Badge Trends? - Page 185

ms_gwyn · #**2761** 11-04-2010, 02:49 PM

OMG......

pixell · #**2762** 11-04-2010, 06:36 PM

The AOII badge is beautiful! That has to be the most gorgeous chasing I've ever seen.

ShyViolet · #**2763** 11-04-2010, 07:04 PM

I agree! Absolutely stunning - it does look like leaves or petals under the ruby!

pixell · #**2764** 11-04-2010, 07:24 PM

I received a beautiful "new" badge in the mail today from that auction site, but I can't get it to show up well in pictures.

I know someone mentioned using the close-up (flower) setting, but I'm not doing it correctly.

Can someone share suggestions? It's either too shiny or blurry whenever I try.

steelerbear · #**2765** 11-05-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by pixell

I received a beautiful "new" badge in the mail today from that auction site, but I can't get it to show up well in pictures.

I know someone mentioned using the close-up (flower) setting, but I'm not doing it correctly.

Can someone share suggestions? It's either too shiny or blurry whenever I try.

The best luck I've had was, honestly, at work... fluorescent lights and all. I put my badge on a piece of white paper to get a good background, set my camera to the ISO setting (don't ask me what it does or what it stands for or anything--I just know it works best), and get it ready to take the picture. Used my non-camera-holding hand to block the glare from the lights, and *snap!* Nice picture. On my camera (a nice little Sony CyberShot), I can change the exposure on the ISO setting to get either darker or lighter photos... it's good to play with it to see what happens.

Here's what I got... didn't really block the glare on this one, but it was the picture I liked best.

thetygerlily · #**2766** 11-05-2010, 05:22 PM

Another tip is to play with distance. If I try to get so close I can only see one badge, it's blurry- but if I pull back a bit so I can see 4 badges it becomes much clearer. Also play with the flash- try repressing it a few times and see what happens. If you have a tripod, usually no flash w/ tripod works really well to avoid the glare but keep it crisp.

And I do have pictures to share... but am going through some (good!) changes right now so I've been otherwise occupied. But I will come back, I promise!

AOII Angel · #**2767** 11-06-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by thetygerlily

Another tip is to play with distance. If I try to get so close I can only see one badge, it's blurry- but if I pull back a bit so I can see 4 badges it becomes much clearer. Also play with the flash- try repressing it a few times and see what happens. If you have a tripod, usually no flash w/ tripod works really well to avoid the glare but keep it crisp.

And I do have pictures to share... but am going through some (good!) changes right now so I've been otherwise occupied. But I will come back, I promise!

This is good advice. You can use post processing on your computer to zoom in to show detail.

pixell · #**2768** 11-06-2010, 04:44 PM

Thanks for all the advice!

I finally got a decent picture. The badge on the left is my badge from 2004. The badge on the right is from 1929. They are very similar, but in person the differences really stand out.

Xidelt · #**2769** 11-06-2010, 04:50 PM

The older badge is much more detailed and delicate.Both are beauties!

AOII Angel · #**2770** 11-06-2010, 08:08 PM

The patina on the older badge is lovely. I also like the color of the gold better. Is your badge real gold or goldfill?

pixell · #**2771** 11-06-2010, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The patina on the older badge is lovely. I also like the color of the gold better. Is your badge real gold or goldfill?

I don't remember what it was called, I think they had a branded name for it rather than goldfill. Good eye -- my badge is the very basic model. I don't remember us actually filling out an order form, I'm pretty sure my pledge class (and whole chapter actually) gets the same badge.

If it had been up to me, I think I would have gotten the flush version of the flame like my "rescued" badge.

One thing that stands out to me between the badges is how very little they have changed. The older one has a more prominent lamp which I like, but it's very similar.

AOII Angel · #**2772** 11-06-2010, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pixell

I don't remember what it was called, I think they had a branded name for it rather than goldfill. Good eye -- my badge is the very basic model. I don't remember us actually filling out an order form, I'm pretty sure my pledge class (and whole chapter actually) gets the same badge.

If it had been up to me, I think I would have gotten the flush version of the flame like my "rescued" badge.

One thing that stands out to me between the badges is how very little they have changed. The older one has a more prominent lamp which I like, but it's very similar.

I only recently learned the difference when I bought a goldfill (balclad or whatever they want to call it

) AOII badge on eBay. Now I can spot them pretty easily. They look nice, but next to a real gold badge there are telltale signs.

pixell · #**2773** 11-06-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I only recently learned the difference when I bought a goldfill (balclad or whatever they want to call it

) AOII badge on eBay. Now I can spot them pretty easily. They look nice, but next to a real gold badge there are telltale signs.

I'm pretty sure they called it balclad. All I remembered was that our group got the cheap ones.

honeychile · #**2774** 11-06-2010, 11:22 PM

I love comparing the Delta Zeta pins! I like the flush flame, too.

On another note, is anyone else frustrated with that auction site making the pictures unusable? I just won a pin that came today, and yes, ma'am! It is as unusual as I thought! The pin itself isn't very unique, but take a look at the guard. Notice that the pearls are channel set on it! Never, ever have I seen channel settings on ANY of the pearled ADPi pins! This may not sound like much, but again, I have never seen this. Maybe somebody's going to prove me wrong, but until then, I'm stunned!

Also, it's from my own chapter, and I actually met the woman whose pin it was, even though she was initiated in 1922! How special is that?

And it's in my own grimy little paws!

OleMissGlitter · #**2775** 11-07-2010, 10:26 AM

Love the Phi Mu blinged out badge! GORGEOUS!

I've always loved Delta Zeta's badge too! I'm in badge heaven right now!

I was able to save a badge turned into a charm. An AOII friend of mine told me about an older AOII alumna who was looking to "sell" her badge. I contacted the AOII alumna. So I was able to buy this beauty without that "website" and for a very good price. It is missing a pearl and it is attached to a charm. I have already contacted HJGreek and they will repair and clean it. (They have worked on my great grandmother's badge before and did a great job so I've had a good experience with them in the past.) The badge is from 1958 at Omicron chapter at UTKnoxville. It has rubies in the Pi points, pearls on Alpha and Omicron, and it is chased in the background. So, I'll post a new pic once it is cleaned and repaired. Here are 2 BEFORE pictures. I'm so excited about this save!