I finally got around to making a light tent and took some test shots on a walnut bowl I finished recently. The bowl is roughly 12" and finished with danish oil.
Turning bowls seems to be a lot easier than taking decent pictures of them!
I finally got around to making a light tent and took some test shots on a walnut bowl I finished recently. The bowl is roughly 12" and finished with danish oil.
Turning bowls seems to be a lot easier than taking decent pictures of them!
David,
Beautiful bowl and beautiful photo! I like the form, finish and the sap wood!
Steve
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very nice bowl and pictrue. what did you use as the background?
Dave
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David - great looking bowl! Have to agree that turning anything is easier than trying to photo it!
Steve
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Dave - I used black poster board as a background.
Beautiful bowl David. If it were me, I'd try white poster board instead of the black. The white should reflect a little light back up to the underside of the bowl, that way it isn't so dark. Just my 2 cents.
Brian
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IMO the bowl and photograph are both excellent. Some contrast is needed to show off the form of the bowl and you did a good job of it.
Rich
David,
Must have missed this one earlier. WOW what a clean sharp edge on the rim. The thing looks as thin as paper.
Dewey
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Nice bowl and a great pic, love the thin rim too!!
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David, what a beautiful piece. I believe this is the first time I recall seeing a rim turned this way on a bowl. I've seen many different styles, but never like this. If you don't mind, I'd like to try to copy that some time. Nicely done!
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George
Very nicely done. Both....
Thanks George! I "borrowed" the idea from Clarissa Spawn http://www.clarissaspawn.com/ She has some really great bowls and she's a real class act. I turned this one to final thickness while it was green. It graduates to about 1/2 thick at the base.
Last edited by David Pearson; 01-23-2009 at 8:41 PM.
The bowl is a beauty as is the picture. Well done David.
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That's a beauty of a bowl! The sapwood on the edges really sets it off. And that's a great photo too.