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Vaseline photographer of the week


dicker

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1 hour ago, dicker said:

I am not a good photographer.   I do my best when posting on TSF, but I know it’s not great.

But then….on ebay, so find sellers who apparently (possibly between other activities) rub their lens with Vaseline before taking photographs.

Today I present this Vaseline champion and the week.

I invite other entries, and think the forum should judge the “best”.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403960680592?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mpuzicxprcm&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=bYgKomkjQOW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

Dicker

 

I think you're being unfair. Look how sharp the reading of 8.0g is on the scale. Very clear and striking example of a scale display. 

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2 hours ago, dicker said:

I am not a good photographer.   I do my best when posting on TSF, but I know it’s not great.

But then….on ebay, so find sellers who apparently (possibly between other activities) rub their lens with Vaseline before taking photographs.

Today I present this Vaseline champion and the week.

I invite other entries, and think the forum should judge the “best”.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403960680592?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mpuzicxprcm&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=bYgKomkjQOW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Dicker

Obviously believes in quantity (12) over quality (0)

Wedding photographers charge extra for "moody" soft focus shots, and you can even buy special soft-focus lenses.

😎

Chards

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2 minutes ago, Foster88 said:

@dicker well spotted. The description is just as atrocious as the photos.

‘there sovereign has some wh.ere’ over the rainbow?

 

Also good spotting. Might as well quote it in full:

"1872 Shield Back Gold Sovereign ,No Die Number.   there sovereign has some wh.ere  on the lower part of the  date numbers., what i aquired it it was in a broch and i think it probably spent alot of time in the broch. there is a die run mark under the queens neck. "
 
Perhaps it was a bun head which had been in the brioche. Must be worth a load of dough.
😎

 

Chards

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I try to buy gold with my head and silver with my heart, sometimes..........I just get it wrong!

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Todays Vaseline Photographer of the week.

- The coin is tiny in comparison to the rest of the scene

- Vaseline on the lens

- Coin appears to have been photographed in a dogs bed

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403975132453?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=gi1dOD-BS3i&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=bYgKomkjQOW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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Not my circus, not my monkeys

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28 minutes ago, Solachesis said:

In fairness, trying to photograph a 1/20th is like trying to suck a golf ball through a garden hose. 

@Gruff told me this!

I like to buy the pre-dip dip

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Just now, Solachesis said:

Phone through a telescope?! What sorcery is this? Nah it was just taken on my phone, it has a good camera

My phone has an excellent camera too.

My pictures look like I used a Polaroid jobber from 1985 though 😆 

I like to buy the pre-dip dip

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4 minutes ago, James32 said:

That's actually impressive, did you use the "phone through a telescope" trick?

 

I think you should be able to get that through just the ordinary lens on a smartphone camera.  This is the sort of resolution that a macro lens for a phone will do (keep clicking).

 

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The Sovereign is the quintessentially British coin.  It has a German queen on the front, an Italian waiter on the back, and half of them were made in Australia.

 

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Just now, Silverlocks said:

I think you should be able to get that through just the ordinary lens on a smartphone camera.  This is the sort of resolution that a macro lens for a phone will do (keep clicking).

 

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So detailed that you can see all the hairs on the back of Lizzie's neck! 😁

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On 28/11/2022 at 23:47, Simonz said:

Here's a good effort from our local NZ equivalent to fleabay, called 'Trade Me'

I have actually bought other coins from this seller, after requesting better pics!

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/antiques-collectables/coins/united-kingdom/listing/3884382501

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Reminds me of the photos of filthy things you find on Facebook marketplace. Like who looks at a picture like this and thinks "yes, I'm sure this will sell it" 

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