Thread: Am I the only one bothered by this?

Originally Posted by Ben217

Bahahaha! What does your wife think your doing Bruce?

Lord knows, Ben! OH! My name is Tom.
I am only 'Bruce' on Aussie threads! A stipulation for my honorary Aussie status here! OY, OY!

Originally Posted by Dzanda

I started this thread while I was browsing eBay, and saw razors from three different sellers...all pictured with the cutting edges against the edge of a hone, and on a lovely geode. This had nothing to do with SOTD or the classifieds.

I'm not implying that you were talking about sotd or classifieds. Simply saying that I have seen it on this site. I will say that I've never seen an sotd thread with a blade resting on a geode. I do think I saw the eBay ad you are speaking of. There were pics in the classifieds this morning with edge of a razor resting directly on a bladebox. I know it isnt a stone but I wouldn't do it and I don't think you guys would either.
I don't recall if the pics that think I've seen on sotd were yours or not Bob. If they were I obviously didn't appreciate the delicacy of your bevel placement.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Lord knows, Ben! OH! My name is Tom.
I am only 'Bruce' on Aussie threads! A stipulation for my honorary Aussie status here! OY, OY!

Got it now, 'Bruce' in the Aussie threads, 'Tom' everywhere else. That is one thing we do well down here, take your name without consent and shorten it, add a 'Y' or 'O' to the end of it and in some cases just give you a brand new one. All terms of endearment of course, although I must admit I am surprised you didn't get 'Tommo'

Originally Posted by tedh75

I don't recall if the pics that think I've seen on sotd were yours or not Bob. If they were I obviously didn't appreciate the delicacy of your bevel placement.

No problem, just saying I do that sort of thing. Yea, as delicately as possible too.

Bob

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

My bad. Mea Culpa. (a Catholic ex taught me that one.)

I think thats latin for 'the drinks are on me...' or maybe its just wishful thinking?

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I think thats latin for 'the drinks are on me...' or maybe its just wishful thinking?

I think its, Me A Culpa(ble) <insert word of choice here>. And that's all the back story I'll tell.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

I think its, Me A Culpa(ble) <insert word of choice here>. And that's all the back story I'll tell.

Ah, that would be the Catholic ex. Or is that an ex Catholic? Maybe an ex who was a Catholic who was also excommunicated? But that would be an ex ex Catholic or an ex Catholic ex. I think?! Sorry to bring it up - I'm To Blame.

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Ah, that would be the Catholic ex. Or is that an ex Catholic? Maybe an ex who was a Catholic who was also excommunicated? But that would be an ex ex Catholic or an ex Catholic ex. I think?! Sorry to bring it up - I'm To Blame.

Regards,
Neil

To be exact (and not extinct), it is a born Catholic, then converted to other, then reverted back to Catholic (and I'll never know what now), ex, ex, thankfully ex.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I get frustrated by backgrounds, white backgrounds make it hard to see details as the blade sort of blends in

I had no idea about this. Is this common knowledge in photography? I thought white backgrounds in light-boxes made the object stand out.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I had no idea about this. Is this common knowledge in photography? I thought white backgrounds in light-boxes made the object stand out.

I was a photographer - white backgrounds do make the subject stand out, but you get light-creep at the edges that masks fine detail - a thin haired blond against a white background that is softly lit can appear to have nearly no hair at the crown because of this.

The most faithful rendition is given by an 18 per cent grey background, but seeing as most people never check the luminosity or colour balance of their monitors, that is a moot point..

Regards,
Neil