Assignment #22: Glass

[Nikolai]

OK, now we all got some enlightenment (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=51296).
However, what good is the light if you can't look at it through the good quality glass?
Or celebrate it with a glass of fine wine?

Anyway, the new week topic is the glass.

Windows glass, windshield glass, L glass, wine glass, viewing glasses...
If you think of it, it's all around us.
Which, in fact, makes it a rather difficult subject to shoot, since the vast majority of it is - on purpose - highly transparent, or, in reverse, extremely reflective.

The valid entry should make the glass itself, not what we see through it and not what it's reflecting, the primary subject of the picture.

As always: fresh pictures, moderate post-processing.
For the rest of the basic rules and index please check out this sticky (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=41800).

Let's get some glass! :-) :wink

[vandana]

glass experiments over this weekend; these are my first attempts at glass photography using a light tent - suggestions welcome :)

http://vandana.smugmug.com/photos/124516672-L.jpg

http://vandana.smugmug.com/photos/124649658-L-1.jpg

[Nikolai]

glass experiments over this weekend; these are my first attempts at glass photography using a light tent - suggestions welcome :)

Great entries, thanks alot! :thumb :clap

[anwmn1]

glass experiments over this weekend; these are my first attempts at glass photography using a light tent - suggestions welcome :)


WOW! First shot is most impressive!:thumb

[anwmn1]

Taken Sunday

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/124946814-L.jpg

Looking through the glass (not great I admit)
http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/124941958-L.jpg

Chrome shiny as glass
http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/124944490-L.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/124944251-L.jpg

Thanks-

[Nikolai]

Taken Sunday
...
Thanks-

Those are nice, but... to me they mostly say "car", or "grille", or "headlights" - not "glass" :dunno

[Swartzy]

Candelabra

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/125370740-L.jpg

Creative shot glass

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/125370745-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Candelabra
Creative shot glass


Great entries, very nice lighting! :thumb

[Swartzy]

but I am enjoying the learning curve with lighting. Glass is a tricky subject. This is not shot with a light tent but instead with 2 RPS fixtures, lightstands, circular 5000k bulbs, one with a covered diffuser.

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/125674198-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

but I am enjoying the learning curve with lighting. Glass is a tricky subject. This is not shot with a light tent but instead with 2 RPS fixtures, lightstands, circular 5000k bulbs, one with a covered diffuser.

I agree, the glass is tricky:-) :deal
Thanks for the entry! :thumb

[Bayer-Z28]

I'll try this one... I just grabbed the Candle cover and it came to me... Does this work? Or is the glass the ONLY subject?

http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/10184/2006167733343664868_rs.jpg

[Nikolai]

I'll try this one... I just grabbed the Candle cover and it came to me... Does this work? Or is the glass the ONLY subject?


Methinks this will do just fine! :thumb

[Nikolai]

Here's my Glass photo.
Sam

Thanks for playing, I love colored glass! :clap

[Sam]

Here's my glass photo.

Sam

[evoryware]

heh, cleanin the dusty shotglasses time...

(oops) w/o flash
http://evosphotos.smugmug.com/photos/126031336-L.jpg

w/ bounced flash
http://evosphotos.smugmug.com/photos/126027116-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

heh, cleanin the dusty shotglasses time...


LOL! :rofl
Thanks! :thumb

[Stan]

Hi Nic, I know it's late, but I have had very little time to play with the camera of late. I don't like the blown lighlights at 10 o'clock but here is my attempt

http://stan.smugmug.com/photos/127335859-L.jpg

Thanks for the great set of assignments
Stan

[Nikolai]

Hi Nic, I know it's late, but I have had very little time to play with the camera of late. I don't like the blown lighlights at 10 o'clock but here is my attempt
Definitely a worthy entry! :thumb



Thanks for the great set of assignments
Stan
Thank you for playing!:ivar

[Pupator]

I'm too late to really participate, but thought I'd add this one that I took on my trip. Anyone know what it is?

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/127357421-M.jpg

[Swartzy]

I'm too late to really participate, but thought I'd add this one that I took on my trip. Anyone know what it is?

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/127357421-M.jpg

I know.....it's a 1950's laserbeam lens set up designed to shoot down alien spacecraft! :rofl

[Photog]

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/127357421-M.jpg

lighthouse fresnel lens?

[Nikolai]

lighthouse fresnel lens?
I'm with Photog on this one!
Nice glass! :thumb

[Pupator]

I'm with Photog on this one!
Nice glass! :thumb

Lens? Neah - anti-alien laserbeams. :wink

[com3]

heh... i can't help myself. i just recently found these assignment threads, and love the ideas... mine is actually a "series." hope you dont' mind! :D

"craving some glass"

[com3]

i have kit glass laying around everywhere...

