LightningPaul

07 Jan 2009 • 597 views
 
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Empty Bottle

Bottle seen and shot in a museum. I totally forgot it's purpose, I just know that it might be pretty old. Anyone any ideas what it was exactly?


TECH-INFO: I have hold my camera to the museum glass, which was between me and the object you see, to avoid shaking and glass reflections.
As usual: one RAW file converted into multiple exposures in DxO Optics Pro. Then I merged them into a HDR file, tone mapped it to a JPG. Afterwards I boosted the contrast using curves, did a little bit of burning and dodging to reveal better certain parts and finally added some vignetting in the corners.

Empty Bottle

Bottle seen and shot in a museum. I totally forgot it's purpose, I just know that it might be pretty old. Anyone any ideas what it was exactly?


TECH-INFO: I have hold my camera to the museum glass, which was between me and the object you see, to avoid shaking and glass reflections.
As usual: one RAW file converted into multiple exposures in DxO Optics Pro. Then I merged them into a HDR file, tone mapped it to a JPG. Afterwards I boosted the contrast using curves, did a little bit of burning and dodging to reveal better certain parts and finally added some vignetting in the corners.

comments (8)

borsetta per alcolista?
LightningPaul: smile that would be possible though most of the alcohol would get lost. Someone else found posted the right answer. Thanks for you comment.
  • Simone
  • Italy
  • 7 Jan 2009, 09:18
Inusual subject and composition...but with this light and tones it's very pleasure!
LightningPaul: Thanks smile
I don't know much about the bottle but I dare say that your work on this image was very well done indeed. smile Cheers
LightningPaul: Thank you, I appreciate it.
Well, the ring is certainly to keep the wine in the bottle if the glass is broken...smile
LightningPaul: Not exactly. Someone posted a comment explaining the real purpose of this bottle. So with or without ring, not much wine will stay inside. Thanks for joining the quiz smile
Very nice image. I think what i like about it is the soft and very smooth texture of the glass and no shadow from the bottle on the wall. That make the bottle look as if it is melting into the wall.
LightningPaul: Wow, I didn't look it that way (yet). I'm glad you shared your opinion.
  • Uncle Dee
  • Belgium
  • 8 Jan 2009, 17:55
Looks like a fish or insect bottle trap. Google on "fish bottle trap" (images) to view some of them ...
LightningPaul: Now I remember again! I think you're right. Thanks for commenting.
Beautiful still life with a great compostion. I like the light. HDR is not visible.
SwissCharles
LightningPaul: Many thanks for your comment. I mostly try to tone map HDR images (= converting 32-bit to 8-bit JPG) so that they reveal lots of detail without getting to artistic, painterly or surreal.
brilliant processing. maintained the sharpness so well. I'll go for a trap too.
LightningPaul: Many thanks for your comment. It's indeed a trap to catch fishes. Some others commented it and now I remember what is was.

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camera NIKON D200
exposure mode full manual
shutterspeed 1/30s
aperture f/5.6
sensitivity ISO100
focal length 24.0mm
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