Contemplation

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Here is my latest piece. Made from Jarrah Burr,African Blackwood, metal leaf and a bit off of a computer (revenge is mine at last ). I apologise for the pictures, there must be something up with my camera like too many buttons to press or whatnot, but you will get the idea anyway. All C+C welcome.

[edbanger]

Hi Bowler

I like the shape what size is it, I can see there's gold in the middle is that something going on around the edge?

But I think that you either need a new camera with less button's or a lesson on how to use your one 

Ed

[Andy Coates]

Excellent John! Top marks.

BTW...it's the focus that's out. Most modern point and click digi cams have a function where you half depress the shutter button to force focus. Give it a go.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Just been on and added another picture, don't think it's much better though.

[edbanger]

Looks like the camera is not focusing what type of camera is it? have you got it on auto?? if you have a portrait mode on the camera you could try that it might give a better result

[Bryan Milham]

John,

lately you've reached a new plateau, keep climbing, what you are producing is fantastic.

I'm guessing the shiny bit between the base and platter is the 'computer bit'.

'Contemplation', I like it, engraved with a dental burr or some-such?

[georg]

    Hi John   From what we can see it looks a striking piece

                   Tony and Di

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

thanks all for your comments and apologies again for the c**p pictures. Trouble is I "inherited " the camera but don't have the instructions. Just in case someone has some instructions they could let me have the camera is a Hitachi HDC-631E. There is a dial on top with loads of different letters on. I will try to get a better picture for you to see.
Bryan spot on about the shiny bit coming from the computer. I hate throwing stuff away that might come in useful someday (hence the state of my workshop) and this ring came from a hard drive unit that I robbed for the magnets. Can you remember a while back there was a thread about the clarinet horn blanks? the base of this is made from one. The engraving was done with a pyrograph.
   All this stuff is for the Cloth roads arts week, never done one before so don't know what to expect but I will be surrounded by artists so needed to produce some artistic pieces. The next problem is working out the price.

[edbanger]

Bowler if it a very arty thing think of a number and double it!!

Most cameras have the same sort of setting images the one that looks like a head and shoulders wearing a hat is portrait I've found on my Nikon I get better images on a tripod with that setting.

Ed

[Roderick Evans]

Very arty John. Would love to see the rim of the bowl when you've sorted the camera out. Nice use of the "clarinet " blank.
Good luck during the Cloth roads art week.
Regards
Rod

[woodndesign]

Clearly .. if not from the pictures, you'd a brilliant idea.

Well done.

[Paul Disdle]

Nice piece.

I pulled up some info on you camera on the dial on the top you want to select A or P A being Auto and P being program.

But as someone has said its a focus issue.  I suspect you have either got too close or zoomed past the cameras ability to focus. Try stepping back a pace or back of the zoom a little.

Alternatively press the little flower button on the back to select macro mode which will allow closer focusing

Paul

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Thanks Paul, tried googling for the instructions, mine is the only camera in the whole wide world without instructions on the net. Looked at other bits for other cameras, I may not have had enough light for the pictures(I didn't use any).
 Thanks for the advice I will give it a go.