Wine: Waiter's Corkscrew

[Mike Buckley]

Setup
The tabletop is a floor tile. A small continuous-light lamp is on the left side slightly above the subject and very close to it to ensure soft shadows. A black reflector beyond the top of the scene darkens the top sides of the metal support. A white reflector on the right side is positioned precisely to lift the handle's shadow and to brighten parts of the metal support without affecting the screw's shadow.

[John 2]

Not sure about this one Mike. The crop is a bit tight. I guess that is because you wanted to promote the spiral in the comp but it has left the overall comp looking a bit untidy. I think the spiral could also do with a bit more bite (DOF?) - all IMHO of course. By the way is the spiral black or is that a function of the lighting? It matters not either way but I was curious.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you to John and John!

John 2: The screw is black under normal lighting.

[Rob Ekins]

I am with John 2 on this one.
The CL part of the object really confused me at first glance, I also thought the table top was carpet before I read your setup notes.

Hope this helps

[bnnrcn]

Hi Mike I can remember a similar corkscrew image of yours uploaded in the past. As far as I can remember, it was fully sharp and clear. Your emphasis seems to be on the spiral and its shadow in this image. I like it

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you also to Robbie and Binnur!

Binnur: You're correct that I've used this corkscrew in other images, actually four of them. However, none of those images displays the corkscrew remotely the same as in this one.