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Shame none of them are in focus, FT.

Well ok i admit my computer and picture taking skills not great but they really not the most important thing in my life lol.
Will try to get better shots.

Broken hand axes Min, inevitable I would have thought. Carrying, or fire starting, is a useless skill without something to burn, and the amount of small timber to bake a large joint of meat would be quite large.
In fact, a group of 30 people could denude certain areas of suitable timber within walking distance quite rapidly.
I earlier posted the report about excessive skeletal development on one side of HSN skeletons, which the programme put down to spear stabbing, I wonder if they gave any thought to chopping timber as the cause?

fossiltrader wrote:Well ok i admit my computer and picture taking skills not great but they really not the most important thing in my life lol.
Will try to get better shots.

Using a tripod, a small aperture, and your camera's selftimer will do wonders for your pictures, FT.

Also check your cameras minimum close up distance FT, if you try to get closer than that you will always be out of focus. As RS says, a tripod will enable you to use a small aperture, which will mean a low shtter speed, and a low sutter speed often means camera shake. If you don't have a tripod try supporting the camera on a solid surface and use the self timer, if fitted, failing that, a flash gun should help overcome any camera shake.

You probably mean Picasa, Charlie: http://picasa.google.com/

Indeed. Thanks for the correction.

Well ok i admit my computer and picture taking skills not great but they really not the most important thing in my life lol.
Will try to get better shots.

On small pieces it's difficult, Terry. Here's one from which I still can't capture the details:



http://cayman.globat.com/~bandstexas.co ... %20948.jpg

PreClovis Biface- Dorsal View- 3.75"- Lima-Igl




http://cayman.globat.com/~bandstexas.co ... %20949.jpg

PreClovis Biface- Ventral View- 3.75"- Lima-Igl




http://cayman.globat.com/~bandstexas.co ... %20950.jpg

PreClovis Biface- Profile- 3.75"- Lima-Igl

The piece is bifacial, but you can't make out the flake channels or clean arêtes. I'm still working on it, and R/S has been making some good suggestions.

As long as we're discussing camera techniques, you guys should put a ruler in the photo to give a sense of scale.

As long as we're discussing camera techniques, you guys should put a ruler in the photo to give a sense of scale.

Yeah, I need to buy some of those placards with the scale on them.

Charlie Hatchett wrote:

As long as we're discussing camera techniques, you guys should put a ruler in the photo to give a sense of scale.

Yeah, I need to buy some of those placards with the scale on them.

Keep your money in your pocket, Charlie! Print any ruler you like from 'Some printable paper rulers' (http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/paper_rulers/).

Also, what camera, lens, and lighting set up do you use?
(Photography is my schtick, see)

Film or digital RS?

Film since '62, digital since '02.

Pity you don't live near me RS, I've a collection of film cameras to get shot of. Wifey wants the space.

If I', not mistaken, Alan Day posted this link or another similar to it a while back. It has a few photography tips:
http://www.daysknob.com/Lighting_Demo.htm

His photos are pretty well done and so he may be able to offer a few links to show how its done.

Digit wrote:Pity you don't live near me RS, I've a collection of film cameras to get shot of. Wifey wants the space.

You could try chucking 'm onto Ebay . . . but I don't think they'll fetch much. These days everybody's got old film cameras they're trying to get rid of!
OR you can clean 'm good, and pack 'm well, in a suitably sized box or suitcase, and stick that in a far – dry! – corner of your attic. In 20 years time they might fetch a small fortune! Who knows!