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Sony Forums Challenges | all galleries >> Challenge 29: 3D Glass Objects (hosted by Faye White) >> Challenge 29: 3-D Glass Objects - Eligible > 2nd Place

Creation
by Helen Betts

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03-NOV-2002 Helen Betts

2nd Place

Creation
by Helen Betts

Okinawa, Japan

Taken at Ryukyu Glass in Itoman City, one of the hottest places I've ever been! I watched almost the entire process and was simply amazed to see what it turned out to be. To view the finished work, click here.

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Rain 15-Nov-2002 04:29
Love it, especially the whisps of smoke curling out of the oven around the rod, would like to have seen it shifted a bit to the left tho...without loosing the bricks at the right....if it's cropped you might widen the left side a wee bit to see the rest of the round part of the rod just above the pole part. Great pic! I would have thought it would have won 1st... everyones is great tho LOL congrats!
Rolo 14-Nov-2002 13:52
Hi Helen!!

Thanks for taking me to that glass shop, your picture is so real that I can almost feel the intense heat on my face.

Rolo
Sony Forums Challenges11-Nov-2002 22:06
Fabulous Helen....I can feel it. Fremiet
Guest 09-Nov-2002 03:57
Wowwowow. Lovely in every aspect. I especially like how you've introduced action into the challenge theme. Excellent shot! - Ro
Sony Forums Challenges05-Nov-2002 20:38
Great image, you got the lighting just right for a difficult subject. The connection to the oven pulls your eye into the picture. Super! R. J. Imager
Deb Kees05-Nov-2002 13:46
I'll just second Jim's comment. I, too, like the very interesting looking left side of the image. I will definitely hit the link to see the final result.
Guest 04-Nov-2002 23:19
Great shot Helen! I just had to say something. I especially like the left side.
Guest 04-Nov-2002 18:19
awesome!
Sony Forums Challenges04-Nov-2002 15:57
Thank you everybody for your kind comments! I must say, it was a fascinating process to watch, and it gave me a new appreciation for blown glass. I don't know how the craftspeople can stand the heat; there were about 6 furnaces going when I was there, in a large but not overly so area. The guy in charge must have thought I was pretty serious when he got a load of my 707, so he invited me in to the work area to get closer to the action. And then the way they handle the molten glass -- turning it, cutting it, shaping it, adding more material to it -- it made me nervous just to watch! Guess I'll never be a glassblower, although I do love to collect it. Helen
Sony Forums Challenges04-Nov-2002 12:55
Amazing. WINNER. Jon M
Sony Forums Challenges03-Nov-2002 19:33
Beautiful image, Helen! How fortunate you are to have been "up close & personal" for the process. You really did capture the presence of the molten glass. Bev
Faye White03-Nov-2002 18:33
Absolutely gorgeous Helen!! Stunning image!! -faye
Sony Forums Challenges03-Nov-2002 17:14
Wow, you are so lucky to be able to see creation in progress! Very nice photo! --Dee
Sony Forums Challenges03-Nov-2002 17:05
Helen this is so cool... or hot I should say. ;) This is something I've always wanted to do. I made stained glass objects for many years but never tried blowing glass. This picture really shows the intensity of the process. It is great! Ann C
Sony Forums Challenges03-Nov-2002 16:34
It's a great shot Helen! Antoine
Sony Forums Challenges03-Nov-2002 15:16
Nice capture, Helen. Beautiful image...I feel the heat. MFC