Pictures Of My Round Brilliant For My Custom Setting!

[ICAA]

So I have had the stone for approximately two weeks but improper equipment to photograph the loose diamond. Yesterday I got the close up macro lens for my camera and today my Ideal-Scope! What timing as I am taking the diamond in tomorrow to get it set! My matching pears are coming in for my approval and then ring making process will begin!

Anyway, some practical comments regarding the photos. It can be tough to get good photos of a loose stone, especially trying to line up the angle of the lens perpendicular and squarewith the angle the stone is lying. Also, with the Ideal-Scope, I was holding my camera up to it with one hand and holding the Ideal-Scope with the other. It is difficult to know if you are flush with the Ideal-scope and perpendicular and square to the stone. I did notice that my slightly shifting my camera around it changed the appearance of the stone. Also, the camera has auto-focus so it automatically adjusts the shutter speed to what it considers optimal brightness. I am not sure if this is optimal in terms of what the Ideal-Scope is expecting for light levels. I tried to capture the Ideal-Scope image the best I could using my ghetto setup. Anyway, I hope anyone who checks in on this thread enjoys the compilation of photos.

For reference, the stone is a 1.0 carat Canadian round brilliant. It is AGS ideal cut based on the Sarin information. GIA report has it Ex/Ex, F colour, VS2 clarity and no flourescence. The table is 57% and the total depth 60.9%. The culet is 0.6% and the girdle medium to slightly thick, faceted. Crown angle is 34.1 and pavilion angle is 40.9. IIRC, its a 1.3 on the HCA.

Enjoy!

 

[katrina_33]

Those pictures are awesome! It looks like professional diamond photography to me. And the stone looks like a total winner. I love the arrows image of the stone, and the idealscope looks amazing!

 

[ICAA]

Date: 2/11/2005 2:32

1 AM
Author: katrina_33
Those pictures are awesome! It looks like professional diamond photography to me. And the stone looks like a total winner. I love the arrows image of the stone, and the idealscope looks amazing!

Your words are too kind. Unfortunately I won''t have an opportunity to photograph the pears loose - at least I don''t think so ... well, maybe ... we''ll see! I will have lots of time to photograph the ring, once it is done - which should be about three weeks. I am sure it will seem like forever!

As for the stone, I am quite proud of it. I have come to accept the fact that no stone is perfect. However, once I set my parameters I found a stone that physically is imperfect but is still perfect for me. The Ideal-Scope turned out quite well. I just wish I knew what proper light exposure would be. I also had the stone scored on the Isee2 machine and it came back a 9.2. Brilliance and scintillation were, for all intents and purposes, maxed out and the symmetry was a bit lower, which brought the score down to a 9.2. I would take brilliance and scintillation over symmetry any day. No one can see with the naked eye a 0.3% difference in angles, etc. anyway.

 

[yellowfan]

Looks wonderful!

 

[sevens one]

Wow- I love those pictures of the stone. You''ve really captured it.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Great stone and cool pics! Well done!

cheers--Sharon

 

[didiamond]

Awesome pictures! Your stone looks wonderful! I can''t wait to see the finished ring and your professional pictures of it!

 

[Dancing Fire]

congrats, beautiful stone

beautiful pictures

 

[ICAA]

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone. I was supposed to get the pear sidestones today but darn UPS screwed up as usual. That is why I prefer Fed Ex. My weekend is so busy I don''t know if I will have time to pick them up or not. I was hoping to get some pictures of the loose stones up tonight. It might have to wait until next week. Ugh!

 

[Colored Gemstone Nut]

Nice stone ICAA, congratulations......

 

[ICAA]

I got my matching pair of pears for my custom design. Renderings here.

24 points each
E colour
VS1 clarity
LTW: 1.58 (5.2 x 3.3)
Depth: 63.6%
Table: 59%

Pears were a lot more difficult to photograph due to their smaller size and their unusual shape. The Ideal-Scope images were really hard because they would not sit level in the light tray thing. So, I had to put a piece of white paper over top and poke two small holes for the pears to sit in. Unfortunately, I don't think they were square to the camera and the reduced light led to poorer than actual results on the Ideal-Scope. These pears exhibit some bowtie effect but when viewed with the naked eye (as opposed to macro camera lens) it is not significant.

For anyone shopping for a matched set of pears, if they are around 25 points, they are a real challenge to find in a 60/60 depth/table combination or something close to it so be patient! Don't compromise on what you want!

 

[Kaili]

Yee-ouch!!! I think I just got burned by the fire in that sucker!!
Beautiful!

 

[ICAA]

Date: 2/16/2005 1

7

9 AM
Author: Kaili
Yee-ouch!!! I think I just got burned by the fire in that sucker!!
Beautiful!

I will admit I am quite proud of the diamond I picked out. I am glad I was able to photograph it loose with any sort of quality coming out in the pictures. I was afraid they would all turn out fuzzy or from too far away and not show the stone in any detail.

 

[valeria101]

The stones are very nice and your pictures ... just awesome ! I wish shops would have them this detailed

Do you have all diamonds at hand ? How do they look together ?

 

[ICAA]

Date: 2/16/2005 12:27:40 PM
Author: valeria101
The stones are very nice and your pictures ... just awesome ! I wish shops would have them this detailed

Do you have all diamonds at hand ? How do they look together ?

Actually, I have given them all to the jeweller and they are waiting for the custom setting to be made. Unfortunately, I didn''t get any photos of the three diamonds together.