Thanks for all the comments. I really enjoyed reading them.
The photo is not really a X-ray.
I took the baitcaster (fishing reel) and removed the side plate.
I then removed the spool from the inside so I could see the gears.
I set the shot up. Turned the lights off.
The room was pitch black. I set the camera self timer. The shutter opened for 6 seconds.
Then I took a manual flash that I just held in my hand and flashed the reel from one side. Then I removed the side plate from the baitcaster and flashed it from the other side. All before the shutter closed.
I used paint shop pro 8 one step photo fix to auto adjust color and sharpness.
Then I used the "Negative Image" button to get what you see now.
I did try to place it on a diagonal as I thought it would look better with the fishing rod, but I just could not seem to make it work without the reel being so much smaller looking in the photo.
I took about 8 photo's of the reel and this one turned out the closest to what I had in mind.
There are a number of things I would do different next time for a photo like this.
I'm very happy with my 61st place being this is my first challenge.
Very interesting photo. Great idea. Fits the challenge well and is creative. However, I'm thinking the static composition is a little weak. Perhaps using the rule of thirds, or placing on a diagonal would be a big improvement?
Is this really an X-ray?? I've never seem an X-ray that looks anything like this. Great idea, but the execution just looks like someone got trigger-happy with the Photoshop filters, and that doesn't do anything for me. Still, I like the idea.
Cool, how did you get an X-ray shot of this? There are no X-ray filters for cams, are there? I guess you work at an airport or something. I don't know what a baitcaster is but it looks cool.. The colours are kinda psychedelcic, but I like the orange blue-contrast. There's just too much 'empty' spae around the two (?) objects. 7.
Gonna be fascinating to see how this was pulled off within the rules. Give it an "A" for technical wizardry. I just wish the resultant image pleased me more, but my aesthetic reaction is "heh!".
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