1940 Mauser Banner Police with Photos

MarkC · 09-02-2008, 06:17 PM

I finally have a Luger I can show you guys! Hope you like my presentation.

John Sabato · 09-02-2008, 09:26 PM

Excellent Presentation Mark. Thanks for sharing!

Edward Tinker · 09-02-2008, 09:34 PM

nice find Mark, well done,

Ed

tharpo · 09-02-2008, 09:58 PM

Excellent pictures and closeups Mark (the gun is nice too!). Lots of good photo shop techniques used which I hope to learn.

Tom

Went Blakely · 09-03-2008, 12:23 AM

Awesome, great photo work also!

alvin · 09-03-2008, 07:28 AM

If possible, could reveal the equipments to create pix of this super quality?

wdavid431 · 09-03-2008, 08:46 AM

Wow, just wow. Great looking rig and photos.

MarkC · 09-03-2008, 09:59 AM

Alvin,

Taking high quality photos begins with excellent lighting, a good camera, proper technique and a photo editing program.

I use 4 Smith Victor model 765UM lights each with tungsten lamps rated at 650 watts so that is 2,600 watts of light! The gun is placed on a glass table with a piece of white board on the floor; this eliminates shadows and makes the gun Ã¢??floatÃ¢?Â in the picture. (Getting rid of shadows is important for good gun photography) The lights are on tripods with umbrellas to bounce the light onto the target so as not to cause glare. I set one light on each of the four corners of the table. The lights are individually aimed to bounce the light dead center of the table.

The camera is a Canon EOS10D with a 17-40mm f4 Canon zoom lens. I use a Canon macro photo lens MP-E 65mm for the super close up work Ã¢?Â¦ a really amazing tool although not really that necessary for taking good photos. I shoot the photos in manual mode and adjust the white balance manually to the "tungsten" lighting mode with the camera. (The camera has that option.)

The photos are edited and sized using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0.

Mark

09-02-2008, 06:17 PM	#1
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 478 Thanks: 1 Thanked 109 Times in 26 Posts	1940 Mauser Banner Police with Photos I finally have a Luger I can show you guys! Hope you like my presentation.

09-02-2008, 09:26 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Excellent Presentation Mark. Thanks for sharing! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-02-2008, 09:34 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,924 Thanks: 2,014 Thanked 4,518 Times in 2,087 Posts	nice find Mark, well done, Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

09-03-2008, 12:23 AM	#5
Went Blakely User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 231 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Awesome, great photo work also! __________________ Went Blakely

09-03-2008, 08:46 AM	#7
wdavid431 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Wow, just wow. Great looking rig and photos. __________________ W David

09-02-2008, 09:58 PM	#4
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 541 Thanks: 116 Thanked 382 Times in 157 Posts	Excellent pictures and closeups Mark (the gun is nice too!). Lots of good photo shop techniques used which I hope to learn. Tom

09-03-2008, 07:28 AM	#6
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	If possible, could reveal the equipments to create pix of this super quality?

09-03-2008, 09:59 AM	#8
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 478 Thanks: 1 Thanked 109 Times in 26 Posts	Alvin, Taking high quality photos begins with excellent lighting, a good camera, proper technique and a photo editing program. I use 4 Smith Victor model 765UM lights each with tungsten lamps rated at 650 watts so that is 2,600 watts of light! The gun is placed on a glass table with a piece of white board on the floor; this eliminates shadows and makes the gun Ã¢??floatÃ¢?Â in the picture. (Getting rid of shadows is important for good gun photography) The lights are on tripods with umbrellas to bounce the light onto the target so as not to cause glare. I set one light on each of the four corners of the table. The lights are individually aimed to bounce the light dead center of the table. The camera is a Canon EOS10D with a 17-40mm f4 Canon zoom lens. I use a Canon macro photo lens MP-E 65mm for the super close up work Ã¢?Â¦ a really amazing tool although not really that necessary for taking good photos. I shoot the photos in manual mode and adjust the white balance manually to the "tungsten" lighting mode with the camera. (The camera has that option.) The photos are edited and sized using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0. Mark