first day with my new xp

[shaun7]

Crusader invited me up to try out my new detector and help him finish a field today

The first part of the day didn't go to well, i managed to jump in a ditch that looked dry and find out it was only the top inch or so that was dry! i had some trouble getting my shoe back!

Things improved after cru put his pinny on and cooked lunch on the BBQ

I got two nicely decorated tombac buttons (among others)
My oldest thimble yet (beehive i think) and in great condition!
Part of a decorated early medieval "D" buckle and a nice 2nd century roman coin!

 

[Silver Searcher]

I don't agree with Silver Searcher try just photographing the better finds on there own , just keep making photos of everything you find, just like Cru. Things that you can't see what it is will be told to you, and then the next time you know what it is....

I agree. Post it all. That's the best way to get pieces ID'ed that you may have overlooked. It's hard enough here in the states with so many whatzits and a few hundred years of material culture to identify. I don't know how you guys do it--identifying thousands of years of material culture...


But either way, it's always worth a second look before it gets chucked in the hedge row. :P


Great finds! Now that you have a great machine to go along with your great hunting partner, you will go far.



Best Wishes,



Buckles

I didn't say don't post it all...read the post properly.

 

[RPG]

I don't agree with Silver Searcher try just photographing the better finds on there own , just keep making photos of everything you find, just like Cru. Things that you can't see what it is will be told to you, and then the next time you know what it is....

I agree. Post it all. That's the best way to get pieces ID'ed that you may have overlooked. It's hard enough here in the states with so many whatzits and a few hundred years of material culture to identify. I don't know how you guys do it--identifying thousands of years of material culture...


But either way, it's always worth a second look before it gets chucked in the hedge row. :P


Great finds! Now that you have a great machine to go along with your great hunting partner, you will go far.



Best Wishes,



Buckles

thanks Buckeboy, it's easy when your detecting with a walking finds reference book

he's brilliant to detect with, but never lets you down gently!

if it's crap, and it doesn't matter how excited i look, he'll just tell me it's crap and throw it in the hedge

Maybe he's going back later and collecting it.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I didn't say don't post it all...read the post properly.

Yes, but I wasn't the one who quoted you.

And it's not worth worrying over.


Woody, I agree with your last reply to this thread 100%. I too have tossed out good finds when I first started. Hey, have you made a post identifying your avatar find yet? I'm interested to know what it is.



Regards,




Buckles

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi Shaun, missed your post (it was earlier than Cru's ! Wow you are fast!). Very nice beehive, I just love those. Really any of the cast and hand made thimbles are neat.

I don't agree with Silver Searcher try just photographing the better finds on there own , just keep making photos of everything you find, just like Cru. Things that you can't see what it is will be told to you, and then the next time you know what it is.... I like your photos, you got the Macro down pat now, Great! Actually they look like a professional took them Shaun. And you made out good with the XP for the first time, it gets better. Don't forget to listen carefully for the small swoosh signals and dig... (they are hard to hear), but since the XP forces you to use headphones you will find some nice things that were missed by others...

Nice post too, you are getting into the mood!

I'm not bothered what you think Woody you have taken my post the wrong way it's better to take pictures ofthe more interesting finds on there own you can't focus properly (especially in macro) on more than one piece

I understood

 

[woody50]

Nic finds shaun...your picture are now getting better, try just photographing the better finds on there own

Sorry Silver, yes I guess I did read it wrong, sorry. I think the 'there' messed me up. What I think you meant is to do like Cru does, show everything (excepting the known trash), and then take separate photos of the better finds...?

 

[woody50]

can i just say that all this stuff is collected from the edge of the field at the end of the day and disposed of properly!
crusader makes several trips to the edge, emptying his rubbish and mine for collection later! while i carry on detecting
sometimes the edge is a long way away, but someone has to do it

What a nice guy!! Would like to detect with him sometime, although it would take him some time to carry all my trash (heavy) to the edge...

Let us hope that you don't sprain your leg or something when detecting with him, that would be very laborious, you riding piggyback on him, and him then having to go to the edge everytime for the trash!

 

[woody50]

I'm not bothered what you think Woody you have taken my post the wrong way it's better to take pictures ofthe more interesting finds on there own you can't focus properly (especially in macro) on more than one piece

Yes I agree with you, and also about macro photos. Photos of small and large finds together sometimes cannot be properly photographed.

 

[woody50]

I didn't say don't post it all...read the post properly.

Yes, but I wasn't the one who quoted you.
And it's not worth worrying over.
Woody, I agree with your last reply to this thread 100%. I too have tossed out good finds when I first started. Hey, have you made a post identifying your avatar find yet? I'm interested to know what it is.
Regards,
Buckles

Hi Buckles, yes I guess we all have. I even found a gold coin between my jettons years later! It looked almost exactly like one so it disappeared into the 'jetton' box. When I started to determine what they all were I discovered it. Many of the jettons we find here deep in the ground come out shiny and clean, just like when they were made. It pays to go through your old finds once in a while...

About the avatar, found that several years ago, deep in the ground here. I will see if I can put a post in the "Best finds" area soon for you (and the rest).

 

[woody50]

Hi Shaun, missed your post (it was earlier than Cru's ! Wow you are fast!). Very nice beehive, I just love those. Really any of the cast and hand made thimbles are neat.

I don't agree with Silver Searcher try just photographing the better finds on there own , just keep making photos of everything you find, just like Cru. Things that you can't see what it is will be told to you, and then the next time you know what it is.... I like your photos, you got the Macro down pat now, Great! Actually they look like a professional took them Shaun. And you made out good with the XP for the first time, it gets better. Don't forget to listen carefully for the small swoosh signals and dig... (they are hard to hear), but since the XP forces you to use headphones you will find some nice things that were missed by others...

