Nibs

[DAYoung]

Nice combination of oranges and reds. Lovely.

 

And what's the photo in your avatar, AltecGreen?

[AltecGreen]

Nice combination of oranges and reds. Lovely.

 

And what's the photo in your avatar, AltecGreen?

 

I was playing around with depth of field in this picture. Wide open aperture to blur the background.

 

The photo in my avatar is the main audience hall in the reconstruction of the Lord's Mansion at Kumamoto Castle in Japan.

[DAYoung]

Nice combination of oranges and reds. Lovely.

 

And what's the photo in your avatar, AltecGreen?

 

I was playing around with depth of field in this picture. Wide open aperture to blur the background.

 

The photo in my avatar is the main audience hall in the reconstruction of the Lord's Mansion at Kumamoto Castle in Japan.

 

Thank you.

 

And it's not just the background - it's the way this picks up the colour of the gold in the nib. Very nice. Simple, but nice.

 

(And then the sharp lines against the blur, and so on.)

[rroossinck]

http://www.roossinck.com/fpn/images/densho4.jpg

 

Danitrio Densho Raw Ebonite (18K Flexy EF)

 

http://www.roossinck.com/fpn/images/emperor.jpg

 

http://www.roossinck.com/fpn/images/emperor2.jpg

 

Sailor Nagahara LE (21K Cross Emperor)

[dandelion]

My latest addi©tion: a Marlen Vienna which is lovely to write with.

 

 

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_FODBn3j5KLc/S1CG_CxiveI/AAAAAAAAMuU/EAokfXRveHw/s576/marlen%20I_0011%20kopiera.jpg

 

[HenryLouis]

My parker vacumatic!

 

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u18/Henrylouis16/IMG_3557.jpg

[The penner]

Though I'd post a better pic of my favorite:

 

Eversharp Coronet

 

Whoa, that is one cool nib there, SJM. Also, the little detail at the base of the nib -- very nice!

 

It's even cooler to use--It's an adjustable flex stub making for lots of fun line variation when set to stiff, superflex or anything in beteween

 

Ern.

Holy moly!!

[AltecGreen]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2681/4315585524_f6f04dfb72_b.jpg

[dandelion]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_FODBn3j5KLc/S2dWjc6HWvI/AAAAAAAAOXw/_LYZdb9H_qE/lamy%20nib%20III.jpg

 

 

My everyday highlighting workhorse. Lamy Vista with Diamine Sunshine Yellow.

[Highbinder]

Excuse the crappy snap, just didn't realise the size of this nib until I compared it to a little vintage number I've been using..

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/HBinder/IMG_1847.jpg

Edited February 3, 2010 by Highbinder

[camoandconcrete]

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy224/jckrr24/P1000015.jpg?t=1263084167

 

My Van Gogh with a Broad nib.

[irbyls]

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy224/jckrr24/P1000015.jpg?t=1263084167

 

My Van Gogh with a Broad nib.

 

Oops, lemme mop up that puddle...

[camoandconcrete]

 

My Van Gogh with a Broad nib.

 

Oops, lemme mop up that puddle...

 

Edited February 6, 2010 by MiamiArcStudent

[ethernautrix]

I haven't taken pen pictures in a while, and this morning I took this quick-and-dirty shot [sOOC] for a Waterman thread, and since it's nibs... NIBS! I'm-a post it here, too:

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4335702956_b37393e229_o.jpg

 

D'oh, forgot to link to that other thread: LINK.

 

Also, Dandelion, I love your handwriting and that Sunshine Yellow ink, wow!

Edited February 6, 2010 by ethernautrix

[Grainman]

This inspired me to try taking some pictures of the nibs of my own fountain pens. I've only recently been introduced to the world of fountain pens so there is so far only the two.

 

Pilot 78G:

 

Late Model Sheaffer Cartridge Pen:

[dinomium]

This is my first Fountain Pen, an ACME that I bought because it was decorated like the Frank Lloyd Wright Coonley House... For relatively inexpensive pen, the nib is quite beautiful, I think.

[jmj75]

Here are some photos I made a while back. I had attached part of a darkroom "Grain Focusing Magnifier" to the my Canon Powershot camera. The optics on the focusing aid are not great, which shows in the overall poor quality of the images...nevertheless, it did produce some interesting macro shots.

 

Parker 51:

 

Pilot 78G (loaded with Noodler's Baystate Blue):

 

 

 

Parker Vacumatic:

[Rena]

jmj75 — I feel as though I'm walking on the tips of those nibs! Extreme macro is very exciting! Thank you for these.

[dandelion]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_FODBn3j5KLc/S318QGbb59I/AAAAAAAAQQ8/pVIjfG_7_Ek/yol%20retro%20I_0193.JPG

Yard-O-Led Retro with a B nib. Arrived today. More photos to be found on my blog.

[AltecGreen]

Here is a unique nib I picked up at the LA Pen show.

 

 

 

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4369756064_98b5b1ef79_o.jpg

Edited February 19, 2010 by AltecGreen