Circles in B&W

[Plumcrak]

Hmmm, what to do?? I know! I will look around the shop for circles. Why circles you ask? I am not sure but maybe, just maybe, the top of the beer can that I was staring at had something to do with it!? Or maybe it was the fact that I had spent the last few hours making lead balls for the Black Powder Revolver. Whatever the inspiration was...here are the results for your viewing pleasure

.44 cal. balls
1.

2.

12 ga. empties
3.

4.

Lathe collars
5.

[Mike Buckley]

#3 is terrific. To make it really terrific, try cropping at the top to render the three shells in focus about one-third from the top of the frame.

#4 is already really terrific. Don't change a thing with that one.

[Plumcrak]

Thanks Mike.

Is this what you were thinking??

[Mike Buckley]

Exactly!

[Plumcrak]

Exactly!

Thanks Mike...I like that crop much better. Why didn't I think of it??

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[Donald]

Is this what you were thinking??

In the same vein, what about cropping the first one just to the right of those two rightmost-balls on the 'top layer'. What's to the right of that doesn't really contribute much to the image. I really loke the lighting on this one. Much more so than on #2.

[Plumcrak]

Thanks Donald.
Why is it that sometimes the simplest things are the hardest to get to look the way I want them??
I guess when your subject is all the same color might add a touch of a challenge to it??
Here is the second go at #1

[Plumcrak]

Nicely done.

Thanks John. Now it is time to go out and see how these balls fly!!

[bnnrcn]

I like cropped version of #1 and untouched #4 very much

[Donald]

Here is the second go at #1

Yep, that does it for me!

[Brownbear]

Just to say that I adore #3. I'm not a machinery/tool person so it is likely because of the circle shapes, the interesting depth of field and all the shades... Beautifully photographed.

[Plumcrak]

Just to say that I adore #3. I'm not a machinery/tool person so it is likely because of the circle shapes, the interesting depth of field and all the shades... Beautifully photographed.

Thank you Christina. I do have the color version but Mono just seemed the way to go with these.