Load of glass

[LouiseTopp]

Taken at a fair, wasn't sure if this was going to come out properly.



Does this work please?

[Wavelength]

Sure; very colorful too....

[selig1656]

[I] am far from a pro , the subject is a great one , the front plane is well focused , I think it would do justice to increase the DOF in the back to have more detail in it. Check topics on DOF and focusing, hyper focal length and circle of confusion I believe.I am sure that others with greater knowledge than mine will aid you on this topic. Nice pic !!!!

[Mike Buckley]

Could there ever be a photo of glass that doesn't work for me?

Seriously, this type of subject provides two fundamental opportunities (though not only two). One opportunity is to do as you have done here by using a relatively small depth of field. When doing so, it's ideal to identify the important area of the scene and to position it in an important area of the frame. For me, that part of this photo would be the unbroken, purple neck very near the center.Though the Rule of Thirds is probably overused as a compositional element (I'm as guilty of that as anyone), it's a safe guideline to use when positioning. If you had positioned the neck I mentioned in accordance with the Rule of Thirds, it would have made the scene stronger mostly because it would have rendered it less static.

Your other primary opportunity is to keep everything in focus as much as possible using a large depth of field. When using that style, it's especially helpful to look for patterns and to compose to bring out whatever pattern you identify. In a scene like this, certain bottle tops might form a pattern or patterns such as diagonals, V shapes, horizontals, verticals and the like. Even then, one bottle neck such as the one mentioned above might also be positioned to your advantage. Alternatively, the random nature of the scene might be appealing, in which case it's especially helpful to strategically position that one bottle neck within the frame.

[NorthernFocus]

Interesting shot. It works for me. I like your use of the diagonal lines. Depending on what you were trying to convey, the DOF could be used differently. If the intent was to have the single purple bottle neck stand out in the crowd, then definately isolating DOF as much as possible works best IMO. However if the desired effect was to display a sea of bottles stretching to infinity, then having the foreground in focus may have been a better choice.

But I don't shoot this kind of stuff so take it for what it's worth....

[Shadowman]

Came out very well.

[Suzan J]

Hi Louise: I was sure when reading the title of this thread, that Mike Buckley had broken more wine glasses and was somewhat surprised to see this scene. I agree with all the comments stated, particularly in increasing the depth of field and repositioning the purple topped bottle. Having said that, I very much like the patterns and colours so overall this does work for me.

[ragman]

I'm viewing this on my lap top and the purple bottle top pops out at me. I think this works well. Great shot, great eye.

[Bunty Plumchip]

For me, yes- it made me do a sharp intake of breath when i clicked on it.

[IzzieK]

I am with Carolyn here. +1 to her comment. It works for me.

[Mike Buckley]

Two additional comments after further review and thought...

A smaller depth of field that keeps only the sharply focused, purple bottle top in focus as opposed to the tops to its front and rear would work even better than the current depth of field.

Notice the strongly purple top that is out of focus near the top of the frame. That dense area of purple tones distracts from the sharply focused, purple top. If you crop to eliminate the upper purple top, the image becomes much stronger for me. Doing so renders the sharply focused top just enough off-center both horizontally and vertically that the image no longer appears static to me.