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January 8, 2005
Glass Tulip
I've kind of been in a creative rut, so bear with me for another glass shot. I wanted to do something with these colors and shapes, which kind of remind me of tulips (in a rather abstract way). Oh, how I miss spring! Also, because stuart complained that there was no actual wine in my "study in scarlet" shot, I poured some vouvray in this glass. :)
All images copyrighted, and unauthorized use prohibited. Please contact me for permission. Posted by claire-obscure at January 8, 2005 1:30 AM
Comments
What I like about this shot, is that like your 2004 portfolio, you seem to be able to remove a dimension and present such flat images with little depth. I don't know how you do it but it really works and you have developed a style that is different from anything else.
Posted by: Charles Bryant at January 8, 2005 3:53 AM
That's beautiful. The colors and composition are perfect. Where is the light source? Behind the glass?
Posted by: Andreas at January 8, 2005 5:14 AM
what i like about this shot is that you can drink your subject after youre done with it, which is not what you can normally do with, trees and buildings for instance.
seriously though, what a great shot! i thought for a while how you had achived this illusion, but then I tried it out and i see how you did it. brilliant. i thinking the lighting is just perfect and that makes the shot here in my opinnion. nice one.
Posted by: frisky? at January 8, 2005 6:10 AM
I think I've worked out how you calculated your lighting on this shot :-)
It a great shot and once again your talent shines!
When I look at it again, I think of court jesters and merriment!
Posted by: Leigh at January 8, 2005 8:30 AM
Great shot, as always. Nice soft colors and great symmetry. Very creative.
Posted by: Mark at January 8, 2005 8:59 AM
In response to the question about lighting and set-up, I placed sheets of translucent scrapbook paper several inches behind the glass. These sheets were lit from behind using a desklamp with a small, bright bulb. The rest of the room was otherwise dark to prevent reflections on the glass. The main challenge was having the patience to nudge the camera to the left and to the right until the refraction appeared this way. Also, I had to use a very small aperture (f/32) in order to get both the glass and the background into focus with my 90mm macro lens.
Posted by: chiaroscuro at January 8, 2005 6:25 PM
This image is amazing, I was stunned by the simplicity of its geometrical proportions you where able to get. This is what I call taking advantage of an unfavorable situation (crappy weather outside).
Your setup is really ingenious, as you captured very well the textures of the background even in the reflected image in the glass. Please MORE of this!
Posted by: Massimo at January 8, 2005 7:19 PM
Wow this shot is amazing! The creativity and cleverness is awesome in this shot. No need to worry, keep these glass shots coming =)
Posted by: Benny at January 8, 2005 7:47 PM
I'm struggling to find a superlative that hasn't been used already, this is beautiful, creative and perfectly shot. Fantastic!
Posted by: miles at January 8, 2005 9:12 PM
Fantastic symmetry! I especially like the stem of the glass.
Posted by: Simon at January 9, 2005 12:11 AM
Fantastic! Someone submitted something like this over at fujimugs (http://www.fujimugs.com/challenge/show_entry.php?entry=1780&challenge=20#entry)
but I like the duality of your colors. I shall try this out tomorrow!
Posted by: Mc at January 9, 2005 2:22 AM
I know nothing about still photography but I really like this one. the play of these two colors is appealing.
Posted by: Nitsa at January 9, 2005 3:33 AM
OMG, I have to try this! :) The lighting is just perfect. So elegant! You've nailed the refraction too. Just fantastic!
Posted by: east3rd at January 9, 2005 11:39 AM
Beautiful composition, and a very cool concept!
Posted by: Alec Long at January 9, 2005 9:36 PM
Great shot! Love the inversion of the pattern and the slight highlight in the gold side. Would make a cool poster!
Posted by: bob at January 10, 2005 12:31 AM
Simply outstanding. Your talent shines. Very well done.
Posted by: Anand Sankaran at January 10, 2005 3:22 PM
Very nice work indeed!
Thanks for the vouvray, cheers! ;)
Posted by: Stuart at January 10, 2005 5:30 PM
This photo seems very Alice-in-Wonderland to me somehow. I think it's my favorite so far, if nothing else because of the clever setup :)
Posted by: karenology at January 10, 2005 8:54 PM
I really love this. I MUST try it.
Posted by: RainKing at January 11, 2005 5:57 AM
Bravo. Perfection in a glass, perfection in an image. I love it.
Posted by: brandon at January 17, 2005 7:35 PM
W O W !!!
Posted by: leova at January 22, 2005 1:35 PM
Ah
I was thinking of trying something a bit similar myself :) Very well done, that's really nice
Posted by: pierre at January 27, 2005 4:07 AM
Add me to the list of people who're gonna be trying this out. Very impressed.
Posted by: Marc at January 30, 2005 12:45 PM
I love your photos! So creative! I really like the composition on this one! Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Jan at February 18, 2005 1:33 PM