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Life is a (Lange) Cabaret (lots of photos)

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-04:44

Greetings to all! I recently had the opportunity to photograph a good friend's recently-acquired Cabaret -- in this case, the relatively rare PT version with black dial and black date background. Under the tutelage of photographic wizard Ming Thein, I've been trying out some new techniques, most recently aimed at using combinations of light and depth of field to create richer images.

Let's start with some fairly conventional views of this piece:

Moving on to more aggressive use of scattered light to create a sense of depth:

...and then some shots combining targeted lighting and depth of field to highlight specific areas of the dial.

The movement-side shots are all pretty conventional, but do, I think, give a real sense for how nice the German Silver movement looks in the PT case:

Finally, a couple of artsy attempts using a pinpoint light on the crown:

All for now! Hope you enjoyed these -- as always, all comments welcomed.

Best,

Gary G

Superb pics of a superb watch!

By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : October 13th, 2014-06:18

Love all the shots from the more conventional ones to how you play with light!

Thanks Gary for sharing these pics! Totally blew me away. Your friend has a very rare piece and congrats to him!

Cheers

Robin

Thanks, Robin!

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-20:23

I'm having great fun trying out new approaches, and my friends are very generous in allowing me to shoot their watches.

Thanks for your note!

Best,

Gary

A true beauty. I said it many times, but this is one of my all time

By: amanico : October 13th, 2014-06:31

5 Fav Lange!

Best,

Nicolas

Glad you liked it!

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-20:24

Nicolas -- this is indeed an elegant watch, and also looks great on the wrist, as you know!

Best,

Gary

What can I say!

By: lhk1 : October 13th, 2014-06:42

How often can I see both stunning watch and nice photos at the same time?

Regards
Ling

Thanks, Ling!

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-20:25

I'm very pleased you enjoyed it -- I'll plan to post more here soon!

Best,

Gary

Startling!

By: TheMadDruid : October 13th, 2014-08:20

Fantastic photographs. What camera did you use?

And that is a watch which has been growing on me recently. Beautiful.

Thanks, Padj

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-20:26

Glad you liked the shots -- the camera is the new Nikon D810, coupled with the Nikkor 85mm PC-E tilt-shift lens. Post-processing in Photoshop with most stacks processed in Helicon Focus first.

Best,

Gary

Thanks, Gary. Just great! (nt)

By: TheMadDruid : October 15th, 2014-17:52

nt

Wonderful photos of this piece, Gary

By: 4Js : October 13th, 2014-09:57

I love this design. It wears beautifully too.

I am sorry I could not find you at the NYC Lange opening. I hope to meet you one day

Best,

Joe

Sorry I missed you, Joe!

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-20:28

I heard you were there that evening, but what a mob scene!

I guess that all of us should have worn name tags with our screen names, as it would have made finding each other a bit easier...

Glad you liked these shots -- I agree with you that this watch is killer.

Best,

Gary

I loved this watch but now....

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : October 13th, 2014-10:27

I'm obsessed with it

In top 5 of Lange of all times
Best
D

You're making me sad...

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-20:29

...that the watch belongs to my friend, not me!

Glad you enjoyed the photos -- as often happens, I have a much greater appreciation for this watch having had the chance to photograph it.

Best,

Gary

Thanks a lot Gary for these superb shots of this great watch.

By: foversta : October 13th, 2014-13:33

The Cabaret is an amazing watch... and your pics gave another proof of its subtle charm...

Fx

Thanks, FX

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-20:29

Please note that I am leaving the wrist shots to you!

Best,

Gary

Wonderful pics of the Darth Cabby, Gary. Your friend has good taste. [nt]

By: CR : October 13th, 2014-21:00

No message body

Agree, CR!

By: Gary G : October 13th, 2014-23:16

He's a Lange enthusiast and collector of some note and is building up an assortment of quite unusual (and lovely) pieces.

Great to have the chance to photograph some of them!

Best,

Gary

Superb pictorial report Gary

By: moc : October 13th, 2014-23:47

Outstanding pictures,mostly become they feel warm and heartfelt.....not just "commissioned"...
Well done

Mo

It's all about the passion, isn't it, Mo?

By: Gary G : October 14th, 2014-19:19

Lord help me, I do love these micro-mechanical wonders so! Couldn't be more pleased that it comes through in the photos.

Hope you are well, Mo -- not that long now until January!

Best,

Gary

shot number six from top is showing a lot depth and an "oily" look

By: COUNT DE MONET : October 14th, 2014-03:38

All are great shots, certainly, but your experiment with light went best in shot number six, the darkest.

It is shows the indices as corpuscular.

Further the guilloche of the sub second dial is very nicely enhanced.

The only "not so nice aspect" of this picture is that it also showing "imperfection" like very, very fine "scratch marks" on the case, but this again gives the shot a realistic touch.

Shot six shows exactly what the view that I enjoy most with coloured material watches:a corpuscular effect with a great play of light and shadows to enhance this effect.

You have done it with a white metal and captured at the same time the "oily look that I like when it comes to dark watches that are made in white metal: brav

May I suggest: Patek's 5205 G in black could be also a very nice model for such pictures.

Many thanks.

Moritz

Thank you for these very thoughtful comments, Moritz!

By: Gary G : October 14th, 2014-19:21

It helps me a great deal to know not only which image appealed to you, but why -- thanks so much for taking the time to set out your thoughts in such compelling detail.

I agree that the 5205 would make a wonderful subject!

All the best,

Gary

Beautiful photos of a beautiful watch.............

By: TonyR : October 14th, 2014-04:19

Thoses pictures look like they came from a magazine.

Tony

Thanks, Tony

By: Gary G : October 14th, 2014-19:22

I have a long way to go before my photos are of fully professional quality (and may never get there) but I am really pleased you enjoyed them so much!

All the best,

Gary

Superb set!

By: gensiulia : October 14th, 2014-10:00

thanks for sharing, astonishing watch and really great photographer

al the best, chris

Thanks, Chris

By: Gary G : October 14th, 2014-19:22

It's a treat, as always, to share with you and the rest of the PuristS!

Best,

Gary

I'm glad it was you Gary..

By: fernando : October 14th, 2014-20:09

who took the pics. for this wonderful piece!

Never one to disappoint and it made me strap it on my wrist as we speak.

Cheers

fernando

All right!

By: Gary G : October 14th, 2014-20:40

I must be doing something right if I can inspire an owner to put a particular watch on his wrist. Very pleased that you liked the shots, Fernando -- and hope that you are doing well.

Best,

Gary

I'm fine - thanks Gary!

By: fernando : October 14th, 2014-21:04

A gratuitous wrist shot.

Best regards,

fernando

Looking great!

By: Gary G : October 15th, 2014-15:49

Thanks for sharing!

Best,

Gary

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