Some close-ups from SIHH 2012
As I work on processing the photos I took at SIHH 2012 (totalling 3450), here are a selection of ones already completed. My full report will be out soon. - SJX...
The Mayan DB is just sublime!!
Happily looking forward your legendary full SIHH report Best Damjan
Nice close-ups!
It was nice running into you at SIHH, too bad we didn't get a chance to talk more. Looking forward to your full report. Jon
Thanks for the appetizers.
Great pics. Looking forward to the rest of the menu. I'll share mine soon also. Thanks. Vte
The 3 sapphire bridges is gorgeous...
is the slight blue tint new this year..? Amazing...thanks for the pics. Andy.
Never heard of Spinel, so looked it up
and found this " Spinel is the great impostor of gemstone history: many famous rubies in crown jewels around the world are actually spinels. The most famous is the Black Prince's ruby, a magnificent 170-carat red spinel that now adorns the Imperial State ...
Funny coincidence, I am working on the topic as I am preparing something about
Laureato Tourbillon with 3 Spinel Bridges... And my first question was " What is Spinel? ". Best, Nicolas
Wow! Nice pics
Someday you really got to teach me how to take proper macro shots. Pleeease. cen@akaroa
My dear gentlemen....
Ever hear the old adage, "Those who can't do, criticise"? - SJX
Aaah, ok, now I better understand. Thanks for the explanation.
This message has been edited by amanico on 2012-01-25 20:33:24
If I may say respectfully,
as a gentleman to other gentlemen, the watermarks are indeed 1. intended to protect SJX's intellectual property from web cut-and-pasting, and are probably successful, yet 2. distract and detract somewhat from the value of the images for innocent viewers t...
Dear SJX, you are both right and wrong
I do not have your talent for taking splendig photographs but, as demonstrated, I can place unsightly watermarks. I have noticed on this forum that some very few do use watermarks and others don't. There no question watermark can affect the appeal of a pi...
Dear Ztirual, you are both right and wrong
thank you for making your point in a gentlemanly manner. You are right that the watermark does affect the beauty of the photo somewhat. But it doesn't change the fundamental purpose of the photo which is to inform and enlighten about what happened at SIHH...