a few more i took whilst testing the focal ranges of the camera.
i have to say, black paint in sunlight is a bitch to photo.
the camera (pentax A10 fot those interested) didn't know where to focus. Most of the time, it focused on the surface of the plastic instead of the reflection. I tried to remedy this by manually setting the focus to the depth of the reflected image but couldn't see the display clearly enough in the sunlight/glare to see if I was in the right position for the focal depth.
...better photos will come soon....