Canon 5Dc 70-200mm f/4 + Ebay Extension Tubes

[Peter O'Connor]

A late night shoot I ended up playing with last night....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/texaspeter/sets/72157628923399459/

 

[Pete Askew]

Very nice Peter. My favourites are the dark ground ones though especially the SMALL Travelling Crystals. Glad to see your support of the protests against the legislation in the US.

 

[Peter O'Connor]

Where have you seen me protesting!
I thought I had given that up years ago

It's not like the old protests, this time I got 5 plasma TV's and a pair of Air Jordans instead of a broken nose..

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Loving the simplicity of the image - looks almost like a suspend water droplet

Never used extension tubes - what did you get?

 

[Peter O'Connor]

Cheap ebay generics,
No focus confirmation but I couldn't see af working effectively on the inside of a gemstone so I'm happy.

When not in use they double up as an extended front lens cap for my 1.4 x TC

August 30, 2011-_MG_0003 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Hamish Gill]

So are these gems relate to one of your other talents?

 

[Peter O'Connor]

Yep, they sure are, The reason I am here on this 'ere forum.
I got my first digital camera (kodak easyshare 2mp) so I could get my gemstone work online...
I've made 5 pendants since getting my first dslr..!.
A wonderful travelling companion for almost 20yrs.
A bag of gemstones and my trusty guitar and I was gone...
Postcard to the folks every blue moon being the only obligation I had.

Somedays I don't know what the hell I'm doing sat for hour upon end in front of a computer,
That behaviour was the Nemesis to life but for me it has been a huge crazy adventure in itself..

At least now I have alot of the skills required to document further escapades.

 

[Hamish Gill]

You must have been born on a Thursday!

Do you have any pictures of these pendants? I'm quite intrigued!

 

[Peter O'Connor]

Here's a couple I sold recently,

Like I said, the jewellery has been on the back burner for a couple of years since i've been so absorbed in photography.

 

[Pete Askew]

Excellent Peter. Do you carve the details yourself?

 

[Peter O'Connor]

Sometimes the Elves abandon their picket lines and do a good nights worth of carving but ultimately it's me who has to feed them!
Or to put it less dramatically,

'Yes'

 

[Pete Askew]

Blimey you must have good eyesight - or very obliging elves!

 

[Peter O'Connor]

Yep, my eyes do struggle after a session of it. That indian face is the size of my little finger nail..

macro man!

Ha! eyesight.. reminds me of the time I was out with my 70-200,
A guy stopped and said "wow, I bet You can see the moon with that thing"

 

[Pete Askew]

What's a moon?!!

(Must get me a bigger lens!)

 

[Hamish Gill]

Impressive things Peter!!

 

[Peter O'Connor]

Well thank You Hamish.
I've been procrastinating about making the 'Spring collection 2012'
All this computer equipment is clogging up my desk !!!
Pro's and cons to digital photography..