Pipe Photography - First Try (Image Heavy!!)

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hfearly

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 11, 2012
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Hi folks,
Today I was trying my hand on pipe photography for the first time, in preparation for possibly putting up some Estates on Briarbid. All images were done using a Lastolite Cube with 3 lights (left, right, top) and a single flash inside the cube remotely triggered. Camera is a D700 with an AF-S 24-120 f/4 VRII lens. C&C welcome.
Brigham 1-Dot, Shape #106 From the 1980s

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Brigham 3-Dot, Markings faded to unreadable

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Brigham 4-Dot, Can Patent from the 1960s, Shape #432

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Comoy's Grand Slam from the 1950s

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Frank Medico - Imported Briar Root from the 1940s

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GBD Penthouse - From the 1950s

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Dang, pipe photography is pretty hard!

 

jharvard

Starting to Get Obsessed
Dec 2, 2011
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Very nice photos. Sharp and detailed. Thanks for sharing. :puffpipe:

 

mlaug

Part of the Furniture Now
May 23, 2010
908
2
Iowa
Hmmm....pics are perfectly lighted, perfectly in focus, in a nicely arranged display. I suppose if you go for that sort of thing, they are pretty darn good.
My own style is to take pics more out of focus. I usually like to crop off random pipe parts, too.
Its a style I perfected taking family snapshots over the years.

:nana:

 

dpkrause

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 3, 2012
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Love the photos. What is the white background and what are you using for a light source?

 

ssjones

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May 11, 2011
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Those are great pictures Nic. No shadows, nicely framed and focused. What type of lens is that? (macro?)
The pipes look great as well.

 

hfearly

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 11, 2012
822
2
Canada
DPKrause, it's called a "lightbox" (http://www.cubelite.co.uk/). I use 3 clamped work lights with 54W CFL Lightbulbs at 5100K colour temperature (daylight).
Al, it is a zoom lens with a constant f/4 aperture. Not the best lens for the job, you are right I should probably get a macro lens for better results.
Thanks everybody for the overwhelmingly positive feedback! I guess I'll use those pictures then!

 

ssjones

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Wow, that cubelight works, no shadows. I still say great work using a telephoto lens. I've tried one my wife's DSLR (Canon Rebel)and still can't get that kind of detail.

 

hfearly

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 11, 2012
822
2
Canada
Cigrmaster: About 50$ worth of material and you can, too - even with a point and shoot camera. :)
http://www.chesterbullock.com/2009/01/12/diy-monday-pvc-light-tent-w-glass-riser/

 
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