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24-JUN-2013	Paul AKA Sparkey2

Dark field lighting is always a challenge.

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Canon Image Challenge		29-Jun-2013 03:54
Me Too!....lol Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		27-Jun-2013 11:37
Whatever - I like the lighting. I'll have to try that book. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		27-Jun-2013 04:23
No, the light (a 75 par 30 NFL halogen hot light) was dead even with the glasses and softened with a sheet of vellum very close to the glasses on one side. This entry really isn't that interesting and hardly worth this much conversation, I'm not sure it's staying the full term of the challenge anyway. Paul

Canon Image Challenge		27-Jun-2013 00:36
I see a refraction effect on the right glass as well - not a reflection. Was your light source a bit below the horizontal plane of the top of the liquid? Jim

Canon Image Challenge		27-Jun-2013 00:26
Actually it's not refraction, it's specular highlights. I learned a lot about lighting still life objects by reading the book "Light Science and Magic written by Fil Hunter Steve Biver and Paul Fuqua. I highly recommend it for anyone is interested in photo lighting control. There is a reflection of the right champagne glass in the left glass if you look close. Paul

Canon Image Challenge		26-Jun-2013 00:55
I like it. You got a real interesting diffraction effect on the right sides of the glasses. It has to be related to your side lighting. BTW, named as I see it, Paul. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		25-Jun-2013 13:21
Seriously???? You can't see my name listed?? It's there, I see it and I entered it when I uploaded the entry. By the way, the liquid content of the hand made blown glass champagne glasses (we never use them) is H2O plus a drop of red food coloring. I used a right angle lighting process rather than the usual rear angle, just to be different! Just call me "Nameless"

Traveller		25-Jun-2013 09:36
I know who you are...there may be no name under this cool image, but I know! What I don't know is what is in the glasses? Oil? Best Wishes, Traveller

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