Wine Glasses

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http://wbm.smugmug.com/photos/286332819_vuNZk-M.jpg

Duotone, EOS 40D, 70-200 f/4L IS @ 200mm + 1.4x extender. 0.3s @ f/32.

The glasses are big (hold a pint) so needed tiny aperture to get all in focus, long focal length to compress the perspective. C&C welcome.

Ewan

[Flo]

I like the concept,but is it too dark?

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I like the concept,but is it too dark?
I agree, but it was shot in natural light in a room I did my best to dark-out -- I was shooting from about 5m away in a dark sleeping-bag. I had to seriously play with contrast and brightness to get the unwanted reflections out of the glasses. Now I know why most books advise glass to be always photographed with back-light. :rolleyes:

[joayne]

Beautiful.. perhaps a tad dark due to the sides disappearing into the background. However I like that! :)

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Beautiful.. perhaps a tad dark due to the sides disappearing into the background. However I like that! :)
Thanks. The only picture I could get with a bit more brightness was much closer:

http://wbm.smugmug.com/photos/276157443_AcRMA-M-1.jpg
same lens etc, but 1s @ f/45

I think I prefer the implied shapes in the first one more though.

Ewan

[joayne]

Agreed, I like both, but the first is more interesting.

[nicksan]

I like the first one...and the darkness gives it a specific feel to the photo.

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I like the first one...and the darkness gives it a specific feel to the photo.
Thanks. This had been the (much brighter, more conventional lighting) starting point for the pictures:

http://wbm.smugmug.com/photos/296325649_AsvHQ-M.jpg
as above, but 1/4s @ f/8

Ewan

[nicksan]

I definitely think the darker version is the more interesting one.

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So do I, it was a lot more hassle to take though... ;)