"sure to put it out."

[Nikolai]

i have kit glass laying around everywhere...
"sure to put it out."
Thanks, glad you've discovered us:thumb !

[Phirus]

Its a bit late in the assignment, I know, but I figured I would throw this one out there. Taken on my Nikon Coolipix L3 (its what I had on me)

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c95/phirus/DSCN0439.jpg

[Nikolai]

Its a bit late in the assignment, I know, but I figured I would throw this one out there. Taken on my Nikon Coolipix L3 (its what I had on me)

Thank you for the entry! :thumb

[mwalters]

I realise this is way too late, but as with others above, I've only just really started looking at the various forums (there's a lot to read...)

Anyway, here's my effort at 'Glass' - it's a perfume atomiser.

Hope it fits the idea.

Matthew

[Nikolai]

I realise this is way too late, but as with others above, I've only just really started looking at the various forums (there's a lot to read...)

Anyway, here's my effort at 'Glass' - it's a perfume atomiser.

Hope it fits the idea.

Matthew

Welcome to the Class, it's a nice entry! :thumb
Now, how about some Crowd Control? :wink :deal

[mwalters]

Thanks for the comment. I'll try crowd control too, it's just a bit tricky finding the time... I've got a few ideas.

Matthew

[anwmn1]

Little late but got some none the less-

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/134840965-L.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/134841311-L.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/134841083-L.jpg

[mwalters]

Another late entry...

Glass Panels, Welsh Assembly - Cardiff

http://airglowimaging.smugmug.com/photos/135492725-M.jpg

Matthew

[Nikolai]

Little late but got some none the less-


You know, it's never late to bring a great entry! :wink :thumb

[Nikolai]

Another late entry...

Glass Panels, Welsh Assembly - Cardiff

Matthew

Awesome image, thank you very much! :clap

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/142067894-M.jpg http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/142067049-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

late entry, sorry

Nothing to be sorry of, no deadlines in WAs, just earlylines.. :wink
Thank you for the entries! :thumb

[just pictures]

18596

[Nikolai]

18596
Thank you for your entry!
It's a good shot, yet I think it would be even better (for this assignment, at leaset, if not in general) to have a much tighter crop on the window itself, either in framing, or in PP... IMHO the rest of the image just adds a lot of boring negative space that brings nothing positive to the picture, would you agree? :dunno

[just pictures]

18612

[Nikolai]

Good one, again!
I'd fiddle with the crop a bit, the remnant of the pillar on the left and some stuff on the bottom distract me, but other than that - it's a good glass:-)

[just pictures]

you were right nikolai,I cropped it again this is about as good as I can get it.18615

[Nikolai]

you were right nikolai,I cropped it again this is about as good as I can get it.
Great, very glad we share the same vision of what's good/no so good:-)

[just pictures]

Great, very glad we share the same vision of what's good/no so good:-):ivar THANKS

[hamster]

This is an extremely heavy bubble glass ashtray I got at a thrift store 20 years ago. I love it, it's gorgeous. Not sure which shot I like better.

http://cherie1h.smugmug.com/photos/175271652-M.jpg

http://cherie1h.smugmug.com/photos/175271797-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

This is an extremely heavy bubble glass ashtray I got at a thrift store 20 years ago. I love it, it's gorgeous. Not sure which shot I like better.

Thank you, nice entry!

[dlscott56]

Glass experiment with dark field lighting. I think I need a little more room to play with this some and get better control over the light and reflections in the the room. We'll give it another try later.
http://4scotts.smugmug.com/photos/179885504-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Glass experiment with dark field lighting. I think I need a little more room to play with this some and get better control over the light and reflections in the the room. We'll give it another try later.

Very good try, nice entry! :thumb

[MooreDriven]

Here is a cropped image of a few old bottles we found while on a campout.

[Nikolai]

Here is a cropped image of a few old bottles we found while on a campout.
Thank you! :thumb
You may wanna give them a try in MA, too :-) :wink

[globaltraveller]

Glass can be tricky eh.

http://globaltraveller.smugmug.com/photos/410021327_UocKB-L.jpg

... looking into a Kosta Boda vase.

[Nikolai]

Glass can be tricky eh.
... looking into a Kosta Boda vase.
Interesting! Thank you for the entry! :thumb

[eL eSs Vee]

Shot this one tonight.
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/MrNewportCustom/Bottle-final-DSC_9983.jpg

And since I thought this one required a set-up shot:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/MrNewportCustom/Bottle-setup-DSC_9984.jpg
I also had an umbrella high to image right to accentuate the metal rings.

[Nikolai]

Shot this one tonight.
And since I thought this one required a set-up shot:
I also had an umbrella high to image right to accentuate the metal rings.
Nice entry, thank you very much! :thumb