Wine Corks by Beth Botterill, on Flickr
Thanks for your feedback... Can you explain what you mean by glairy (glare?) lens and boozey haze effect please?
Thanks for this... Whilst I certainly and genuinely appreciate your comments, the intention was not to have it looking like it being viewed through the eyes of someone suffering from a hangover... it's basically a product shot in my own style of processing. But I honestly do value your opinion of what you think it could be and how it could be better.
There's 'pop'... they're mainly prosecco corks (my input lol)... they've got lots of pop!Looks dull, in a way. No 'pop' to it
Crisp and bright would be more appealing, it's like looking through mist to me.
That's a corker!
Are those from last weeks wine drinking?
Thanks Carl. I really appreciate that. I posted a 'true black' above, but it just doesn't feel right... I like my style and although I'm happy to show it in other ways, I will always defend my own style as it feels mine, that's taken me a few years to find. Cheers dude. Much appreciated.How much wine have you drunk Bethy?
High five.I'm not one to knock someone's preferred method of processing- each to their own
It's just that you have a decent camera and a not inexpensive lens and then processed the image to look like it's viewed through a mucky pint glass
Let's just call it Art
Yea, there is a bit of glare on the glass - I had to take two images and blend them together, then try to fix some bits in photoshop. It's far from perfect, I know that. Like I said in my original post, I did struggle with this. But, I was trying to shoot it without changing my original setup (for my veggies) too much - out of pure laziness. Glass is a nightmare. I'll stick to people and vegetables.I'm tempted to say you have dust on your sensor...
To be serious- there are two flares? just to the top right of the glass.
On the plus side- I like your watermark
Edit: BTW, like the edit.
*out of flippant mode*Yea, there is a bit of glare on the glass - I had to take two images and blend them together, then try to fix some bits in photoshop. It's far from perfect, I know that. Like I said in my original post, I did struggle with this. But, I was trying to shoot it without changing my original setup (for my veggies) too much - out of pure laziness. Glass is a nightmare. I'll stick to people and vegetables.
Thanks for your feedback Ken. Always appreciated.
Ah bugger...that's my background 'fixing' schoolgirl error. Thanks for pointing that out! I shall fix that!*out of flippant mode*
Sorry, I meant on the background, just to the right of the glass at the rim there is a double flare and then at 45 degrees down from
them there is a single one.
as I was in the wine trade for 25 years...
sounds like you had the best job in the world for 25 years!A subject dear to me
I sometimes took my work home with me...
Thanks Ken. I hear what you're saying about it not working for everything, but I've got this thing about no true black. Maybe it's a bit of OCDJust reviewed my input and realised I hadn't actually said I liked the original. It has a certain charm to it.
Very recognisable as your style.
I still prefer the second one though as I'm old and stuck in my ways
I'm not sure if your style is beneficial to all subjects. I think, from looking at your Flickr pages, that some subjects suit it better than others... but this is a very personal opinion.
On to more educational topics, have you noticed how the corks are made?
Some corks are completely conglomerate, others have the top made of conglomerate, next layer second quality and the layer next to the wine is made of first quality.
More expensive wines will use just first quality or maybe a combination of first and second.
A subject dear to me
Normal service will now be resumed.
But I certainly take on board what you're saying.
Thanks Ken. I hear what you're saying about it not working for everything, but I've got this thing about no true black. Maybe it's a bit of OCD
And no, I've never really looked at cork to that degree, but I know that corks are becoming less and less and I remember reading once about one day there will be no more natural cork as we're depleting our supplies slowly but surely. Which is sad for the environment if there's any truth to it. I do know that it comes from the bark of the tree and it's only harvested something like once every 8-9 years?
Very cool job you had...
No worries... I didn't even know you'd done it until a couple / three hours ago lol.
Hehehe...
No worries... I didn't even know you'd done it until a couple / three hours ago lol.
Hehehe...
I really like your usual style, but with this subject it leaves the glass slightly milky - "it's time to put more salt in the dishwasher" probably isn't the thought you want to inspire. Is there a halfway position that keeps the muted blacks of the background that mark your style but gives the glass a little more clarity? If you tried it with a champagne glass you'd have the bubbles/fizz to balance the toning, but the corks themselves are rather flat as a subject.Correct - like I said, my process style takes true blacks out. I'll post up with the true blacks in, maybe that'll appeal more. Thanks Ian, I appreciate your feedback. Haven't heard from you in awhile.
Thanks Ken. I hear what you're saying about it not working for everything, but I've got this thing about no true black. Maybe it's a bit of OCD
It's good to do things different from the norm, straight black is what you would expect of this sort of photography. What you've done (which from what I've have read, is your style) is made ppl look and debate. Whether everyone likes your style or not doesn't really matter, the fact they are talking about it, means it's right.
Your style of photography/processing is very much yours and very recognizable. Keep it up.
