KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 21, 2015 15:41:42 GMT
I have a folder of stamp images on my computer that I use for wallpaper. Some are my own, others I've collected from various sources; all are beautiful...  |
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 21, 2015 15:42:32 GMT
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 21, 2015 15:43:02 GMT
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Post by canadianphilatelist on Jan 21, 2015 22:50:55 GMT
wow that is beautiful!
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Post by Perfs14 on Jan 22, 2015 7:16:44 GMT
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 22, 2015 14:01:23 GMT
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Jan 22, 2015 14:19:17 GMT
The Jiranek piece is interesting. I wonder if he is making a statement of some sort with the reflected image of the opposite shore. The work seems to be at too high a level to have blown the reflection so completely. Any art history majors here?
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Jan 22, 2015 16:59:06 GMT
It almost appears as if he had painted the reflection and then added several more features to the landscape.
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Jan 22, 2015 17:36:41 GMT
I agree. It must be quite some cliff behind the grove of trees, as the hill just ends.
I was allowing for the possibility that he was intentionally showing a structure of bygone importance in the reflection, but I'm leaning toward a reworking of the landscape without revisiting the reflection...interesting, in any event.
The discussion wouldn't be as easy if the images weren't bigger than your head. I love, love, love blown up stamps of almost any era. Sometimes the magic of engraved stamps starts to fall off a bit when the images get too big, but there are few stamps that don't benefit from a nice, big scan.
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Philatarium
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What I collect: Primarily focused on Japan, but lots of other material catches my eye as well ...
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Post by Philatarium on Jan 22, 2015 20:53:43 GMT
These are gorgeous stamps, KirkS! Please keep posting more! |
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Ryan
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What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Jan 22, 2015 22:28:33 GMT
Another vote in favour of these images - I especially like multi-coloured engravings on stamps. Judging from catalogue prices for Czech stamps engraved & printed in multiple colours, so do most people!
Ryan
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 23, 2015 0:51:15 GMT
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 23, 2015 0:52:30 GMT
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Post by KirkS on Jan 23, 2015 23:29:36 GMT
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Post by KirkS on Jan 23, 2015 23:33:13 GMT
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Post by stampgeezer on Jan 24, 2015 6:26:10 GMT
Kirk, your images look great! May I inquire what kind of scanner you use? And also, what image hosting site do you use?
thanks, Theron.
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 24, 2015 17:54:20 GMT
Hi Geezer: I'm have a brand new account on PhotoBucket -- with some advice from rod222 , I've managed to figure it out pretty easily. As to the scanner, I didn't scan most of these -- I've collected the from other stamp sites, etc. When I see a nice, high quality image, I save it in a folder full of stamp images that I use for wallpaper on my computer. |
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Post by classicalstamps on Jan 24, 2015 21:55:05 GMT
The most beautiful stamp in my world is Slania's 1000th engraving:  (The world's largest engraved stamp). What are your favorite / most beautiful stamp of all time? (idea for a new thread perhaps?) |
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 25, 2015 0:28:49 GMT
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Jan 25, 2015 0:37:16 GMT
Has anybody ever heard the story of why that lion looks so frightened? Doesn't look like such rough company ...
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Jan 25, 2015 3:56:57 GMT
It is a part of a larger scene depicting royal lore, found in a Swedish castle. I didn't search too hard for a very clean image, but here is the lion from the original depiction:  Sorry it is not a better picture, but it is clear enough that it appears Mr. Slania might not have caught the exact expression of the lion. |
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Post by stoltzpup on Jan 25, 2015 4:28:11 GMT
Re: the Jeranek. I googled the painting and the strangeness of the reflection appears to be mostly in the engraving but not in the painting. See www.cmvu.cz/cz1276e4/milos-jiranek/. |
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 29, 2015 13:18:54 GMT
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Post by KirkS on Jan 29, 2015 13:19:06 GMT
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Post by KirkS on Jan 29, 2015 13:19:35 GMT
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Feb 12, 2015 15:37:46 GMT
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Feb 12, 2015 15:38:08 GMT
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Apr 1, 2015 15:01:33 GMT
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Post by KirkS on Apr 1, 2015 15:03:47 GMT
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