Gems are truly, truly, truly...

rubencress in OCD • 5 years ago (edited)

_{Made this short clip from the photograph to make it come to live with the help of Motion Graphics.}

...outrageous, I know. It has been a while since posting. But good stuff coming up! I had a few appointments for some projects this year, and I'm thrilled about it. It gives me some kind of safe feeling to get back on my horse and run the show again of my photography business. Which is part of my absence these days, gotta pay the bills!

During Christmas I recovered some of my old stuff from my mom's place, I'm talking about Lego, Warhammer figures, MTG cards and to my surprise, I had stashed some of my gems all this time. Pretty awesome and nostalgic stuff.

While having sorted everything out at the moment, I thought it would be cool to take some close-ups of rock crystal (not entirely sure if this is the right translation) to share with you all. My grandfather carved and polished most of the stones, so they are pretty valuable to me.

Cheers,
Ruben

They turned out pretty awesome if you'd ask me. I love the contrast of the texture and how the light reflects through and against it. The first image is an artwork that I made of a photograph of a small Amethyst rock formation.

Something special about this Amethyst is that there are golden flakes inside of it. How awesome is that! Of course, the Amethyst is purple, but I color graded it to a blue-ish tone, which I used for the artwork.

Do you possess any gems?

#photography #ocd #creativecoin #photofeed #art

5 years ago in OCD by rubencress

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rubencress 5 years ago

Thanks Curie Team, didn't expected this one!

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marcybetancourt 5 years ago

Hello Ruben. I don't have any gem for what I can't appreciate. However, I read your enthusiasm and I am glad without knowing you. I hope you have a year of success, greetings @rubencress

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rubencress 5 years ago

Thank you for your kind words, I hope you will have a great year as well! With lots of gems ;-) may it be in posts, or true stones.

Cheers

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gertu 5 years ago

Hola @rubencress, estoy viendo tu arte, es realmente hermoso. Cuando fui joven tenía muchas de estas gemas. Amatistas, onix, pielázuli, granate. Pero pasa el tiempo y quedan guardadas. Realmente son piedras muy bellas.

Hi @rubencress, I'm seeing your art, it's really beautiful. When I was young I had many of these gems. Amethysts, onyx, pezázuli, garnet. But time passes and they are saved. They really are very beautiful stones.

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rubencress 5 years ago

Thank you, I'm glad that you like the photographs :)). I love onyx, have you studied about the workings of these stones? Or did you find them just beautiful enough to possess?

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gertu 5 years ago

When I was young, I read their properties, I loved all that magical world that lives in them. But over time, I already forgot, but I still love the gem as such. and yes, I like photography although I don't dominate it.

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rubencress 5 years ago

Haha, same with me. But once you read about it again, it all comes back ;-), thanks for commenting on my blog. Appreciate it!

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justineh 5 years ago

Hot damn Ruben.. these are just jaw dropping. Absolutely gorgeous my friend.

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rubencress 5 years ago

Thank you so much Justine! How have you been? I hope all is well on the other side on this little planet. How is your photography?

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justineh 5 years ago

I’m good 🙂 just busy busy. Photography has been non existent lately but trying to get back into it.

Hope you’re well! Let’s catch up sometime.. discord.. telegram.. you know..On all the things 🤪

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rubencress 5 years ago

We should! I haven't been on Discord/Telegram for ages. But I can toss you my digits if you wanna text some time.

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rubencress 5 years ago

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carlgnash 5 years ago

Dude these are awesome. So cool that they were cut and polished by your grandpa as well. Crystals are so cool with how they capture and change light. Really hard to photograph well, these turned out absolutely exquisite! Much love

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rubencress 5 years ago

Thank you Carl! Oh yeah, they are absolutely mesmerizing, I placed some in the water after they have been sitting in a dusty box all these years. One started glowing blue, I'm still trying to figure out the name of it. Remind me to send you a short clip on DM of it.

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rubencress 5 years ago

Cool :))

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secora 5 years ago

Woa! Very cool. Nature's own abstract art. REALLY dig that motion graphic you made, too.

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rubencress 5 years ago

Thanks! hehe, when I saw the abstract artwork, I just had to create what I saw in my head :D

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