This cue was shot outside, in natural daylight with a swimming pool as the background. The cue was held in one hand and the camera in the other. Everyone has a different idea of what they want out of a cue photo, but to suit my personal taste this is about as good as it gets.
There are three "secrets" to this technique: the lens/camera combination, the camera settings, and relative angles between the light source (the sun) and the cue. I would be happy to share these secrets with you, but I don't know them because I didn't shoot the photo.
I have a friend - a "bother", actually - who has spent hundreds of hours and LOTS of money on lights, filters, and camera equipment to get the cue photos he uses. I prefer this photo, and the hundreds of other like it, over his every time - because I think this photo captures the actual in-person look of the cue.
I think I understand what you are trying to achieve, and I totally get the concept of "different strokes for different folks"... but sometimes less truly IS more.
TW
Is that just sick or what.some of the prettiest wood i have ever seen
