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My Grandfathers pocket watch that my parents gave to me on my 18th birthday. A wonderful keepsake that also contains his initials engraved on the outside case. Amazing craftmanship and I will post the other side of the watch at another time.
The intricate workings of the inside of an antique pocket watch can be seen in this macro image.
This is a pocket watch made by the Elgin National Watch Co. We used our 35-80mm lens to take this picture. We also used extension tubes to magnify the inside of the watch. Extension tubes create a very shallow depth of field so we used a method called focus stacking to get the entire watch in focus.
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This is a gilt metal cased open face pocket watch by Tell. It has a cylinder movement with a Stop/Start mechanism.
Circa 1880.
The watch belonged to my Great Grandfather.
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Macro Mondays theme: #Watch
The whole picture fits within the 3" guideline.
The pocket watch is 1 3/4" in diameter.
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because we are obliged to always have poop bags for the dog when we go for a walk, they are standard in the pocket of every coat I have
We hope you all had an amazing Christmas, along with some downtime to get the camera out! We have been spending some time shooting pocket watches in our latest Youtube video. You can watch it here - youtu.be/MRS2BOdr9po
Many of you will recognise this little pocket watch from The Photography Show, we use it quite a lot to demonstrate the capabilities of the Adaptalux Studio. Reflective, detailed subjects like this can be tricky to light, so you need the flexibility that the Lighting Arms of the studio provide.
In this video, we spend some time looking at the differences between white Diffusers, Colour Filters and Lighting Arms. Adding colour to subjects like this can often be done more for fun than practicality, but there are some subtle tricks you can use to enhance even a "natural" looking shot.
For this shot, we went a little wild with the blue and red lights, but replacing those colours with white would be equally effective at showing off the engraved details of the watch. If you want to read a little more about how we set up the lighting for a shot like this, check out the blog post on our website - bit.ly/adaptaluxWatches
Pine cones are a quick and easy subject to shoot at home, so we thought we would take a look at how to get some cool and creative shots from a couple of pine cones in our latest tutorial video.
Watch it here - youtu.be/KyF3I8vjrNI
A lot of you may have seen the pine cone shot on our homepage, it's one of our favourite shots to demonstrate what the Adaptalux Studio can do. We used the same pine cone (and a new one) to get a few more interesting shots.
A shot like this is achieved by pointing two coloured Lighting Arms across each other, shining onto the pine cone. You can see more about the setup in the video or the blog post here - bit.ly/adaptaluxpines
The coloured lights shine off the spines of the pine cones really well. Depending on the angle of the camera and the lights, they can create some amazing highlights along the ridges of each spine and shadows deep in the pine cone where the light can't reach.
For this shot, we used an amber and blue Lighting Arm with a Diffuser to create a soft light in the front, with a harsh, almost fire-like glow coming from behind. Shooting along the length of the pine cone like this forces the background out of focus and makes the shot look even more surreal.
We think the addition of colour to a subject like this can really take your creativity to another level, what do you think to shooting pine cones in this style?
"What's in your wallet?"
I do almost all my purchases by tapping my phone. Hardly ever use the cash or cards I carry in my wallet. I do have my driver license, registration, health insurance card, etc., but hardly ever use any of the things I carry around daily in my pocket.
Macro Mondays: wallet
Back in the autumn we grabbed some leaves and have been shooting them this week using the Adaptalux Studio. We had loads of fun with it, you can watch the behind the scenes video here - youtu.be/iJOzOkP6Ns8
We find that dried leaves present an interesting challenge compared to healthy green leaves. Curling up and losing all their colour means it can not only be tricky to focus, but there can also be a lack of colour and interesting features on the leaves.
Embracing that challenge, we used the studio to back light this leaf. With the lighting behind it, new colours and contrasts are able to shine through where the leaf has decayed. You can also see some green, though it required a little help from the light to show up.
We also shot freehand, as opposed to setting up on a tripod. Shooting in this way, you are able to have a much greater freedom of movement around the subject. This allowed us to quickly explore the surface of the leaves, changing the focal point of the shot and zooming in on specific interesting features.
We wrote up some tips and tricks for shooting leaves over on our blog. You can find the write-up here - bit.ly/DriedLeaves