ricky1972 Posted July 15, 2006 Posted July 15, 2006 (edited) Hello all,This weekend I had the opportunity to play with this new camera... I think the results were good enough to show to the owners of some amazing collections here in the forum.Cheers,Ricardo Edited July 16, 2006 by ricky1972
Dolf Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Ricardo,Nice pics, felicita??es I specially like those Brasilian awards! Funny that the shape of the cross on the Medalha de M?rito Militar looks pretty much like the cross of the Portuguese Ordem de Aviz!Sauda??es de Portugal Dolf
ricky1972 Posted July 16, 2006 Author Posted July 16, 2006 Ricardo,Nice pics, felicita??es I specially like those Brasilian awards! Funny that the shape of the cross on the Medalha de M?rito Militar looks pretty much like the cross of the Portuguese Ordem de Aviz!Sauda??es de Portugal DolfObrigado Dolf!I think that portuguese orders and medals are really beautiful. Many brazilian imperial are very similar to portuguese orders. In a near future I hope I?ll post something here.Sauda??es!! Ricardo
Dolf Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 (edited) Obrigado Dolf!I think that portuguese orders and medals are really beautiful. Many brazilian imperial are very similar to portuguese orders. In a near future I hope I?ll post something here.Sauda??es!! RicardoRicardo,Yes, from some pics I've seen here on the Forum and elsewhere, it seems indeed that the design of some Brazilian imperial awards was infuenced by the design of some Portuguese awards.Well, probably normal for brother countries I guess Anyway, these Brasilian Orders and Medals you posted are really gorgeous! Sauda??es,Dolf Edited July 16, 2006 by Dolf
ricky1972 Posted July 16, 2006 Author Posted July 16, 2006 (edited) Ricardo,Yes, from some pics I've seen here on the Forum and elsewhere, it seems indeed that the design of some Brazilian imperial awards was infuenced by the design of some Portuguese awards.Well, probably normal for brother countries I guess You?re right! Dolf...I just saw your collection of Portuguese awards Amazing pieces! CONGRATULATIONS!I?m trying to get a "Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Concei??o de Vila Vi?osa" from a dealer in Rio de Janeiro.Let?s see what happens...Ricardo Edited July 16, 2006 by ricky1972
Jacky Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Wonderfull pictures, indeed the light is soft and very nice!!! The medals become allmost like jewels... Which is what they are too!! Pieces of metal with a wonderfull story....Could you make more pictures like the ones in the first posts??Keep going!!!
Dolf Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 You?re right! Dolf...I just saw your collection of Portuguese awards Amazing pieces! CONGRATULATIONS!RicardoRicardo,Thank you. My favorite is (probably) the Ordem de Santiago de Espada, but it's a hard decision... I?m trying to get a "Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Concei??o de Vila Vi?osa" from a dealer in Rio de Janeiro.Let?s see what happens...Recently a brest Badge of the Order was sold on eBay, can't remember for how much.There are a couple of them (Order with ribbon) for sale from an English dealer, but both have some damage on the enamel. Please feel free to PM me if you want to know more details.Dolf
Kev in Deva Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Hallo Ricardo, great pictures of your medals and the display is very tasteful, I must ask what type of camera are you using??Kevin in Deva
Jacky Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Ricardo,If I may bother you a little longer with a question,What is this medal???anyway... again, they look all beautifull, especially the light on it and the standards which display them frontal..... wonderfull....
ricky1972 Posted July 16, 2006 Author Posted July 16, 2006 (edited) Thanks everyone for the nice words Dolf, I think you?re right. The Ordem de Santiago de Espada is awesome!Kevin, I?m using a Nikon Coolpix very, very old...one of the first models...the trick here is the use of a tripod and a halogen lamp. If you use the flash from the camera all the details of the pieces will be lost.The standards came from my wife?s collection of souvenir mini-plates... Jacky, the medal you?re asking about is a "Medalha do Pacificador / Peacemaker Medal" for army personal who distinguished by acts of bravery. The shield are from Duke of Caxias (August 25, 1803 - May 7, 1880 - - Considered one of the most important heroes in Brazilian military history, Caxias fought in the Argentina-Brazil War, the War of Tatters, and, most notably, in the War of Triple Alliance).Here?s a portrait of him, using a wonderful "Order of the Rose" among others... Edited July 16, 2006 by ricky1972
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