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ulackfocus

·Jul 30, 2012

Somebody reminded me I needed to take a few new pics so here's the first to be processed.




Cropped down a bit and not so harsh:




Potential avatar croppings:

 

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cicindela

·Jul 30, 2012·Steve @ ΩF

You're a cruel man Mr. K., a cruel man.

 

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·Jul 30, 2012·Ash @ ΩF

Very nice indeed

 

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alam

·Jul 30, 2012

what camera/lens are you using?

------ crap/this/thing stuck again

 

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·Jul 30, 2012

alam

what camera/lens are you using?

Just a Canon p & s G9 on macro with no flash. Most functions are set to auto except the lens speed. It's a combination of afternoon sunlight and a soft white 75 watt bulb with no enclosure, just on white paper. I like a little reflection for depth, and this simple set up on my home office desk allows me the best images to edit via iPhoto.

 

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alam

·Jul 30, 2012

wow -- great results for such low tech set up.

 

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cicindela

·Jul 30, 2012·Steve @ ΩF

alam

wow -- great results for such low tech set up.

Well you know, it's a low tech watch, manual and all😜

 

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ulackfocus

·Jul 30, 2012

cicindela

Well you know, it's a low tech watch, manual and all😜

.... and a lower tech photographer to boot. 🤪

 

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ulackfocus

·Jul 30, 2012

A couple more images - the first being the dial (which I can never get a shot of that I'm 100% satisfied with).




More movement shots:

 

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ulackfocus

·Jul 30, 2012

This might be a good picture to partially illustrate the answer to the n00b question "What makes a high end watch high end?":



The light and angle was pretty good for catching the polished chamfers on the bridges, and the shock protection on the escape wheel is in there too. If this was a free sprung balance it would be perfect.

 

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ulackfocus

·Jul 30, 2012

Boy, the pixelation that happens when these images are uploaded to Photobucket really reduces the quality. The very first shot in this thread is even better when seen straight from iPhoto at full size.

 

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kyle L

·Jul 30, 2012·Grasshopper

Nice pics, use flickr! 😀