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86C, strange! :( I see the attachments just fine here. It took some finagling, so hopefully they'll show up for you. Everyone else, if you see the attachments, ignore the still sideways ones at the bottom of the post -- the PG website has been giving me such fits lately.

Andrew and Mom visit Mikimoto in Las Vegas at the Shops at Crystals! First and foremost, for presentation and display as well as just general luxury feeling in a store, Mikimoto cannot be beat, hands down. Of course, that's also why their prices are what they are... :) We had the chance to...

EDIT: See the next post on page 8 for all the cool pictures and thoughts... :)

Even the singles on your rings, etc. are beautiful. Lovely golden akoyas there, too. Wish I lived closer to HK for sure.

All your pearls are lovely, Waps, but your Tahitian pearls are in another world -- I would love to know where you manage to find them! Enjoy looking at all of your pieces :)

I'll be back home tomorrow, after a stop in Albuquerque, NM to see a family friend. The Mikimoto store was truly incredible! I also come back with some very cool and informative pictures to share... I'll be sure to post soon :)

Not a new pearl piece, sadly, but we'll be off to Las Vegas soon, and will be sure to visit Mikimoto at the Crystal Shoppes, just for fun :) It'll be the first time I've been to any Mikimoto, so I'm excited.

So I have to say, this isn't a pearl item but I have to share anyway, as it will all be in my mom's collection. A recently acquired piece that will be for my Mom, and possibly this stone will be paired with some pearls! - I bought this ring just for the stone, but it's a great platinum setting...

Would you mind shooting me a PM with his email address? :) And then I shall send a message along.

Great choice. Is there another place to sign up for these emails, again? It seems I'm no longer getting them.

Hi all :) I'm not dead. I've been enjoying catching up on the posts. Hope all at PG are well. Andrew

I hate to just go and be that person but... I think the ginormo pearls like that aren't very pretty. If I had one, I'd definitely sell it and use the funds to retire/buy other jewelry.

I'm still alive! :) And it has been great catching up and reading about everyone's pearls. Everyone is looking great! Is there a Ruckus planned for this summer?

Thanks, all! Here's Rocio again, this time with her violin as well. Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.

Fortunately, Ari needs no conversion, ha! The strand she's wearing there was a gift from her fiancée and she has always been a pearl lover. Jaden was not a pearl lover, but the more that she hangs around Tahitians, the more she's coming around...

High key, bright lighting to come in a couple of weeks. For now, some more Ari and Rocio are coming up very shortly, but here's a teaser of Ari for now. Tonight, I practiced a new and different type of lighting setup - something I'd thought up of a week or so ago and just now tried. I think I...

Hope you are well, BN, and you have still been enjoying pearls every day, even when you aren't able to post. :)

So there's no pearls in this photo, but I was doing an actor-style headshot for my buddy Dawson, and I really got to wondering how the same super bright and high key lighting might look with a pearl-model, so I think something of this sort may be in store next... (PS - this is wonderful...

Nice photos Bweaves, and cool pearls!

To answer the question about the circular reflection -- yes, possible. Basically, in an ideal studio with a TON of space what I would really want is a lot of specular lights firing almost straight above - this would give hard points of light around in different spots on the pearl. Since I don't...