splendidbetta Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Hi all, I am in the process of creating my perfect Hm pair using Photoshop, and need to use the scale design of a real betta to make this happen ideally Ages ago, someone posted a side-on close up photo of the area of body where the dorsal fin joins to the topline, of a copper gold betta. On the 'other betta forum' After almost an entire hour of searching for this thread, I still have not found it. If any one remembers who posted it and what the title was, or could even give me a link to it, could you please send it to me at guttata63@yahoo.com.au Many thanks in advance :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Please don't post replies to this thread here, guys . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najrick Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Hi Stefan, I think it might be my photo that I posted on this forum. You can find the link here. http://ausaqua.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=225 Najina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 I love this guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Hi Najina, I think that's a fantastic photo and I will be using his color and scale shape as a brush template for my Photoshop project, if you don't mind. But no, it is not the photo I was asking for I believe it had only a piece of the back in the dorsal area, showing the scales of the top half of the body as they change to become the dorsal fin. And it was from memory very magnified and extremely detailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 I'm still looking :byebye: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Copper Golds? http://ausaqua.net/forum/index.php?act=Sea...ite=copper+gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 No, the thread was on another 'betta' forum.com, and I still can't find it I described the photo in my reply to Najina. thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 oh okies :byebye: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 I think it might be a photo of Joeps, check his site perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Problem solved! Bettamuse kindly directed me to the Betta Alliance forum where another member had posted a fantastic photo of a copper gold's scales and body Just what I needed :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Good to hear you finally got it :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Can we see this picture? sounds like a great one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 OK, I'll go ask the person's permission to do that :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 OK, Laura gave me permission to use this photo in my creation and to post it here. She takes great photographs doesn't she? copyright by Laura M. Schloegl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 that is a fabulous photo I don't think I've ever seen such close up detail of scales before! Please pass my appreciation to Laura for sharing her awesome photo with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najrick Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Wow, that is one great photo. I have just spent 10 minutes just staring at the amazing detail. And yes please say thank you to Laura for sharing her amazing photo. Najina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickiPS Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Gosh that's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Amazing! I dont think i even see that type of detail with my eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 :D I'll pass on your appreciation of her photo to Laura And it's her own skill with the camera, not the camera its self, because I think she used a Kodac, not a Cannon or such-like After careful observation of this photo and similar photos, I have reached the conclusion that I will not be able to use just one scale to cover the entire fish...I'm going to have to copy a scale from each row of scales to produce the rounded, solid 3D effect. This should be interesting, possibly complicated, considering I still need to finish the caudal and dorsal fin silhouette of my 'perfect female' Hm, not to mention I haven't even started the male... This is enough to keep me busy all school holidays. I can 'create' my perfect Hm pair using Photoshop while I raise the first generation of my ideal Hm line :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Oh, just thought I should mention: this wasn't the photo I was originally looking for But this one is just as purrfect! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 :) I stumbled across the photo I was originally looking for purely accidentally I was reading up about copper gold and metallic genetics, and I found it among other posts in a thread on Joep's Betta Forum! So it wasn't on the other forum after all! The person who took these photos hasn't been an active member of the Bettas4all Forum in quite a while, so I emailed him and I'm waiting for his permission to show these photos here and to use them in my artwork. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Betta Boys gave me permission to use the photos and post them here They also appreciated that I asked permission to use them Here they are, aren't they wonderful? Photos above are property of www.BettaBoys.com :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 They are fantastic pics too! Fabulous detail. Its the little crimped edges that had me going on all these pics. I guess I always thought they were smooth! My compliments and appreciation to Betta Boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 My god! These are just awsome photos. I never imagined that there was so much detail in them, I think because bettas are so small it's hard to conceive of there being even smaller parts the naked eye can't see. Good on you Stefan, for sharing them and especially for getting permission first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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