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Maybe more than you think: http://www.fotocommunity.de/search?q=Za ... y=35041635 Uwe G.

You can enlarge the whole blade and then you see, that the hamon and boshi is only white. Photoshop/Bild/Korrekturen/Farbe ersetzen/Helligkeit is all you need. And now you should ask yourself, why someone does that. Uwe G.

Dear Kunitaro, I think, sonner or later you will choose only a DSLR for photos. A pocket camera is not very useful, because you cannot control light. And even when you change contrast and darkness, JPEG is not good enough for that. Only RAW will give a you chance to work with it and bring out hataraki, chikei, kinsuji, etc. Grettings Uwe G.

Thank you for your help. Uwe G.

Maybe not chinese. And the second kanji could be a Nao but the first kanji I can´t find. Uwe G.

Hi, Before I start making a fool out of myself again I better ask, what is written on the the tsuba. And please, don´t let it be chinese. Thank you Uwe G.

Hi, At the moment I have a pair fuchi/kashira at home signed Nagamune. Haynes doesn´t list a Nagamune. And something similar with Cho-something I cannot find either. My question is, would I get papers for something like that in Japan? Hozon? Tokubetso Hozon? And what is the price for it in Japan? Thank you for your help! Uwe G.

Maybe this is more helpful. I´ve tried to make the signs more readable. But somehow it doesn´t make any sense. Uwe G.

I always thought, that it could be from Spain, or so.. But my knowledge about armour is veeery limited. Uwe G.

A modificated helmet. Or, at least it seems so. Uwe G.

Okay, just a few words from my side: Your photos have ISO 800 and this is too much. You can see a lot of noise in the dephts. Set it to 100 or at least 200. With your Canon Camera you got DPP as a RAW-Converter. So you should correct white balance, dephts, light, black and white. After that, there is more visible than you think. And with Photoshop you can change the background to black. You don´t need black satin, but it helps. Here are two of your photos and so you can compare before/after. Uwe G. PS: NICE SWORD.

Okay, here is a kodachi by Nagamitsu. Signature, boshi, hada and hamon. Just for better understanding. Uwe G.

Maybe this one is better to read. The other side is just a guess. Uwe G.

Thank you Brian, when you think it is worth adding it to the articles section. As a "candy" my favorite: 3 x Rai Kunimitsu in hiRes: http://www.daten-transport.de/?id=SWVNWmFqCn6D The link will work for only 2 days. So, be quick! Uwe G.

I know it´s been a while. But last year I found most of the negatives at the bottom of a drawer. So, after scanning, retouching, etc. this is the result. Enjoy! And before I forget: with kind permission of the NBTHK European Branch. Uwe G. Solingen 2002a.pdf

Maybe you find this more interesting then: Some things are well explained, some things are interesting and some things I do different. Uwe G.

Okay, this is, what can be made visible. But I think, it doesn´t make any sense. Uwe G.

Thank you all for the informations. In the end, there is only one suggestion for me: I need more books! Uwe G.

Morning, well, the shishi looks more like a gremlin to me. But I only found this example in the indernet and when I make a comparison....just poor. And with the different "Masa" came the gimei. Uwe G.

A friend of mine showed me this fuchi and wanted a translation and maybe an okay for the signature. I find the quality so poor, that I can only say gimei. But I have no further informations and so I ask for confirmation. Thank you Uwe G.

Hello Ron, thank for your kind words. And don´t worry. This here is no wizardy, just digital image correction. Wizardy is more like the next one: convert a photo into a digital oshigata. Uwe G. Oshigata.pdf

I know, that Zenon van Damme makes tsukamaki. He was recommended to me, but then the tsuka would have been more worth than the sword. Ob the other hand, this was made by a certain german gentleman, who want´s not to be found. Uwe G.

The koshirae with tanto,there I only used broad daylight. The rest was Adobe Camera Raw or ACR. Photos like these I only do in Raw. Distance 1,20 m and so daylight is enough. When I get closer with a macro lens, then I use something like this. It´s a kitchen lamp. I can move it and it is a real hard and bright light. 15,00 EUR. ACR will do the rest. White balance especally and clarity. Hada comes out very good. And it is the same light for the whole length. Distance 30 cm and closer.

Dodge and burn And don´t miss the second link... :D Uwe G. Dodge and burn.pdf

Hizen Kuni ju Tadahiro. The signature seems to be good. But please try to post bigger photos. Uwe G.