2nd bloody attempt, so annoyed with myself!! Remember to backup your pictures!!!
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I'm not a mechanic, wanted to try out my new Lastolite which I got for my birthday. Tried lots of different lights, used two Hallogen 150w lamps on each side. Used a Canon 550ex bounced off the top of the Lastolite to try and light up the top of the sockets.
Hope people see it fits the challenge if I was a mechanic...
Wish this was members challenge, had quite a few dust spots on it, that's why the cropping is so tight.
Already done a shot like this before for the Still Life challenge, wanted to try and better it.
Autolevels, cropped, curves, sharpen, neat image, shadow/highlight, USM, raised colour balance slightly on blue over whole image.
File : IMG_7225
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nice clean setup, good composition. I like the blueish tint. There is a clear reflection showing in the wrench (furniture ?), could have been shielded..
I really like this. Your composition and lighting are superb. It may not be an "everyday object" for some - but it works for me. The only thing I would suggest for improvement is to remove the slight magenta cast and make the background a pure white.
cool composition, this is a really clever idea.. I wish the background were more white than blue... After the challenge is over, I would suggest trying to tone down all the blue in this photo and make it a more cleaner, purer white, and this would a fantastic stock photo
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