Taken with a Canon 500D. ISO was at 100 (to reduce noise), f4.5, shutter speed 3.2sec using a fixed Canon 50mm f1.8 on manual focus.
I had a big bag of small cogs from an old clock I intend to use in a fancy dress costume at some point. In the meantime I thought they'd make a nice close up photo with my new camera. I lined them up from largest to smallest on a black glass table and made sure my room was a dark as possible. Using my iPhone flash LED as a spotlight I fiddled with the camera settings to get the best detail. I like the way you can see the grease on the cogs themselves.
- David Marland
