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I'd like to thank all of you for commenting on the previous watchexperiments as they do help. For anybody viewing this for the 1st timethis is the 3rd in The Watch series.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3049005

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3049087

I have learned new things with each iteration - again - thanks a lot,I really appreciate the feedback. - Rod

What a cool idea. 7/7

Please take some time to critique my portfolio found at: http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=937226.

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Thank you Ryan

 

This shot is great too, Rod. The gold and silver tones work fantastic. I think I gonna break up the old watch of my grandpa because after seeing all this I'm very curious to how his watch looks like inside.

 

I hope you don't mind Rod, but in my personal opinion these watch pictures showes up better in the frame you've used for the previous two photographs. This heavy one distract a bit and that is so pity because of the beauty of this shot. But it can be a matter of taste.

 

Best Regards, Ada.

My favorite of the three, good work.

 

Pascal

 

As you probably noticed i like all three very much

It's a fairly common subject, and while I like the composition, this sort of image needs to be tack sharp.

Carl - the problem I was/am having is that if I make it sharper it also brings out the scratchs on the surface - is this a lighting problem?

The exposure was 4s at f20.

The trick is to avoid side lighting by putting the object inside an opaque tent that diffuses the light. It also solves the problem of blown out highlights evident in your other upload.

 

Focus manually 1/3 of the way in.

 

Hope this helps.

Rod,

 

I love these shots. Beautiful and interesting!

I have seen the inside of many of these baby's....

Man this is nice work!! More please!! 7/7