What more evocative background could there be for a 1936 first generation Parker Vacumatic Standard set in Silver Pearl than a postcard of the night skyline of old New York as seen from Brooklyn? (Cards in this case are repros by Cavallini & Co).

Lit with incandescent mirror spot reading lamp.

Camera: Nikon D200 DSLR 10 megapixel.
ISO: 400.
Lens: Nikkor AF 18-70mm at 38mm.
Mode: Aperture priority, set at f5.6, shutter speed not recorded.
Mounted on Benbo Trekker 3 tripod, self-timer used.

A simple photo that works quite well I feel - I am using it at 1680 pixels across as the desktop background for my Apple Powermac G5, it looks great on my 20 inch Apple Cinema Display

- Stuart