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I apologize to all of you for my photos..you all have been kind & gracious and have made nice comments about my work, despite the horrible photography,, I only have a shirtpocket digital with a flash..it washes everything out..it's disappointing to post pics, and have the stuff look so different than it really looks..thanks for your patience
 
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thanks for sharing your work. no pic can do a real work of art justice and your work is art.....bear
also shirt pocket camera advantaged. :)
 
No apology necessary, Jack. You do the best you can with the tools you have available.

I have neither a fancy camera nor a light tent; but still manage to get decent pictures although it does take a little extra effort. Try setting up a card table (or whatever) outdoors and use only natural light for your photography. One thing that helps me a lot is an inexpensive tripod that I picked up at a yard sale. Eliminates camera movement which can be a problem.
 
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No apology necessary, Jack. You do the best you can with the tools you have available.

I have neither a fancy camera nor a light tent; but still manage to get decent pictures although it does take a little extra effort. Try setting up a card table (or whatever) outdoors and use only natural light for your photography. One thing that helps me a lot is an inexpensive tripod that I picked up at a yard sale. Eliminates camera movement which can be a problem.
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thanks for the ideas..I iknow little of photography..so those ideas will be helpful..as soon as it's above freezing I'll give it a try
 
HA Have many of those..I was thinking of the camera..
 
Jack, trust me, your ability comes through plenty clear. Photography is a whole new skill set, and it doesn't matter what you have really (up to a point). I've got a $1000 Canon 10 pixel SLR with several lenses and I still suck at it! I've got a great tripod, macro lenses, an external flash, and still, not close to some of the pics I see here. Next for me are some classes at the photo store, they're free, and maybe then I'll have a clue. You'd think these big SLR's would do everything themselves, but it's still the person who's behind the thing.

Your work makes it easier, at least you've got one part of it down!

Dale
 
I guess the first thing that has to be accomplished is making the pen and I can sure see you have accomplished that first class. I just have a pocket camera and yours look a lot better than mine. I did find if I used the timer they do come out better but yours are great from here. Keep up the good work.
 
Sadly pen photography seems to be a harder skill to learn that pen making. keep trying eventually something will work better and you will remember to do that next time. at the very least take the time to find the controls of your camera and just play with them. and remember those excellent photos that you see in magazines where taken with thousands of dollars worth of equipment. also changing the photo to post it does it's share of damage. given all that a decent photo is usually the best you can hope for.
 
Funny thing, Jack. When I made my comments, they were generic in nature as I had not actually seen any of your pictures. I took you at your word that your pictures were bad and it turned out that you lied.

After seeing the more recent posts, I took the time to actually look at what you has posted and honestly they are not bad. (Sometimes, we are our own worst critics.) Most all of us could do a little better; but I see pictures posted here on a regular basis that don't come close to the quality of yours.

If you enjoy photography and want to spend a little time fooling around, I'm sure you could experiment with your camera, burn up a bunch of film (figuratively speaking, of course) and learn a few tricks that would make you happier with your results.

OTOH, a lot of the really nice pictures that you see here at IAP are as much the result of computer processing as they are of better equipment or better techniques, so shoot the heck out of that camera and don't worry about it. You are doing just fine!! :)



 
BTW, I like your window. I dabble in the glass craft myself, on occasion.

Cutting those blue pieces with the sharp points can be a little tricky!! I've produced my fair share of scrap from trying to make cuts like that!!:wink:

Couldn't quite tell from your photo; but noticed two little rings near the outer perimeter of the piece, one in the SW quadrant and the other in the SE quadrant. I'm wondering what purpose they might serve.......nothing is coming immediately to mind??:confused:
 
Thanks to each & everyone for your support & comments. I appreciate each & every one..I have worked for half a century to improve my woodworking skills in a virtual vacuum..except for customer reactions and my partner in crime repeating : YOU ARE TALENTED & A GREAT WOODWORKWER , I've had no real imput from folks, who also are great at what they do..this forum has been a very nice place to visit..thank you all for sharing your work with me
 
Randy: small rings are to thread heavy fishing line to hang at shows..this way no rope or cord is seen thru the design...
 
Jack: I thought it might be for hanging; but that piece looked pretty heavy to me; but, of course, it is a little difficult to judge size from a picture. How big is that window??
 
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Jack: I thought it might be for hanging; but that piece looked pretty heavy to me; but, of course, it is a little difficult to judge size from a picture. How big is that window??
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there are 4..not just the 2 you see...they are imbedded in the lead...with the wood frame it's about 22 inches in diam...I can't get at it right now to get glass diam..18 maybe?
 
Hey, don't worry about it. That is close enough. I was thinking it was in that size range; but couldn't be sure.

Did you make the round wood frame, too? That is a tricky little task all by itself!!:wink:
 
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yep, they call me "tricky" ..when they are being nice!
 
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