Modem Melter: The Dark Knight

[Fred_Tan]

Here're the pictures of PAM317s that I have flipped.
I guess the pics are a waste if I just delete them or put them away.
So, I just want to share them with you all.

Moderator,
Pls delete if inappropriate.

[Fred_Tan]

[timepieceaddict]

Wow nice pics. Wish I could take pics like that.

[B. Doggy]

Holy CRAP!! The LUM and movement on that thing are out of this world!!!

[cars4life]

Moderatooooor!! Delete it please aaaaaahhhh!! Immm looooosssiiing myyyy miiiiiinnnd!!! My Grail watch!!

[Renoir]

You take some great pictures my friend! I loved the pics of the 217.

[mike]

What an amazing photo spread of an incredible reference.

Thanks Fred for posting!!!!!!!

[limenko]

Thanks Fred, i am wiping the drool of my comp as i type this. The blue lume is amazing.

[uscmex]

Great watch and pics. Now here comes the count down for the sales post of it!

[zlin08033]

What a beauty! Just breath taking!!!
Fred_Tan I want to be your friend.

[Fred_Tan]

Originally Posted by uscmex

Great watch and pics. Now here comes the count down for the sales post of it!

There's no need for count down, LOL

[Fred_Tan]

Originally Posted by zlin08033

What a beauty! Just breath taking!!!
Fred_Tan I want to be your friend.

The pleasure is mine

[Safetrends]

O s**t I thought it was the Dark Night:

[Fred_Tan]

Originally Posted by timepieceaddict

Wow nice pics. Wish I could take pics like that.

I use to take crappy pictures mths ago.
All it takes is some time, patience & a little bit of $.
With the help of fellow forum members whom you all are, I was able to practice & get the pics better.

I'm nothing in term of photography skill & I'm still learning from you all.
Thanks for your kind words.

Except for the 1st photo, the rest of the pics have no flash usage.
All photos were taken with 2 luminescent lights source from cold fluorescent lamps from Lowell's EGO 2 Light Set.
The watch will be placed in between these 2 lights source.
The light source will illuminate the watch from left & right for equal & balance lighting.

As these lights will be too bright, they are dampened by white colored T-shirts that're wrapped around the light tower or box.
To further dampen the light intensity, one layer of white colored plastic carton reflector that's 4mm thick were used to block the lights.

The watch is placed in a black colored paper background on top of a black colored lens pouch to prevent reflection.

All the lighting & background were setup inside a small wardrobe cabinet to prevent external light source from being reflected on the domed crystal.

Pictures were taken at night under virtually no external light in the room aside from the 2 towering lamps.
Had to chase my gf out from the bed room & she was mad at me for 2 weeks.

Reflectors with black colored T-Shirts were used to block reflection from top of wardrobe. I made her madder when I use her T-Shirts.
At least I got to see her topless in the living hall when I take my break from the shooting.

I use a cheap but really good Tokina's AT-X 100mm f/2.8 PRO D Macro Lens with manual focus.
Camera used are Nikon D80 with delayed shutter release of 15s to prevent handshake. You don't actually need a good camera or good lens for macro.
Pre-owned gears will do.

Camera are set to Aperture Priority.
Aperture used are from f11 to f55 depending on depth of focus & subject.

Camera is mounted on reasonably priced Manfrotto 3 section rapid column tripod that's invertable to allow ground level shooting. Almost all shots were at ground level.
Manfrotto Ball head with latch & safety lock are used for quick release to review shots easily.

A MacBook Pro with Nikon's CX2 will be needed for shadow, highlight, exposure, contrast, light curve & saturation correction.

And lastly, 2 weeks of time with lots of patience from me & more so, my gf who had to remove all her clothing & shoes from the wardrobe.
With these setup, I have almost zero shot discard as almost all my shots are usable with touch ups of course.

[Fred_Tan]

Guys,

Thanks for your kind words.
Glad u all like it.
Have a nice weekend.

[C. Davidson]

Best series of photos ever on TRF!

[leeye]

87 pics in total!!!!!!!!!!!

[jvo300]

Fred,

You owe me a new modem! Great shots. I love your walk through of the photo process. I think Im going to stick to my iPhone camera though.

[Fred_Tan]

Originally Posted by C. Davidson

Best series of photos ever on TRF!

I'm not the best.
Most of you I know are way better

[Fred_Tan]

Originally Posted by leeye

87 pics in total!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL

[2careless]

Thanks for sharing such a great set of shots. Well done!

[uscmex]

Fred, you are up there with MW as far as I am concerned.. Beautiful pics

[magnetmandan]

Originally Posted by uscmex

Great watch and pics. Now here comes the count down for the sales post of it!

But very hilarious reply Adrian.


;-Dan

[A1000]

Superb pictures and thanks for sharing. I like the blue lume and the PVD mechanism visible through the showcase.

[A1000]

Thanks for the really useful background. An inspiration to us all

[emagni]

Thanks for sharing. The 317 is definitely my grail along with the 289. Both pricey but only one is rare and unique.

[Lol-x]

That watch looks awesome, and your fine photos compliment the watch

[Psmith]

Great work Fred, sounds like you put a lot of effort into these shots


Cheers

[TswaneNguni]

Like the blue lume,great pics !!

[Vipergq]

HOLY CRAP!

That blue lume is AMAZING!!!