Beautiful Flint!

Flint with Crystals

Flint with Crystals

I recently purchased some rough flint from the Lauers who collect it, cut, polish it and make jewelry.  I wanted to run some in my rock tumbler and photograph it.  I am starting to think that it is better to photograph closeups before it goes through the tumbler.  I look for interesting patterns, shapes, colors, lines, and textures.  Some of the flint I recently obtained also has crystalline growth, probably quartz, on it which also adds interest.

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Rocks & Minerals

Polished Flint mounted in Silver Wrap

Carol and I went to Ontario Craft Fair on Saturday.  We found Pam and Dan Lauer who do Gems and Jewelry.  They are from Crestline.  Pam wrapped the above stone a year ago for me.  I gave it to Carol.   

I met the Lauer's at Lowe-Volk Park, near Crestline in January 2010.  They were at the Rock and Fossil Day.  The 2011 edition is coming on January 15, 2011 at the same location.  The Lauers will be there.  The time is 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  http://www.crawfordparkdistrict.org/Final__Winter_2010-11.pdf

I have found that I become interested in rocks and minerals during the winter season.  I find myself walking the streams collecting them.  I like to photograph them.  I tumble them in my rock tumbler.  The above rock is one I picked up and had no idea how it might look until I tumbled it.  I  then wanted to use it for a piece of jewelry.  It is flint.

The Lauers sold me some rough flint which I am currently photographing.  I am also tumbling some of it.  I also plan on purchasing two cabs of flint which contain crystal deposits from them for Christmas purposes.  They are finished and ready to mount.  I am meeting them in Galion on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Moose Lodge where there is a show 9-4.  I will pick up the cabs there. 

Pam sells lots of jewelry that she has made with rocks they have collected.  If you get a chance, see their display.

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Art for Christmas!

If you want a special gift for someone that is not mass marketed or mass produced or both, art may be the answer.  Two Mansfield area art galleries are currently showing art for sale:   


Henne Art Cellar Gallery
at 110 W. Third St.,


 Winter Festival of Art IX

at Henne's 

runs from November 26 to January 14.

Henne Art Cellar Gallery

Gallery Hours:  Mon. 8am - 6pm, Tues.-Fri. 8am - 5pm,  Saturday 10am - 2pm, Closed Sunday.

Henne Art Cellar Gallery

 

Mansfield Art Center
at 700 Marion Ave.


2010 Holiday Fair 
at Mansfield Art Center

runs November 20 through December 31.

Mansfield Art Center

Mansfield Art Center hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11-5 and Sunday 12-5.  

Mansfield Art Center

Mansfield Art Center

  I think it is a good idea to shop at these locations and support local artists.  I am planning on doing that very thing.

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Still watching.

Limb in Frog Pond

I am still watching this little limb.  I saw this variation the other day.  I still think that I must photograph it with a soft back-light.  The water level is also a factor.  As you can see, the water level came up a little from the previous rain.  It then turned cold and the water receded.  I suppose that I should make the effort to get there at a more opportune time since the water level will undoubtedly be too high later in the season. 

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Just in time!

Lichen

I remembered how to do the Helicon Focus composites just in time to capture the image of this little lichen "forest." (see post for 11-24-10)  The frost looks like Christmas tree decorations or little ice supports for the "trees."  I did not have to get so low for this one.  I am very pleased with how it turned out.  I wonder how it might look with a dusting of snow?

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lichen and closeup techniques

apothecia on foliose lichen

I think that I have "relearned" how to shot the multi-image closeups for Helicon Focus.  I had not used it for some time for these kind of closeups.  I used a closeup filter to produce this.  The depth of field is so slight that I must use very small focusing increments as I collect the captures for the final image.  For this one there were 25 captures which were combined.  I also think that incorporating an out of focus region adds to the composition.

apothecia on foliose lichen

I find that I am deciding about what I want in focus and what not as I create the composition.  I liked the circular line which I wanted to be in focus in the final shot.  I think it adds some tension to the composition.

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Fungus!

Turkeytail Fungus

I looked over this fungus when I shot the first lichen.  (see Nov. 23 Blog)  I had not really looked at it but I knew it was there.  We had a frosty morning the other day and I looked closer at it.  I thought that it made an interesting if not beautiful composition.  I am sure that I notice things at particular seasons.  It must mean that I have a hierarchy of interests at any given time.  I, probably, would not take time to make this shot during insect season.  It was still beautiful then, I am sure.  I can rejoice at its beauty now.  It is growing on a dead tree trunk.

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