Uploaded: March 08, 2007 18:04:51
f/3.5, 1/2 Second, ISO64, Tungsten.
A sleek mirror-finish Alessi cocktail shaker joins the ranks of my vintage chrome shakers.
Shot on checkered giftwrap, applied Curves, USM in PSE2.
03/07 Finalist - D&M
Jayne Martin March 08, 2007
WOW!!!! I love tihs composition!!! #617684Margie Hurwich March 08, 2007
How fun is this!!!! #4036092Janine Russell March 08, 2007
Chris, excellent detial, exposure, clarity and lighting. #4036256Chris Budny March 09, 2007
Thank you Jayne, Margie & Janine.John Caruso March 09, 2007
The comp is great, and the reflection is fantastic! Nice job, Chris. #4037679Chris Budny March 09, 2007
Thanks, John... it is a setup I want to explore further---gotta get more of that giftwrap though, for a bigger surface to play with. #4038627Susana Ms Heide March 31, 2007
WOW!! Very creative use of background!! I love the elements and the monotones here!!! #4115711Chris Budny March 31, 2007
Thank you, Susana... the Curves tool helped alot---the paper is actually grocery-bag-brown, with printed black squares! #4116993Carla Metzler April 13, 2007
Great reflections and wow...what a cool shot! #4163261Chris Budny April 13, 2007
Thanks, Susan! The softly-undulating form of this particular shaker makes really interesting distortions in the reflection; more so than my older shakers, which tend to be basically cylindrical. Still cause for distortion, but not so wild as this! #4163985Chris Budny April 13, 2007
Dunno where I got "Susan" from, just now, Carla... I meant YOU, above! #4163999Holly Shao April 24, 2007
Such a neat image, Chris! Great work, and Congratulations to you on this Finalist!!Holly #4205769
Susan Fox April 24, 2007
How did I miss this one the first time around? It's fantastic! Love the comp, crop and point of view. Wonderful job Chris! Another congrats! #4206200Chris Budny April 24, 2007
Thank you Holly & Susan! (Susan, it is all too easy to miss thousands, each month!!) #4206652Kenton L. Elliott April 24, 2007
Hey Christopher.... I now see what you mean when you commented on mine! Excellent work.. I love it! Congratulations. #4206716Renee Doyle April 24, 2007
Fantastic work! Congratulations on this stunning finalist Christopher!Colleen Farrell April 24, 2007
Wow--this is so cool, Christopher! Could be a winner in D&M *and* EOD! Very creative POV and choice of (checkered paper) background. Congratulations! #4206915John Caruso April 24, 2007
Chris--I knew this one had finalist written all over it! Congrats! #4207480Katarina Mansson April 25, 2007
I am amazed by your creativity (and your shaker collection) - this looks soooo cool! Composition, colors, lighting and detail are superb - congrats on another finalist! #4209227Chris Budny April 25, 2007
Thank you, everyone! (And thanks John, for inspiring me to shoot some of my shakers in the first place!) #4210730Janine Russell April 25, 2007
Chris, congratulations on your finalist. #4211204Dr Silly April 25, 2007
Congrats Chris on another finalist. :O)Sylvia Rossler April 25, 2007
Big congrats on this beauty Chris :O) #4212700Chris Budny April 25, 2007
Thank you, folks! #4212841Gail Vitikacs May 12, 2007
Fantastic image Chris....and belated congratulations! #4276844Chris Budny May 13, 2007
I'll take belated... ;) Thanks, Gail! #4278169Amanda D. Austwick July 22, 2012
Love the squares and curves, and of course the beautiful reflections! Congrats on your win! #10239970Chris Budny July 22, 2012
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