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ok....

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/mikefarha/IMG_0145_zps311796a1.jpg

 

and topless

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/mikefarha/IMG_0148_zpsd8cae072.jpg[/url

 

and the top as wells as I will get it and you do get a tiny bit of the dragon scales bizarre in a good way....

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/mikefarha/IMG_0146_zps20ef2190.jpg]

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A gorgeous pen, indeed.

 

Thanks for persevering with the photos. I think you got some good ones. The artistry is just amazing.

 

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I can see why you're having trouble with the dragon. I don't have a solution, but I do have an explanation.

 

Part of the reason you see the dragon so well is that as you move the pen, even slightly, different parts of the dragon reflect light. Your brain puts all of that together into a complete image. The camera, not having a brain, only takes a snapshot of what is reflecting into the lens in that brief instant.

 

Sometimes video can capture this, but not always. It still doesn't have the brain's interpretation.

 

Nevertheless, you captured it well enough that we can fill in the blanks with our imaginations.

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Whoowee, what a looker!! I was born in the year of the Dragon, this pen would fit me nicely (any ol' excuse to get it, really!) :lticaptd: The writing sample is gorgeous, too. Hope you have many glorious years of enjoyment with this pen!

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Stunning! Very beautiful!! I'm actually contemplating buying The Dragon, but in portable or long. Cant decide between the rhotium and rhutenium nibs. I find it hard to judge by the photos at nibs.com

 

If anybody has both for comparison and are willing to post pics if would be great!

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I have a Nakaya Naka-Ai Blue Dragon from nibs.com. I bought it last summer, and I write with it almost daily.

 

My question: I hear about the urushi becoming more transparent over time, but what is "over time"? Months? Years? Unless I look at my pen in full sunlight, it still looks black, or very dark green. I know impatience and Nakaya cannot co-exist, but... I want to see the dragon!

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