Pocket watch

[alfredo]

Used all three extension tubes to get a real tight shot. There is no cropping. The only changes were to punch up some values in an attempt to cut glare. The glare looks like a foggy area. Most of it is gone. A proper light box or polarizer will cure that.

[bluesbassman]

1. Very cool pics alfredo!

Beauty in mechanics. Love it! :)

[alfredo]

2. Thanks. That is an old railroad watch, a 1913 Elgin.

[alfredo]

3. Other watches, lighting adjusted to cut glare.

[bluedigger]

6. I like these better.

I think because of the greater depth of field. These are so great that I want to see everything. Shoot the first watch again for me - it's a beaut!:thumbsup:

[alfredo]

7. Thanks. I might do it later tonight, or tomorrow. The second

set used less magnification, indirect light, and a higher angle

I have an old Omega Constellation I will try to open tomorrow. I has a self winding mechanism that hides much of the good stuff, but I will try to get it open to photograph it.

[Celebration]

4. I love your watch photos!

At some point there will be a "Time" contest, I predict!

These look almost psychedelic.

[alfredo]

5. Thanks. There are many opportunities for composition.

The shapes, shades, and depth add drama.

[alfredo]

8. Four more, and that's it for now. 1913 Elgin L&N Railroad Watch

[trusty elf]

9. Lovely pics, Alfredo.

Very pleasing to look at.

I couldn't help thinking of the Antikythera mechanism. Do you know it?

This clip is well worth watching:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/11/antikythera-first-computer

[alfredo]

10. I am drawn to the fine detail of machinery. The Antikythera has fascinated me

From day one.