Luger photography, Norm's way.

[Norme]

I have a long history in photography stretching back some 70 years.
My first camera was an old Voigtlander glass plate camera that I used for duplicating pornographic post cards as a teenager. I then moved on to a Leica 35mm and spent many happy hours in our bathroom, converted into a darkroom, developing negatives and enlarging prints. Since moving to Colorado I have taken an interest in wild life photography and, of course photographing Lugers.
I now use a Nikon D610 (way overkill!) fitted with a 60mm f2.8 Micro Nikkor lens (essential). Please note that Canon calls these close focussing lenses Macro.
My Luger photography set up is pretty basic, a 28'' X 18" white desk pad a sturdy tripod and one, occasionally two, photographic flood lights to relieve shadows. My main source of light is the abundant daylight that streams through our large glass windows.
A word about that daylight. We live at 7,400' feet, almost a mile and a half above sea level. Much of the blue spectrum in our light gets filtered out on it's way to where most of you live, so if the highlights on some of my Luger photos look strange to you, trust me, this is what the Good Lord intended.
These are all photos of 1908 Navy #4319b, I'll post some close-up detail photos later.
Norm