Gibson Mandolin

[Classic96]

I shot this photograph of my Gibson F-9 mandolin for a photography class project. Shot with the D80 and 50mm @ f/9.0. Exposure was 1/60th and ISO 100. SB-800 fired camera left about 5ft away via commander mode with a shoot through umbrella in front of it.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/1583735071_b608f578d8_o.jpg

[BionicSniper]

awesome shot!
Beautiful instrument!

[Rooz]

fantastic shot. looks a little too dark on my monitor, maybe could use a bit of brightening up ?

[Stoller]

I like the shot but I'm with Rooz, I think it could be a bit brighter. Maybe so the neck is not lost in the background.:cool:

[Classic96]

I made a slight exposure adjustment and reposted. You're right, it does look better with some more light.

[Stoller]

Yes, better. Now you have some white in the reflection on the corners instead of grey. I think you need to show white in every exposure, even one with so much black. ;)