LOL...no offense taken Tim! Yes, it's the white garbage can. Never really thought of that as "trashing" my pens, but I guess in a manner of speaking, it is! [
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I typically like halogen lights more than incandescents because the light tends to be a more true white, IMHO. So, for some low-wattage bulbs and cheap lamps (they are $10 a piece), they did a nice job providing side lighting, which helped reduce the shadows from my flash.
Tim and Mark, thanks for the comments on the pen, too; it's an "older" pen (I've only been turning pens since January, so that's a relative term!), but still one of my favorites. The pic is going to be used on a color business card.