#308 Bottle Collector

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bvassmer
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p.1 #1 · #308 Bottle Collector

I went to visit my wife's grandparents this weekend, and I found that her grandfather collects some interesting things!

In the 60s he would go into the ghost towns in the mountains of Colorado and dig in dump sites he could find around abandoned cabins. He would search for bottles and other treasures around these cabins, and make some great finds. While he was showing me the bottles, he would take the bottle and hold it over the light to show me the imperfections in the glass and the unusual colors of the glass.

I snapped off this photo while he was holding the glass over the light.

This was taken with a Canon 30D with an Olympus 50mm f/3.5 Macro Lens with an OM-EOS adapter. I believe it was taken at f/8.

2008 © bvassmer

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Model	Canon EOS 30D
Date	2008:08:31 15:27:30
Original date	2008:08:31 15:27:30
Exposure time	1/125 sec
Focal length	0mm
Focal number	f/0.0
ISO speed	640 ISO
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Sep 02, 2008 at 03:14 AM

PhotoGunny
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p.1 #2 · #308 Bottle Collector

This brings back memories of when I used to do the same as your grandfather, only I did it in the 80's. It fits the theme nicely and I like the execution. I like it. Good luck this week.

Sep 02, 2008 at 04:33 AM

Steve Spencer
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p.1 #3 · #308 Bottle Collector

Hi Ben,

I really like the lighting in this shot and the bottle is a very interesting object. This is a great entry. Good luck this week,

Steve S.

Sep 02, 2008 at 11:20 PM

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p.1 #4 · #308 Bottle Collector

Creative shot.. the under-lighting adds a bit of mystery to it, like, "What is this treasure I've found?"
regards,
~ Carrol

Sep 03, 2008 at 02:38 AM

Vipermike

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p.1 #5 · #308 Bottle Collector

Hi Ben, neat find! I like what Carrol said about the under lighting. Defiantly feels like your inspecting. Amazing how the placement of light can alter the personality of a presentation huh? Thanks for sharing.

Sep 03, 2008 at 04:34 AM

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p.1 #6 · #308 Bottle Collector

Love the lighting and coloring. Glad to see someone not flinch at using a saturated color shot this week.

Great entry,
Chad

Sep 03, 2008 at 09:20 AM

bvassmer
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p.1 #7 · #308 Bottle Collector

Thank you all for your comments!

Sep 03, 2008 at 01:11 PM


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