Nice post too, you are getting into the mood!

I'm not bothered what you think Woody you have taken my post the wrong way it's better to take pictures ofthe more interesting finds on there own you can't focus properly (especially in macro) on more than one piece

I understood

Yea but you are 'the' Crusader... we expect that from the pro's...

 

[Silver Searcher]

Nic finds shaun...your picture are now getting better, try just photographing the better finds on there own

Sorry Silver, yes I guess I did read it wrong, sorry. I think the 'there' messed me up. What I think you meant is to do like Cru does, show everything (excepting the known trash), and then take separate photos of the better finds...?

Yes...like in picture two he has showed a beautiful behive thimble (one of the best I have seen) and a fragment of ornate buckle, as he has 10 attachments the thimble would look better on it's own.



As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

 

[shaun7]

Nic finds shaun...your picture are now getting better, try just photographing the better finds on there own

Sorry Silver, yes I guess I did read it wrong, sorry. I think the 'there' messed me up. What I think you meant is to do like Cru does, show everything (excepting the known trash), and then take separate photos of the better finds...?

Yes...like in picture two he has showed a beautiful behive thimble (one of the best I have seen) and a fragment of ornate buckle, as he has 10 attachments the thimble would look better on it's own.



As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

i'll remember next time SS

i like that thimble too! it's shape isn't distorted one bit after all that time in the ground

 

[Silver Searcher]

Nic finds shaun...your picture are now getting better, try just photographing the better finds on there own

Sorry Silver, yes I guess I did read it wrong, sorry. I think the 'there' messed me up. What I think you meant is to do like Cru does, show everything (excepting the known trash), and then take separate photos of the better finds...?

Yes...like in picture two he has showed a beautiful behive thimble (one of the best I have seen) and a fragment of ornate buckle, as he has 10 attachments the thimble would look better on it's own.



As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

i'll remember next time SS

i like that thimble too! it's shape isn't distorted one bit after all that time in the ground

I have only found half a dozen of them all the time I have been detecting none as good as yours

 

[shaun7]

Nic finds shaun...your picture are now getting better, try just photographing the better finds on there own

Sorry Silver, yes I guess I did read it wrong, sorry. I think the 'there' messed me up. What I think you meant is to do like Cru does, show everything (excepting the known trash), and then take separate photos of the better finds...?

Yes...like in picture two he has showed a beautiful behive thimble (one of the best I have seen) and a fragment of ornate buckle, as he has 10 attachments the thimble would look better on it's own.



As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

i'll remember next time SS

i like that thimble too! it's shape isn't distorted one bit after all that time in the ground

I have only found half a dozen of them all the time I have been detecting none as good as yours

it's in the box with all my best stuff!

 

[BuckleBoy]

As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

That was perhaps the best single photograph ever posted on Treasurenet! A close second is the photo of the American gold coin sticking out of the sand at the site on the Mexican border (posted a year or so ago).



Cheers,



Buckles

 

[shaun7]

As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

That was perhaps the best single photograph ever posted on Treasurenet! A close second is the photo of the American gold coin sticking out of the sand at the site on the Mexican border (posted a year or so ago).



Cheers,



Buckles

i think your right Buckleboy!

it sticks out in my mind!

have you still got that SS?

 

[Silver Searcher]

As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

That was perhaps the best single photograph ever posted on Treasurenet! A close second is the photo of the American gold coin sticking out of the sand at the site on the Mexican border (posted a year or so ago).



Cheers,



Buckles

i think your right Buckleboy!

it sticks out in my mind!

have you still got that SS?

Thanks Buckles Yes shaun...well sort of it's at the British Museum

 

[Silver Searcher]

As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

That was perhaps the best single photograph ever posted on Treasurenet! A close second is the photo of the American gold coin sticking out of the sand at the site on the Mexican border (posted a year or so ago).



Cheers,



Buckles

I will have to look for that as I have not seen it :P and it sounds spectacular

 

[BuckleBoy]

As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

That was perhaps the best single photograph ever posted on Treasurenet! A close second is the photo of the American gold coin sticking out of the sand at the site on the Mexican border (posted a year or so ago).



Cheers,



Buckles

I will have to look for that as I have not seen it :P and it sounds spectacular

Reply #4 here. Both of these "surface" gold finds really get my MDing blood pumping. Too bad this one only got 28 replies and did not make the banner.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,94195.0.html

 

[shaun7]

As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

That was perhaps the best single photograph ever posted on Treasurenet! A close second is the photo of the American gold coin sticking out of the sand at the site on the Mexican border (posted a year or so ago).



Cheers,



Buckles

I will have to look for that as I have not seen it :P and it sounds spectacular

Reply #4 here. Both of these "surface" gold finds really get my MDing blood pumping. Too bad this one only got 28 replies and did not make the banner.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,94195.0.html

thats a brilliant picture!

must have took some will power not to pick it sraight up

 

[Silver Searcher]

As would the Roman bronze, the group pictures are fine , I use them, I also like to see pictures straight out the ground or sometimes in situe. I always carry my camera in the pocket just in case

it paid of for me when I found the Gold Stirrup Ring

That was perhaps the best single photograph ever posted on Treasurenet! A close second is the photo of the American gold coin sticking out of the sand at the site on the Mexican border (posted a year or so ago).



Cheers,



Buckles

I will have to look for that as I have not seen it :P and it sounds spectacular

Reply #4 here. Both of these "surface" gold finds really get my MDing blood pumping. Too bad this one only got 28 replies and did not make the banner.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,94195.0.html

Yes it is a great photo can't understand either why it didn't make the banner