Bullets

Always expose properly to begin with...

Very cool. I like the lighting although I think chauncey here is right. Your exposure is a tad dark. Perhaps 1/3 - 2/3 stop too fast. Good design & idea though!

Yes, especially in the dark areas which by definition, are already "underexposed".
Nothing was moving in that shot, so why not start with ISO 100?

I'd have shot RAW, slightly overexposed the bright highlights, & then reduced the exposure during RAW conversion. "Film" is cheap & this doesn't have to be rocket science, so I'd have taken a few shots at different exposures to see which one converted best before PP. Then in the future you'd have a guideline to go by.

If you need more correction: https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=424113

And also For extreme cases you could try this: Using a Saturation Mask to Fix Severe Saturation Problems

Thanks for all the tips guys, as always this community is very helpful.

Actually, I kind of like it with the darker exposure - it gives a sort of menacing, industrial look to the image.

stsva wrote in post #14773691
Actually, I kind of like it with the darker exposure - it gives a sort of menacing, industrial look to the image.

+1!

My first impression was a bowling alley. This doesn't do much for me as shot.

I think if you shot from a little higher perspective so you could add some more shapes to the mix (roundness of the hollow points) it may help make the shot a little more intersting. I like the lighting and idea though.

stsva wrote in post #14773691
Actually, I kind of like it with the darker exposure - it gives a sort of menacing, industrial look to the image.

RACINGHART03 wrote in post #14776882
I think if you shot from a little higher perspective so you could add some more shapes to the mix (roundness of the hollow points) it may help make the shot a little more intersting. I like the lighting and idea though.

My thoughts exactly. I might have to try this one myself.

Edit-I'm digging the paint brush shot (DSC_2152-5) in your Flickr. That is a fantastic shot!!!

Im Sasquatch wrote in post #14778858
=I'm Sasquatch;14778858]My thoughts exactly. I might have to try this one myself.

Edit-I'm digging the paint brush shot (DSC_2152-5) in your Flickr. That is a fantastic shot!!!

Thanks, took that picture for my wife to hang in her art room.

Cartridges

Titus213 wrote in post #14780267
Cartridges

I prefer the term "rounds" over anything. I labeled this post bullets because it leaves little doubt, upon entering, what the subject matter of the photo you are going to view is. I didn't choose cartridges because it could meant anything from ammunition to printer toner to video games. The term "bullets" is a universally accepted term for firearm ammunition.

If you reload a bullet, by definition, is the part that is put on the case after the primer and powder have been added.

And cartridge would have provided some surprise for the viewer.

But it is your image so you get to call it what you want.

Titus - a fellow reloader?

I like the exposure as is. It gives the copper jacket a really nice tone.