Glass

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  • sly
Wondering if I should just re-shoot this. I like it, but it's not quite right.
Equipment Used
Korona 8x10
Film & Developer
HP5+, ABC pyro
Paper & Developer
Palladium print, Cot320
Like it, great subject.
Why aren't they at least partially filled with liqueur?......
A little too organized and I like how the clear glass distorts the more ornate pieces......but what would I know.
 
Well I'm sorry but it doesn't "say" anything to me. Just a bunch of bottles backlit, no story, no composition, no nothing. The rendering is dull and lifeless imho. You yourself could tell there was something missing. Listen to that inner critic and give it another try. We only learn from our mistakes or near misses. Heck Weston took loads of pepper images before he was happy with one. Don't settle, keep at it until you get your "perfect pepper".
 
I suspect you'd be happier if the bottles didn't lose their character to the reality of the dark surface. Shoot again with a white surface and, perhaps, from a lower angle.
 
I like the rough window glass behind the bottles! And I agree with @jtk s suggestion: with a white surface the "high key" character of the still life would be enhanced.
 
Sly, I like it, but as others have said, I think shooting from a slightly lower angle, where there is no black at the bottom of the bottles, would be better.
 
...I'll add that I like the background and am impressed by the effectiveness of lighting (reveals the character of the different bottles) Vs today's humdrum, near-universal specular highlights and almost-manditory "Rembrandt" effect.
 

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