Howdy folks, this will be my first picture share. Got my start using this ghetto light tent I made when I had to take pictures of my wife's jewelry for web site sales. It's made of PVC pipes, black poster board, a white table cloth and a CFL light on either side.
Here is the original
And here is the post-processed version.
Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Maximum Lens Aperture: 36/10
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Date and Time: 2009:01:08 20:37:09
(did I miss any exif data?)
My question, can you tell it was post-processed? What could I have done better? I'm thinking a white background instead of black, but I kind of like the grey to black fade in the middle. What do you think of the background? I did no white balancing, couldn't find my tripod and was in a hurry to get something done for my project365 today. What about the angle? I tried one looking more at an angle but it was out of focus and looked a little funny with the lens curving out the sides of the glass made it look funny. This was more of an exercise in cloning but other critical comments are appreciated.