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sandycattzz · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 843 Location: with Waldo

Thanks John!
I was thinking the colors were screaming Master on this one.

jlmoriarty · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 200 Location: Tir na nOg

And the construction Sandy. It just looks Master. How's that for a well reasoned argument. Laughing

John

Ponkochan · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:49 am Post subject:

On Jim's.............John and I usually agree but this might be our first "disagreement". Laughing

My first thought was Akro with the clear base glass. But upon closer inspection, it appears that the shear marks are more pronounced and straggly.........less uniform than most Akro 'eyelashes'. Of course, we all know that is not a definitive characteristic.......but the seams lend me more towards Master also. IMHO

Now onto Sandy's beauty. I've gone back and forth from Akro to Master on hers and I think that I'm leaning more towards Master. I even turned it so that the orientation is the way that I'm used to looking at them. hehe

sandycattzz · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 843 Location: with Waldo

Thanks Lizzy!
I also wanted to point out that I just can't seem to capture the clear in this marble. When you have it in hand there is way more clear then it appears in the photos.

jlmoriarty · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 200 Location: Tir na nOg

Sandy ~~ The reason you can't capture the clear is because of all the scientific illusional stuff. Laughing

John

browndog · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 154

Told ya! LOL!

kris7047th · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 777 Location: Monroe,Michigan

I don't see any of Jim's pics.
Kris

sandycattzz · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 843 Location: with Waldo

browndog · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 154

Sandy, I officially grant you "fair use" of any useless information that I have spewed in the past and will undoubtedly babble in the future.

Ponkochan · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject:

Ya know, that is the hard part about taking pics of Sparklers/Sunbursts with clear...........getting it to show up with without the cast from the other colors in the marble.

I found out that it works better for me, if I don't use the flash.......only 2 strong lights.

Here are some Sparkler pictures. They all have the clear base glass but.............the same marble taken with the flash and without it (the ones on the right) can look very different. The pictures without the flash refect the true colors. It's one of the reasons, I believe that sometimes a Sparkler can be mis-identified as a Master Sunburst or European and vice-versa. Smile