Time for B&W:

[AB26]

Experimenting with B&W.

You think this is any good?

Any C&C much appreciated.

[MrB]

The clock looks quite good Andre....but the background??

Philip

[rpcrowe]

Lovely conversion to B&W but, I tend to agree with Phillip about the BG....

[AB26]

Ok, thanks guys, I will reshoot.

[Wavelength]

me too can't think differently regarding what is seen behind
Regards

[AB26]

Sorry for the sloppy work.
Any better now?

[Digital]

Much improvement. Nice photo.



Bruce

[Wavelength]

You made the difference
Regards

[AB26]

Thanks guys,
Now I will sleep better tonight.

[batmura]

The reshoot is a great improvement over the first shot, Andre. When I saw the first one, my eyes were immediately drawn to the clutteres background. The reworked version is great. Did you darken the BG in post?

[AB26]

Did you darken the BG in post?

No. I did a reshoot with a black BG.

[batmura]

No. I did a reshoot with a black BG.

I thought so. What kind of lighting did you use to avoid reflections? I assume you shot in manual mode without flash?

[MrB]

That's fine now, Andre - sleep well!

Goodnight from Philip

[ShaneS]

Andre;

I agree with others that the first shot had a cluttered background which you definitely resolved in the second shot. However, I like the environmental nature of the first and find that the angle of the clock in that shot was more dynamic. IMHO the second shot looks more like a product shot.

So, my challenge to you would be to create a 'still life' setting for the clock so that the image focuses on the clock but tells a story.

[AB26]

I thought so. What kind of lighting did you use to avoid reflections? I assume you shot in manual mode without flash?

Murat, I shot in full manual mode with Pre Set WB under available light in my (no my wife's) dining room, lying flat on the carpet with camera on a "beanbag". Two pieces of black paper for the setup and the light came from a chandelier with 6 of those power saving bulbs, giving very soft light.
I tried fluorescent, incandescent, auto WB (fine tuned) but only Pre Set got me what I wanted. The Pre Set was done on a white painters canvas.

If you look at the Ibanez thread that I have posted, it was done a few minutes later with the same camera settings under the same lighting.

[AB26]

So, my challenge to you would be to create a 'still life' setting for the clock so that the image focuses on the clock but tells a story.

Thanks Shane.
Challenge accepted.

[Stagecoach]

I'm going to agree with Shane on this one Andre not that I can suggest a background at present that would complement the clock.

It may be worth getting the tool kit out and adjusting the clock face which seems slightly rotated

Grahame