No Stinkin' Flowers.....heeman stuff

[budguinn]

I love flowers....but I made my living with this stuff...

[EdMac]

Now don't get all worked up a jittery on us Bud. It is a very nice picture,but a wrench?????

[budguinn]

Originally posted by EdMac
Now don't get all worked up a jittery on us Bud. It is a very nice picture,but a wrench?????

"a wrench"........."a wrench" you say?...........oh.....lets see.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10......ok that's a little better.....oh, oh...
out goes the bad air, in comes the clean......
ohmmmmmmmmmmmm
ohmmmmmmmmmmm
ohmmmmmmmmmmm
ohmmmmmmmmmmm

Ok, now I can respond....let me check the blood pressure first.......ok, ok

The wrench is the personification of everything that is good in the world. It represents tools....with them we make things, we fix things....we start fires.....we are able to cut down beautiful forests and make pianos and houses and guitars and stuff.....with them we can pull resources out of the ground...like what?....oil!!!.....with oil we can do all kinds of stuff.....even supply energy for computers and photography.

Of course, like all wonderful and good things, they can be used for evil......such as starting wars. But, if we have bigger tools then we can prevail over the evil doers.

And, of course, if the tool is beautiful...and what tool isn't?....it's all the better.

warmest regards,

[STaylor]

Ed I’‚’‚…‚’‚…¾‚m with Bud on this one tools are a beautiful thing ’‚’‚…‚’‚‚¦. I love snap-on however my budget screams craftsman

[EdMac]

I know, I know. Bud loves wrenches and hates bugs. I couldn't resist pulling his chain a little bit. Tools are what make the world go around in my book as well. My Son-in-Law is a mechanic, and builds race cars. I feel like I am in heaven when I get a chance to work in his garage. But alas, my fate is just a box of Chraftsman tools, as well. No offense Bud.

[budguinn]

Originally posted by EdMac
I know, I know. Bud loves wrenches and hates bugs. I couldn't resist pulling his chain a little bit. Tools are what make the world go around in my book as well. My Son-in-Law is a mechanic, and builds race cars. I feel like I am in heaven when I get a chance to work in his garage. But alas, my fate is just a box of Chraftsman tools, as well. No offense Bud.

I sensed, rhetorically, your head hanging in shame as you apologized........
Apology accepted.........now.
let's put this disgraceful episode behind us and move onward to bigger and better things....perhaps a set of sockets?

[STaylor]

I do believe a macro shot of the inner walls of a deep wall 5/8 would be great

[EdMac]

Thank you for accepting. Knowing you, I will bet you will make a work of art out of a Macro of the inner walls of a deep wall 5/8. All kidding aside, how did you light that wrench when you photographed it. Do I sense black velvet in the background?

BTW, I won't be buying any new tools for a while. I just picked up a Nikon D100 this afternoon. Boy, talk about sweet tools. Now all I have to do is study the manual for a while. That old saying about telling the men from the boys by the price of their toys applies here.

Keep up the good work Bud.

[budguinn]

Originally posted by EdMac
Thank you for accepting. Knowing you, I will bet you will make a work of art out of a Macro of the inner walls of a deep wall 5/8. All kidding aside, how did you light that wrench when you photographed it. Do I sense black velvet in the background?

BTW, I won't be buying any new tools for a while. I just picked up a Nikon D100 this afternoon. Boy, talk about sweet tools. Now all I have to do is study the manual for a while. That old saying about telling the men from the boys by the price of their toys applies here.

Keep up the good work Bud.

Ed, I just saw "well I did it" on DPR......congratulations, I know you're going to love it.

On the lighting.........kitchen table in front of the window....Black foam board blocking the direct light.....no lights on in the kitchen or the house.......just used the indirect lighting bouncing around the kitchen....

[EdMac]

Bud,
The lighting was good. I would have expected there wouuld be some glare or blowout.
Thanks for your comment on the D100. I am really looking forward to using this new toy. I have had a lot of fun with all of my cameras, but each has its strengths and weaknesses. The D100 seems to provide a lot of the advantages of both worlds. Thanks.

[richardmt68]

Photographing something like that can be a challenge all by itself. I personally like to photograph my knife collection. Like the wrench, you have an object with many different charecteristics such as flat surfaces and rounded ones, Reflective parts and non-reflective.

To do such an object takes a certain touch so that your lighting is relatively even, and your reflective surfaces are not reflecting hot spots of light, to any outside object.

Basically trying to do one object that really has so many different properties that need to be balanced together is tough.

Keep on shooting your tools. Its fun to do, and satisfying when one turns out just right.

[budguinn]

Originally posted by richardmt68
Photographing something like that can be a challenge all by itself. I personally like to photograph my knife collection. Like the wrench, you have an object with many different charecteristics such as flat surfaces and rounded ones, Reflective parts and non-reflective.

To do such an object takes a certain touch so that your lighting is relatively even, and your reflective surfaces are not reflecting hot spots of light, to any outside object.

Basically trying to do one object that really has so many different properties that need to be balanced together is tough.

Keep on shooting your tools. Its fun to do, and satisfying when one turns out just right.

I took a look at your gallery.......man that's a great collection of knives....some really good shots and some excellent PS work.

Have you tried shooting on black velvet and using the black Foam Core Board behind?....it also makes it easy to remove and replace background if you want later.

bud

[richardmt68]

I took a look at your gallery.......man that's a great collection of knives....some really good shots and some excellent PS work.

Thanks for the kind words.

Have you tried shooting on black velvet and using the black Foam Core Board behind?....it also makes it easy to remove and replace background if you want later.

No, I have not tried that, but I will sure give it a shot....anything to make it easier is worth it in my book. Thanks much.