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No details but I thought I would throw this one up for critique.

Oneputt - If you used a light tent for this shot I would say that the back light (or top!) is too strong. To get a good product shot there needs to be a fairly even light throughout, for when it goes to print one has to consider the highlights and shadows more carefully.

Nicely composed shot.

Okay this is coming from someone with zero experience in photographing or critiquing this type of thing, but I'm going to give it a go anyhow.

1 I think I'd like to see a little space in between the different products so that they breathe. This would allow us also to see the Nikon Nikkor Label on the 80-200, and help the angle viewfinder (it looks like it's attached to the lens or something. Also the apeture numbers on the 80-200 are slightly out of focus.

2. I like the black on white, and the light rolls off the brushed look of the lenses, but something about it hurts my eyes a little, don't know what it is, but maybe the stark contrast, or maybe I'm stark mad.

3. I wouldn't mind seeing the actual glass. I love to look at the glass at the end of a lens, and it would kiss a lovely light reflection I think.

4. The reflector thing on the SB 800 is slightly yellowish/dark when I would rather it be really white with lighter shades (if that makes any sense at all).

5. You've done a really good job, and it is far superior than anything I could output at the moment, and I appreciated this chance to look at it with a critical eye. Hope it helps somewhat.

Thanks guys for your comments. The reason I put it up was because it was my first shot at anything like this. The lens were just laid out on a white pillowcase with fairly strong natural light from the rear and a normal fluoro light about five feet above the lens. I used the kit lens to take the pic.

Chris what do you mean by a tent, do you mean a semi enclosed area?

Oneputt, I'm no expert either but I'd agree that there needs to be a bit more spacing. Also, I'd tilt the SB800 head up a bit so you can read the label, rotate the 80-200 so Nikon is visible and position the lens caps so that "Nikon" is the right way up. Otherwise, I like the detail.

Cheers
Peter

Nicely put together. And sharp! I'm not sure if it's my monitor or not, but I see a yellow bias in the colour balance?

For the most part, I do like the image. I think it's a bit too shiny on the back part of the lens.

What I don't like is the frame or the font.

Matt K the pillow case I used for the setting was off white. That might account for it.

I am happy with the comments received. As a first for me I expected it to be caned.