Rifled bore photos?

[Bill in Oregon]

Hey, is there a trick of some kind to getting good photos of a bore's condition and the rifling? I never seem to get it in the proper focus. Might be my camera, but most probably it is me.

[cas]

Play with different lighting and just keep shooting till you get something.


It's even harder to get one before James Bond walks away.

[pdentrem]

You have to use manual settings, if you can. Set your f-stop to the larger numbers like 11, 16 etc. Naturally you will have to increase the exposure times. You will have to support the camera due to the long exposures. Macro settings will be the nearest in auto modes. Usually, sometimes, maybe, not quite sure, you never know and wild guess on my part

What you are trying to do is increase the depth of field, so that more of the field of view is in better focus.

Pierre

[Rifleman]

My camera has a feature whereas you press the capture button halfway, then it selects an area to focus on. When it selects the area you want, press the button fully and it focuses on that area. You might need to move forward or backward to help it out a bit.

I also use a flashlight at one end, with a sheet of paper in front to soften the light. I'll have the brightness at the lowest setting.



Or you could use light from behind the camera with something in the barrel to reflect.



Hard light can play tricks on you by bouncing all around.



Soft light with the paper has always worked well for me.



You just need to get the proper distance and get the camera to focus on the proper area.

Try different lighting and focusing techniques until you find something that your camera likes.

[OLBIKER]

Some good info here!!!Thanks for posting.OB

[cas]

Huh... I didn't know I still had the original un photoshopped pictures. Just a cheap point and shoot camera.

[Bill in Oregon]

CAS, is that the bore of a Martini-Henry?

[cas]

Yes sir… Henry rifling… looks kind of like soft ice cream.