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27-FEB-2005 Helen Betts

Oil & Vinegar
by Helen Betts

Ankara, Turkey

Closeup of a cruet filled with olive oil (extra virgin, of course :-) and balsamic vinegar. I had photographed this same cruet with my long-gone P9 almost three years ago for the UFO Challenge -- just sat it on my kitchen work table and snapped a picture. This time I tried to be more creative, at least with the lighting (shot in a pitch-black room); sure is a lot more trouble now! (As noted below to Irish, here is a shot of the entire cruet, just to clear up any confusion as to how this could actually be oil and vinegar: http://www.pbase.com/image/40217957 )

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Katherine Stanback's Photos08-Mar-2005 02:16
Cool shot - I like the lighting and color!
Alex Kasyk05-Mar-2005 14:45
great shot, like your ideas
Joe Bonello04-Mar-2005 09:11
Beautiful photo,excellent minimal picture.
mlynn 03-Mar-2005 03:15
Oooh, very otherwordly...cool! --Melanie
Guest 01-Mar-2005 05:01
A simple graphic image and the colors are sublime. Good job!
Sony Forums Challenges27-Feb-2005 13:56
Helen, thanks for providing a link to the full view of this cruet...I can really appreciate how you "envisioned" this...good eye. MFC
Canon DSLR Challenge27-Feb-2005 09:20
This is so cool, the lighting makes it very special....Penelope
Helen Betts27-Feb-2005 08:57
Hi Irish and Mike,

Thank you for your comments. I had to smile at your mention of golden light, Irish. That's the olive oil! But I'd have to say getting the lighting right (and decent, even) was quite a chore. At one point I simply had given up, but then as often happens, a very simple solution hit me and it took only a few more minutes to get a shot I could at least work with. Here's a picture of the entire cruet:http://upload.pbase.com/helenpb/image/40217957/medium

Helen
Irish 27-Feb-2005 04:12
Helen..A great piece of positive asnd negative space!..I love how the outer shell of the cruet is like the frame itself..Beatuful golden light you acheived here. This is a very unusual object... Mysterious..Is there really oil and vinegar in there?Very cool shot..Irish
Sony Forums Challenges27-Feb-2005 01:29
Helen, your lighting efforts really make this shot eye-catching. Very nice in vertical format. I really like the overall symmetry and the interesting pattern in the cruet...beautiful color here too. Good idea...and a lovely abstract. MFC