Mark C. Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 I had some friends over a few weeks ago-we seem to do this every few years I provide the mug bodies we all make some fish and other designs on them-I bisque them then round two that come over and glaze them These folks are NOT CERAMIC folks Just close friends Heres a few from the kiln opening today All are porcelain fired to cone 11 Reduction These are on two sizes of mugs 12-14oz and some 16-18oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Cute, that's a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 One note his takes forever to do it right. You glaze the fish and then wax them carefully . Then glaze the mug. These fish making event was for 5 of us. We made about 18-20 mugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 What fun!!!! You may have mentioned this before, but what do you use to get such a smooth gradation for the background of your pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 love the anglerfish. and the frog. and the spotted one. and the one with the big eyes. and the brown one. wait. that means i love them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, LeeU said: What fun!!!! You may have mentioned this before, but what do you use to get such a smooth gradation for the background of your pieces? You must be talking about the photo -that a graduated background-its an old brand called Tint-Foto It has an almost plastic feel to the back of it-its thick and the curve cannot be seen. I'm shooting 5 color balanced floresent lights-two are in light tents I can posts a photo of the setup-as I rarley have this set up-maybe every 3-5 years as I do not shoot much product anymore.You do niot need this much stuff to shoot product anymore but a graduated background is one thing I still recommend .Mine is taking up about a 7x6 foot space in the dining room this week. You can still buy a graduated backdrop at online photo shops like B$H-they come in all sizes I'm selling a bunch of high end manual Nikon lens all F2.8 for a non computer literate dive buddy who lives 500 miles away.. (I sold all mine long ago and went to auto focus stuff with old eyes.) The stuff is on e-bay currently . We used to dive a lot together taking underwater photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Would be good yo hear the fishing and fivi g stories associatef with these mugs. Sounds fun days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 I have a few of these cubes this is the large one. I'm using a very nice lens as well its a nikon 24-120 F4 ED zoom I bought this lens and a few others for taking Grizzly Bear feeding on salmon photos in Alaska 6 years ago. It was my wives trip as I really am not a bear guy. its another story really and yes I have bear photos as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Never heard of the 1.4, only the F4, that must be one heck of a big bucks lens. Light gathering power in a broad zoom is impressive. Love the Mugs, Great project for good memories for a bunch of friends. best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Pres said: Never heard of the 1.4, only the F4, that must be one heck of a big bucks lens. Light gathering power in a broad zoom is impressive. Love the Mugs, Great project for good memories for a bunch of friends. best, Pres I stand corrected -you are right Pres its a f4-the barrel says 1.4 so it thru me-I looked it up-only just cost a tad over 1k I have been very happy with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 All of the write ups on the F4 have been great, rated one of the best wildlife and travel lenses. I can see why that size zoom with clarity works well for your pottery. best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Pres said: All of the write ups on the F4 have been great, rated one of the best wildlife and travel lenses. I can see why that size zoom with clarity works well for your pottery. best, Pres I really used my 300mm F4 a lot on that trip as well. One of my best lens is the 17-35m 2.8 for underwater wide angle. Sounds like you know your lens Pres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 I have been a long time photo enthusiast ever since my Dad got his first Pentax with lenses, he could afford it as in the military he was often in Japan. I have owned Konica's, Canon's, Pentax's and lately several Panasonics. Of late an FZ-1000. While not in the class of your Nikon, it is a good camera with a attached zoom good lens. It works well for travel in most cases, but would be lacking for many as it only has a 1" sensor. I have been looking to micro 4/3 or APS-C format, am not really interested in getting into the price of lenses that are needed for some uses. I can still dream, but allow myself the luxury of not carrying a lot of gear. I like to peruse the galleries of dpreview of which I have posted some of my own shots, and I really do find a lot of great eye candy in the way of lenses, and cameras. I believe it to be a great place to research most things photography. best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Thanks for that site-looks intresting since we are sideway on this thread My go to lens for most underwater work is the macro 105 mm F2.8 autofocus I also shoot a macro 60mm 2.8 autofocus Undewrwater shooting you have less choices than topside due to the housings I'm now in a full frame Nikon D800 presently (own two bodies) I bought these all used . I also have 3 older D 300s cropped sensor bodies with an older subal housing- I own two DX cheap lenes for that likean DX 85mm I shoot very little wide angle underwater unless I'm in the tropics. Cold eastern Pacific water is always a bit dirty so its macro most of the time I sold all myNikon F3s and f 5 bodies along with all those prime manual lens about 4-years ago. I have found top of the line stuff holds some value over time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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