music box movement
Interior view of the spring wound movement of a Thorens disc music box revealing the gears (cogwheels), main spring, winding key and the edge of a removable music disk with the punched "fingers" that trigger the musical keys. The disc itself is a cogwheel that is driven by a gear beneath the key.
Shot with three off-camera strobes (Godox ad200Pro/XPro II L trigger). Flash A bard bulb, mounted overhead, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella. Flash B round head, modified with snoot fully extended, camera right, position to illuminate interior of mechanism. Flash C modified with MagMod MagSphere, behind velum scrim.
Shot for Macro Monday - theme cogwheel.
Area showing 66.5 mm (width) 57.5 mm (Height)
music box movement
Interior view of the spring wound movement of a Thorens disc music box revealing the gears (cogwheels), main spring, winding key and the edge of a removable music disk with the punched "fingers" that trigger the musical keys. The disc itself is a cogwheel that is driven by a gear beneath the key.
Shot with three off-camera strobes (Godox ad200Pro/XPro II L trigger). Flash A bard bulb, mounted overhead, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella. Flash B round head, modified with snoot fully extended, camera right, position to illuminate interior of mechanism. Flash C modified with MagMod MagSphere, behind velum scrim.
Shot for Macro Monday - theme cogwheel.
Area showing 66.5 mm (width) 57.5 mm (Height)