Black velvet and knife blade from a Leatherman's multi-tool.
Combo of incandescent and fluorescent lighting, handheld. 2 Tone curves, 1 pass unsharp mask.
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A single 'horizon line' of velvet would have worked bettter for me (right across the shot) - so that the blade has the illusion of appearing against a pitch black sky. The border is too large and distracting too, especially with the dark subject matter. [5]
A great concept, the lint and noise is going to kill you though. May be a different type of velvet would be less messy. I have cleaned it with masking tape before. 5
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