Old Pocket Watch
Yes it's running. :)
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People's Choice in Timepieces Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Macro Still Life Photo Contest
Winner in Time Pieces Photo Challenge
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Contest Finalist in Still Life Macro Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Tiny Things Photo Contest
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Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
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KayBrewer
August 29, 2015
wow wow wow - Congratulations, Unk!!! Finalist in Tiny Things Contest - so proud of you and so deserved!!!
nandicmb
October 25, 2015
Congratulations on your Contest Finalist win in Tiny Things Photo Contest!
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KayBrewer
April 25, 2016
The BIGGEST congratulations for this beautiful image being finalist in the Still Life Macro contest. So well-deserved.
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potterpals
April 29, 2016
Awesome macro, Frank! Incredibly sharp detail. Congratulations on your Finalist award.
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NatureLoverJJWal
October 06, 2016
How does Franky feel when it was featured, very happy. Congratulations on your Feature Award Frankie!
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carolcardillo
June 07, 2017
Yay, Frank, congrats on a 2nd Finalist Award! Sorry I'm so late in noticing!
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KayBrewer
July 07, 2017
Congratulations on your well-deserved win in the Timepieces Challenge! This is one of my favorite of many!
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KayBrewer
July 31, 2017
Yea!! Congratulations, dear Unk - Finalist in Macro Still Life Photo Contest !! So deserved for Mr Macro!
kathyk_abq
August 01, 2017
Congrats on you finalist award, Frank! This has always been one of favorite of your images! :)
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Behind The Lens
Location
The photo was set up on the center isle granite counter top between the kitchen and dining room. I capture many of my images there. The lighting is very good and the island height is perfect for staging and arranging gear and subjects.Time
I took this shot in mid morning.Lighting
The natural lighting is very good in this area. I have a bank of windows in the dining room that are 4 feet tall and 8 feet long. Then after a short wall,leading into the back of the kitchen, I have a full windowed door with side lights on either side of the door. So the lighting is very good there. After 3 o'clock or so the sun is on that side of the house and can become quite bright. On the day I decided to capture this watch, it was mid morning and cloudy, so I did have to bump up the ISO and white balance.Equipment
I used my Sony a65, My favorite Tamron 90mm 2.8macro lens. I also used my Revelli tripod, and Photive cabled trigger.Inspiration
I worked my whole life as an industrial millwright. I always loved machines of any kind. Pocket watches have always intrigued me with how delicate they are and how impeccably they work. I am also enamoured by the talent of the men and women who built these intricate mechanical marvels. Just think, here they were without modern technology, manufacturing these beauties nothing more than hand tools and meager lenses to see the tiny parts. That alone is enough for me to document these little beauties.Editing
I was lucky with this photo all settings were spot on so I did not have to edit thisIn my camera bag
I have the usual array tools. But, I always have my macro lens on my camera. My Glotto Rocket-Air blower (wont leave home without it) there is nothing like loading your images only to find dust particles have invaded your image in the most inopportune way . A remote Sony trigger along with my Photive trigger. A few filters, 50mm Maxxum lens, and a Sigma DG 70-300mm.Feedback
I would invest in a good tripod, although a steady shot can be made with sand bags or other stable surfaces. A remote trigger is very nice to have but if your camera is equipped with a self timer, use it. I think most cameras come with a 2 and or 10 second delay setting. All is critical with macro shots whether to keep the camera steady. I usually shoot with all manual settings and try to always manually focus on my subject. On my Sony, I tend to shoot with the focus magnification setting turned on in the spot focus mode so I can maneuver my focus point left, right, up or down, to focus sharply on the subject in any part of the frame I want in order to comply with the rules, e.g. Rules of Thirds, if I feel the need to. Keep your subject in decent light. Be attentive to what aperture you are shooting in for DOF, this shot I wanted the frame to be in focus so F.11 was thought to do the job. You also might like a image with more Bokeh, then I would advise f.5.6 or smaller number. The most important piece of equipment is a good macro lens, although I have seen some great work with screw on magnification filters. They are cheap and a good starting point without paying over $600.
