>From: George Sangiouloglou <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Top & bottom view of Golden Cowry... >Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:11:28 +0300 > >Dear Dave & friends, >As I make all my shell images by scanner I am sure that was not made by >scanner as has shadow and the reflections is not that make the scanner. >Best regards. >George > >DAVID LUM wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, Bob, > > > >      I  believe that the pictures are of the same specimen.  The > > images appear to be produced by scanning with a flatbed scanner, which > > tends to distort the features of the shell.  The basal image is more > > indicative of the true outline, since the dorsum has more depth, and > > the more depth the scanner needs to take in, the more it warping it > > causes.  I can send some other examples you can look at if interested. > > > >      I hope this helps. > > > > Aloha, > > > > Dave Lum > > > > Pearl City, HI > > > > >-- >_/  _/  _/  _/  _/  _/  _/ _/  _/  _/  _/  _/  _/  _/ _/  _/  _/  _/ >_/   _/ > > >George Sangiouloglou     http://www.george-shells.com/ >Xenofondos 40                Phone +30 210 8955241  +30 210 9659956 >Voula 16673                    Modem Fax +30 210 8954507 >Athens Greece                 mailto:[log in to unmask] >                                         mailto:[log in to unmask] > > >_/  _/  _/  _/  _/  _/  _/ _/  _/  _/  _/  _/  _/ _/ _/  _/  _/  _/  _/ >_/ >