lonepigeon
Master Member
I played around with the pic and I'm still thinking the cap is there.
I will rough up something later if I get time.
The short explanation is that the pommel is reflecting something dark in front and to the left (Obi-Wan's right). It may be buildings or the camera crew. The sun is just above the building tops (or whatever it is) keeping them in very dark silhoette. If they were out in the flat desert the entire top of the pommel would be bright.
This much is pretty obvious upon close examination and it explains why the top of the pommel and the face of the left pommel cube are almost black. That alone doesn't prove a cap, but it does explain the lighting. Without the large structure reflection there would be a long highlight down into the empty pommel if the cap was missing (like in Howard's pic).
There's another lighting discrepancy that makes me think the cap is there, but I'll need to explain that with a diagram.
I will rough up something later if I get time.
The short explanation is that the pommel is reflecting something dark in front and to the left (Obi-Wan's right). It may be buildings or the camera crew. The sun is just above the building tops (or whatever it is) keeping them in very dark silhoette. If they were out in the flat desert the entire top of the pommel would be bright.
This much is pretty obvious upon close examination and it explains why the top of the pommel and the face of the left pommel cube are almost black. That alone doesn't prove a cap, but it does explain the lighting. Without the large structure reflection there would be a long highlight down into the empty pommel if the cap was missing (like in Howard's pic).
There's another lighting discrepancy that makes me think the cap is there, but I'll need to explain that with a diagram.