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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 13, 2014 14:14 Post subject: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Hi folks,
some months ago i presented some mineral collages dedicated to certain mineral species and/or localities. Though most of you appreciated them and complimented me on them, i thought they could be better. So i finally started creating a new generation that has many improvements: They have a frame, they are in English (i don't use the German Mineralienatlas anymore, so why not making them more understandable for all of you out there), the sizes of the specimens are provided and there are some close-ups ... and we also finally have a new FMF server for larger resolution ;-) But just take a look, the first one is dedicated to WULFENITE:
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Posted: Mar 13, 2014 17:05 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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The next one - PYROMORPHITE:
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Posted: Mar 13, 2014 17:51 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Very nice Tobi. And the color-coordinated frames really give them a finished look.
Michael
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Don Lum
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Posted: Mar 13, 2014 18:35 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Excellent and beautiful collages, Tobi. Very well done.
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Posted: Mar 13, 2014 18:36 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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This is really a great idea! In many books about minerals, one picture is given to represent a given mineral, and as we all know, one example is hardly representative.
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 14, 2014 03:08 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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I'm glad you like that stuff, guys!
The next ones will be SMOKY QUARTZ, GALENA and MINERALS FROM GERMANY; all collages i did before - but the "2.0 version" will look better and contain more information ...
Just an additional info: Turbo, you mentioned the representativeness of the collages. Please keep in mind that I only use my own minerals specimens, so some of the most representative samples are missing because I just don't have them in my collection, e.g. a wulfenite from Los Lamentos or pyromorphites from Bunker Hill or Bad Ems. I hope you can enjoy this work nevertheless ;-)
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Posted: Mar 14, 2014 05:05 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Galena:
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Posted: Mar 14, 2014 06:52 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Minerals from Germany::
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Posted: Mar 14, 2014 09:30 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2014 04:39 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2014 07:40 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2014 08:21 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Love the collages, a really great way to display a number of specimens on a single page. By the way, my compliments on your collection, you have a keen eye for the aesthetic. Very impressive.
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Posted: Mar 15, 2014 10:04 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Beautiful and impressive collages, Tobi. A real joy to look at.
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Posted: Mar 22, 2014 04:16 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Here's one i simply had to do (though it was hard to chose between all the specimens): The wonderful, the colourful, the one and only FLUORITE:
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Posted: Mar 22, 2014 12:32 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Tobi wrote: | Here's one i simply had to do (though it was hard to chose between all the specimens): The wonderful, the colourful, the one and only FLUORITE: |
Beautiful collage, Tobi. What are the overall dimensions of your new collages?
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Posted: Mar 22, 2014 13:36 Post subject: Re: A new generation of mineral collages |
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Hi Don,
they are about 1300-1500 pixel wide and about 800-1000 high. When you click them, they will open in a new window and you will see magnifier symbols to the left. You can resize the picture with these symbols and they show you when the size is displayed in 1,0 original size.
Tobi
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