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Scale bar looks good. For my personal tastes, the vivid red clashes a bit with the subject. What often works well is to pick a color that already appears in the image. In this case one of the darker reds from the pebble might be good.
About the pebble, I can't help much. I'm quite naive about mineralogy. But we have other members who are knowledgeable. I suspect they will want to know a little more about the pebble, especially where it came from and whether the red coating might be artificial or organic rather than a natural mineral.
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Stanley
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Rik,
| Quote: | Scale bar looks good. For my personal tastes, the vivid red clashes a bit with the subject. What often works well is to pick a color that already appears in the image. In this case one of the darker reds from the pebble might be good.
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Good advice about the color. I really thought about that issue, but what you said makes a lot of sense from an artistic point of view.
| Quote: | About the pebble, I can't help much. I'm quite naive about mineralogy. But we have other members who are knowledgeable. I suspect they will want to know a little more about the pebble, especially where it came from and whether the red coating might be artificial or organic rather than a natural mineral.
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All that I know is that I found the pebble somewhere around the Portland, Maine, area (I no longer remember where exactly). I just don't know anything about the red coating. I doubt that I have the pebble around anymore.
Anyway, I was just a bit curious. It's not that important for me to know. I mainly wanted to be able to provide a better description.
I am far more interested in scale bars.
Stanley
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