The essence of this man's art. You shoot straight up to simplify it, and stress the color. Once again, you include less to say more. I used more bottles than you (http://www.pbase.com/pnd1/image/56189197 ) to make a forest of them. We each tell different stories using the same subject matter. The great beauty of expressive photography is that everyone brings their own personal vision to bear on a subject, and each of us should see it differently.