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Labor Day in my basement. LOL

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    Dimitris Psaromialos
    Master 607 posts
    4 Sep 2012, 1:55 p.m. 4 Sep 2012, 1:55 p.m.
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    Stunning photos my friend!!!
    BRAVO!!!

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    Mr. David Mathias
    Master 980 posts
    4 Sep 2012, 2:41 p.m. 4 Sep 2012, 2:41 p.m.
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    ShaneIwc has written:

    How are you with taking photos of the dials. I have just bought a new Regulateur with Ardoise dial, but when I take some photos the dial looks more blue than Ardoise, I think it must be the white balance, but I am shooting it with the WB on K (5,000) and using a light tent with 5,000K globes. Any suggestions?

    Hi Shane - I hope you don't mind if I butt in on your question to Bill. The lights themselves are 5000K but is it possible you are picking up a color cast from the tent? Another possibility is the anti-reflective coating on the crystal. If that's the case, you may be stuck manually correcting the color no matter your setup. Does the color cast change if you change the angle at which you take the photo?

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    Bill B.
    Master 6724 posts
    4 Sep 2012, 3:11 p.m. 4 Sep 2012, 3:11 p.m.
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    ShaneIwc has written:

    Great shots Bill

    How are you with taking photos of the dials. I have just bought a new Regulateur with Ardoise dial, but when I take some photos the dial looks more blue than Ardoise, I think it must be the white balance, but I am shooting it with the WB on K (5,000) and using a light tent with 5,000K globes. Any suggestions?

    Sent you an email.

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    Mr. Shane Scott
    Connoisseur 222 posts
    6 Sep 2012, 10:45 a.m. 6 Sep 2012, 10:45 a.m.
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    dmath has written:
    ShaneIwc has written:

    How are you with taking photos of the dials. I have just bought a new Regulateur with Ardoise dial, but when I take some photos the dial looks more blue than Ardoise, I think it must be the white balance, but I am shooting it with the WB on K (5,000) and using a light tent with 5,000K globes. Any suggestions?

    Hi Shane - I hope you don't mind if I butt in on your question to Bill. The lights themselves are 5000K but is it possible you are picking up a color cast from the tent? Another possibility is the anti-reflective coating on the crystal. If that's the case, you may be stuck manually correcting the color no matter your setup. Does the color cast change if you change the angle at which you take the photo?

    Thanks for your advice David.

    Yes I think some of it is reflection and some of it due to white balance setting. I was reading white balance actually assumes that most things are actually a shade of grey, so I am going to try a custom white balance and see if that helps at all.

    Shane

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    Mr. Shane Scott
    Connoisseur 222 posts
    6 Sep 2012, 1:20 p.m. 6 Sep 2012, 1:20 p.m.
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    Another photo of my Regulateur Ardoise dial, this time I think I have captured the dial colour properly BUT the numerals and the hands look black when in fact they are silver. Never knew taking photos was so hard.

    <a href="http://s1079.photobucket.com/albums/w517/smscott_1/?action=view&amp;current=704bcb5c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w517/smscott_1/704bcb5c.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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    dzul
    Master 3985 posts
    6 Sep 2012, 1:22 p.m. 6 Sep 2012, 1:22 p.m.
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    Bill, I always look forward to what comes out of your "visits" to the basement! These photos don't disapoint...stunning!!!

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    Mr. Ivan Melbourne
    Master 1918 posts
    6 Sep 2012, 1:26 p.m. 6 Sep 2012, 1:26 p.m.
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    If only I could take photos as good as that Bill.
    Congratulations on your increasing photographical expertese and of course not forgetting the beautiful watch

    Regards

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    Mr. Jeronimo Guimaraes
    Master 1043 posts
    6 Sep 2012, 2:13 p.m. 6 Sep 2012, 2:13 p.m.
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    Fantastic shots, Bill. Congratulations, it requires unusual skill!

    Cheers!

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    Mr. argiris develegas
    Master 2973 posts
    6 Sep 2012, 2:21 p.m. 6 Sep 2012, 2:21 p.m.
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    Great skills Bill, very nice Perlage and Cotes de Geneve, very Haute Horlogerie I would say.

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    Tango Victor
    Master 1942 posts
    6 Sep 2012, 2:28 p.m. 6 Sep 2012, 2:28 p.m.
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    superb detail bill! nice shot.

    regards,
    thang

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