In a Random Act of Love, my better-half gifted me with this Conway Stewart Dandy in Coral Green finish. My pictures can hardly render the beauty of the material.










The trained eyes already noticed that the original nib has been replaced by a vintage CS Duro nib, my best writing nib.

Needless to say that this pen is now not only my best writer, the best looker, but also the most meaningful pen I own and it will stay in my pocket for years to come. 9

Women aren't into this type of random acts. You will find out the price later, when you are expecting it the least!

Just kidding! Enjoy the pen!

LOL Agree with Stylo here.... you are in trouble!! Enjoyt the pen while you still can.

Kev

No, FOREVER!

Absolutely ! If I live that long.

Denis, these are amazing pictures, please advise, do you use special software to edit the pictures?

dan

Hi Dan,

thanks for the kind comments. I use The Gimp (a free sotware) to adjust levels and usually apply a filter called "Softglow" which I find gives a nice glamourous atmosphere to the picture.

On the left is the photo before, raw from the camera; on the right, after filter :


Denis.

Denis: I saw the filtered photo, in the above-post, sorta blown up in your original set of pictures. But comparing the two above as is, I prefer raw. I see the texture of the material that the pen rests on, whereas on the filtered picture I can not make out the deliniation. Also, unless I knew the pen had a gold nib, I would have thought the pen in the filtered picture was steel.

That is not to say that photo software should not be used. It is just that sometimes there are tradeoff, such as not picturing the textured material in the background, that have to be made.

But to the original post, what a thoughtful wife. I would love my wife to inquire about shaving brushes or pens and present me one that SHE THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE. It may not be the ultimate one I wanted, but knowing that she picked it out, it would have more meaning and probably get used the most.

Which gives me a thought. I will get pens for my women clients to give their ex-husbands on the day of the divorce so they have something nice to sign the child support and/or alimony checks and remember that they lost a good woman. Bet I could charge an extra grand for that, lol..

Sam

Wow. Niiiiice gift. Did anyone ever stop to think maybe Dennis did something that she thought deserved a random reward

That's very true Sam. The pen is better showcased in the unaltered picture in that case. On the other hand, I prefer the atmosphere of the second one.

Let's say that they are realist vs. impressionist pictures.

Denis, just a beautiful pen! Just a classy lookin' pen! I've been one of those folks that contributed to the multiple(!) views of your posting (finally leaving a message).

I got to tell you, I truly enjoy my CS 58 (thanks Kevin!). As a result of owning, I find myself looking to pick up more (**must resist**). Just a beautiful, well-built, excellent writing pen!

Maybe over this weekend, I'll take an opportunity to do a quick and dirty review and submit some picts.

My best,

Paul

Beautiful pen. I use the gimp too.

i use photoshop because I get it for free at work. As to the images, the first one looks much better than the retouched one you shot.

The first one has more detail and has a much warmer look to it. That seems to give the viewer a more true color to the nib and the gold material around the pen.

The second picture has a more sterile look to it, along with the picture looking more blown out. You tend to loose a lot of detail on the pen and the nib.

Regardless, a nice looking pen and a great mix of old and new world style. Modern pen and a vintage nib!!! Wonderful job!!!

TNS