Great pattern. Coloration change adds a lot to this item. Wonder what would happen with a white point chosen at the lightest of the grey? A very narrow tall crop would really punctuate the pattern's variation.
You beat me to this. I was going to shoot a handle of a tool like this. You did a great job with lighting to get it as even as it is overall. I like that I can see the dimples in the metal in the centers of the diamonds at certain areas around the curved side.
Very cool. I love how the DOF falls away around the barrel of the light, and then is tack sharp in the middle. This is another one that looks like it might be good to use as an overlay texture in another pic.