fernhills
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This is a pen i have done a little while ago and retook pic on stand,(home made)It seems to help portray pen a lot better,now i have to work on lights,can`t seem to get plating to be true in color,wood is right color though.. Carl
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txbatons
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Great looking pen. Nice centerband work.
Ligget
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Thats a better picture Carl, nice pen and CB
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louisbry
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Nice pen and picture, Carl.
badger
Member
love the centerband design.
You should set your exposure to overexpose about 1-2 stops. Your camera meter is trying to make your white background to the average light exposure (usually 17% grey). This is affecting your overall exposure of your subject. You can correct this by buying a grey card and metering off the card before you take your picture, or experimenting by bracketing your photos until you have the sweet spot for the lighting.
simomatra
Member
Nice pen,CB and picture
rhahnfl
Member
You might look in the photography forum. Lots of tips for making/using a light tent which can help control your lighting.
johncrane
Member
Your slimline looks very stylish great work Carl.
babyblues
Member
Nice pen, I like it! How did you bend the acrylic for your stand? I have a sheet of 1/4" acrylic, but haven't settled on a technique to bend it yet.
fernhills
Member
I didn`t bend it,i was complaining to my wife that i needed a stand and i couldn`t find one,she said c`mon there`s gotta be something,i said no,every thing is to shiney,she went to the craft store and in photo section she found these acrylic picture stands about 6 7 Inches wide with a bend in them already,I sliced it up on band saw and i got about 4 out of it,kinda light weight but it works.Who woulda thought to look in photo section besides a women
Carl
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Very smart looking pen Carl. The centreband work is really a great feature![^]
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