S&W K-Frame

[mathogre]

.357 Magnum. Combination natural light, over exposure, fill-in flash bounced off nearby box.

http://homepage.mac.com/mathogre/.Pictures/IMG_6656.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/mathogre/.Pictures/IMG_6662.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/mathogre/.Pictures/IMG_6663.jpg

[Cyclop]

Great images, well done.

[mathogre]

Thank you!

[Q-Man]

You need to get some more light on the white background, wipe/blow off all the dust on the gun, and check the the focus. These seem soft. Did you use a tripod? I'd suggest a smaller aperture for more DOF as well.

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[mathogre]

You need to get some more light on the white background, wipe/blow off all the dust on the gun, and check the the focus. These seem soft. Did you use a tripod? I'd suggest a smaller aperture for more DOF as well.

Q

Thanks!

The photos were an experiment. I'd seen a post where someone said it is very difficult to get photos of a black gun, so that was my challenge.

The dust was a surprise. I'd just used an oil rag on it, but didn't realize there was that much dust on it until after I'd seen the photos.

For the 1st photo, the left side was toward the window and the right side had a box with a light tan cloth on it. I used a 430EX flash bounced indirectly toward the box; a direct bounce was too much. The shadowing on the right was the balance between under and overlighting.

Focus on the 2nd and 3rd could have been better, certainly. I was using the 18-55 lens on the XSi focussed manually as close as I could. The exposures were hand-held, and (as I recall) done at something like 1/20 sec with the lens open as wide as possible, and ISO set for the exposure to be 1 exposure level higher than "correct" metering.

[Nemesismachine]

It looks like it's sitting in front of the window. Not enough light on the top of the gun. By top, I mean the right side :P

[Q-Man]

Thanks!

The photos were an experiment. I'd seen a post where someone said it is very difficult to get photos of a black gun, so that was my challenge.

The dust was a surprise. I'd just used an oil rag on it, but didn't realize there was that much dust on it until after I'd seen the photos.

For the 1st photo, the left side was toward the window and the right side had a box with a light tan cloth on it. I used a 430EX flash bounced indirectly toward the box; a direct bounce was too much. The shadowing on the right was the balance between under and overlighting.

Focus on the 2nd and 3rd could have been better, certainly. I was using the 18-55 lens on the XSi focussed manually as close as I could. The exposures were hand-held, and (as I recall) done at something like 1/20 sec with the lens open as wide as possible, and ISO set for the exposure to be 1 exposure level higher than "correct" metering.

Dust always finds a way of showing up even when you think you got it all. Get yourself a tripod and your shots will improve greatly. 1/20th hand held is way to hard to pull off, so you didn't do too bad considering.

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[mathogre]

Dust always finds a way of showing up even when you think you got it all. Get yourself a tripod and your shots will improve greatly. 1/20th hand held is way to hard to pull off, so you didn't do too bad considering.

Q

Thank you! I have a tripod, so I'll definitely use it the next time.

[mathogre]

It looks like it's sitting in front of the window. Not enough light on the top of the gun. By top, I mean the right side :P

That's where I had to balance between having too much flash and not enough.