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uscmatt99 · 17 January 2013, 03:03 AM

I recently got a little light-tent for photos of other stuff and thought I'd try some lume shots. Harder than I thought! Here are my attempts.

wantonebad · 17 January 2013, 03:29 AM

Nice shots Matt!

What camera and settings are you using?

joe100 · 17 January 2013, 03:33 AM

Nice shots!

steveclocks · 17 January 2013, 03:40 AM

really nice omega and photographs man !!!

Buck I · 17 January 2013, 04:17 AM

Nice! Great watch, too!

uscmatt99 · 17 January 2013, 04:52 AM

Thanks guys. This is with a Nikon D600 and Zeiss 100mm Makro-Planar lens on a nice fat tripod. The first 3 are in a light tent with flashes left and right, the last one is sitting on a table, lit with a 15" soft-box on a flash just outside the frame.

I set an aperture of f/11 to f/16 and manually adjusted the flash power to get a good exposure. All light is reflected flash with virtually no ambient light from the room (turned all the lights off). Then I shined a flashlight on the watch to charge up the lume. You can guess the shutter speeds from the sweeping second hand, ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds.

It took awhile to get the right exposure, but once it's dialed in, you don't have to adjust anything other than positioning and focus. Wish I'd wiped the fingerprint off the last one!

Agrivar · 17 January 2013, 05:49 AM

Wow! Nice pics!

gaopa · 17 January 2013, 11:39 AM

Beautiful photos of a beautiful watch! Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Bill P.

Cesium133 · 17 January 2013, 12:34 PM

Good job capturing the green minute hand and bezel marker. Many people dont realize they are a different color lume from the rest of the watch.

dconner2006 · 18 January 2013, 01:29 AM

Beautilful!!

sea-dweller · 20 January 2013, 11:47 AM

That's a beauty!

financeman · 20 January 2013, 01:06 PM

Great shots of a beauty

Boothroyd · 20 January 2013, 02:33 PM

That IS a beautiful watch, Matt..thanks for sharing!

Rashid.bk · 20 January 2013, 09:22 PM

Yikes! Totally sick shots, I need some wide angle hi def ones for wallpaper.

You're attempts are a success, thanks for sharing.

Dream99 · 25 January 2013, 08:51 PM

You take a mean photo. Great shots and perfect lighting of an Iconic watch. Thanks for sharing

Maxtor · 26 January 2013, 12:38 AM

Second shot should be in their catalogue! Well done.

capote · 26 January 2013, 12:56 AM

Good job! Makes me want a PO

SUBversive · 26 January 2013, 12:32 PM

Very nice. Thx for sharing the photo details. I'd like to get back into photography one of these years.

cloudy · 26 January 2013, 10:44 PM

nice pics !

ash95608 · 28 January 2013, 08:29 AM

That's a great looking watch, I've been thinking about getting the titanium PO

17 January 2013, 03:03 AM	#1
uscmatt99 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,031	Pics of my POC 9300 I recently got a little light-tent for photos of other stuff and thought I'd try some lume shots. Harder than I thought! Here are my attempts.

17 January 2013, 03:29 AM	#2
wantonebad 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Watch: 126600, 116500LN Posts: 12,834	Nice shots Matt! What camera and settings are you using? __________________ "I'm kind of a big deal... on a fairly irrelevant social media site that falsely inflates my fragile ego"

17 January 2013, 03:33 AM	#3
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	Nice shots! __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

17 January 2013, 05:49 AM	#7
Agrivar "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Toronto, Canada Watch: Tag Aquaracer Posts: 4	Nice! Wow! Nice pics!

20 January 2013, 01:06 PM	#12
financeman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Heath Location: Lawrenceburg KY Watch: Submariner Posts: 3,982	Great shots of a beauty __________________ “You may delay, but time will not.” ― Benjamin Franklin

17 January 2013, 03:40 AM	#4
steveclocks "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Geert Location: Belgium Watch: rolex/JLC/panerai Posts: 5,612	really nice omega and photographs man !!!

17 January 2013, 04:17 AM	#5
Buck I 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: Ross Location: Ohio/Florida Watch: Submariner C Posts: 367	Nice! Great watch, too!

17 January 2013, 04:52 AM	#6
uscmatt99 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,031	Thanks guys. This is with a Nikon D600 and Zeiss 100mm Makro-Planar lens on a nice fat tripod. The first 3 are in a light tent with flashes left and right, the last one is sitting on a table, lit with a 15" soft-box on a flash just outside the frame. I set an aperture of f/11 to f/16 and manually adjusted the flash power to get a good exposure. All light is reflected flash with virtually no ambient light from the room (turned all the lights off). Then I shined a flashlight on the watch to charge up the lume. You can guess the shutter speeds from the sweeping second hand, ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds. It took awhile to get the right exposure, but once it's dialed in, you don't have to adjust anything other than positioning and focus. Wish I'd wiped the fingerprint off the last one!

17 January 2013, 11:39 AM	#8
gaopa "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: NE Georgia Watch: Rolex Explorer II Posts: 1,820	Beautiful photos of a beautiful watch! Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Bill P.

17 January 2013, 12:34 PM	#9
Cesium133 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA Posts: 2,037	Good job capturing the green minute hand and bezel marker. Many people dont realize they are a different color lume from the rest of the watch.

18 January 2013, 01:29 AM	#10
dconner2006 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: CT,USA Posts: 40	Beautilful!!

20 January 2013, 11:47 AM	#11
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	That's a beauty!

20 January 2013, 02:33 PM	#13
Boothroyd 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Daniel Location: Minneapolis, MN Watch: Wilsdorf(s) Posts: 10,188	That IS a beautiful watch, Matt..thanks for sharing! __________________ Explorer 214270 MK I/Datejust II Black 116300/Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black 79220N

20 January 2013, 09:22 PM	#14
Rashid.bk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas Watch: 12800ft = 3900m Posts: 11,172	Yikes! Totally sick shots, I need some wide angle hi def ones for wallpaper. You're attempts are a success, thanks for sharing.

25 January 2013, 08:51 PM	#15
Dream99 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Alan Location: Bristol. UK Posts: 621	You take a mean photo. Great shots and perfect lighting of an Iconic watch. Thanks for sharing

26 January 2013, 12:38 AM	#16
Maxtor 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Max Location: Toronto Watch: Exp 1, DJ Tuxedo Posts: 2,439	Second shot should be in their catalogue! Well done.

26 January 2013, 12:56 AM	#17
capote "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Real Name: Daniel Location: Sweden Watch: 16570 Posts: 7,315	Good job! Makes me want a PO

26 January 2013, 12:32 PM	#18
SUBversive Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: ri Watch: Sun Dial Posts: 14,346	Very nice. Thx for sharing the photo details. I'd like to get back into photography one of these years.

26 January 2013, 10:44 PM	#19
cloudy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: worldwide Posts: 4	nice pics !

28 January 2013, 08:29 AM	#20
ash95608 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: California Posts: 97	That's a great looking watch, I've been thinking about getting the titanium PO

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