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SmugMug > keywords > liquor > April 9, 2009; Day 342.

Liquor Frill.

One of the things I enjoy about hard liquor is the way it’s packaged.  The bottles are often of a unique shape and sometimes there are frills on the bottle like this little loop of rope.  My friend Brian gave us this bottle of Frangelica last year and I always thought that the rope would make a nice macro.

Getting good texture from the rope is important here, so sidelighting is necessary.  The rope is 3 dimensional, so it will cast a deep shadow if the light is small and harsh.  To soften the shadows, I’m pointing my flash directly at a gold reflector that is standing to the right of the bottle.  None of the flash light is striking the bottle directly; it’s all diffused by the reflector.

I found that by going monochrome, the hairs on the rope stood out even more, so I picked sepia.

The full text of this Old English font? "According to the legend, Frangelico lived three centuries ago in a hilly area bound by the right bank of the river Po. He lived as a hermit and through his love of nature and knowledge of its secrets created unique recipes for liqueurs. The most precious one of all was a liqueur made from wild hazelnuts with infusions of berries and flowers to enrich the flavour. We continue the tradition by proudly offering this fine liqueur in honour of his name."

Here’s the original JPEG from the camera if you'd like to see a yellow bottle lit with gold light. Not as bad as you might think.

Thank you James Hill for your comment on yesterday’s shot!  I love it when people point out the parts of a photo they don’t like. It gives me something to work toward.

Raw: Color Temperature: 3900K; Tint: +30
Raw: Saturation: +8
PS: Hue/Saturation: Colorize; Hue: +37; Saturation: +25 (Sepia)
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
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SmugMug > keywords > liquor > Lee's Discount Liquor is now carrying iS Vodka in Las Vegas. IS Vodka http://www.isvodka.com is a super-pure, ultra-premium vodka distilled 7 times, mixed with glacier water from the land of ice and snow - Iceland, and bottled in an award-winning container designed to delight drinkers and make a great gift.
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