Wine: Provençal rosé -- cold and up close!

[Mike Buckley]

This is the same bottle of wine posted here.

Bottle Preparation
Rosé is served cold, so I made the bottle look as if it had been in the refrigerator and that condensation had formed after it was removed. To do that, surfboard wax was first applied to the bottle, softened in the microwave oven and then spread evenly over the surface to give the even frosted look. A mixture of half clear corn syrup and half water was sprayed on the bottle to create droplets of imitation condensation that remain in place. Imitation drips of water are made of Aqua Gel. Unlike water, the Aqua Gel holds its shape even on a vertical surface, allowing plenty of time to capture the scene.

I used to melt the surfboard wax with my wife's hair dryer. However, this time it died in a bright flash of light and a puff of smoke nearly immediately after I began using it. Ironically, when I resorted to using the microwave oven, I found out that it works just as well and a lot faster than the hair dryer. However, considering that my wife's hair dryer is now dead, I'm not sure where I'll be sleeping tonight.

Setup
First capture: The background is translucent, textured art paper hanging in front of white foam core. A small continuous-light lamp lights the background from just beyond the left side of the frame. A second small continuous-light lamp immediately to the left of the camera lights the subject but produced an unwanted direct reflection below the label. A white reflector on the right side lifts the shadow on that side of the label and adds a gentle reflection to the bottle above the label. Second capture: The second small continuous-light lamp lights the subject from above to produce the desired lighting beneath the label. The two captures were merged.

[DanK]

Nicely done. And thanks for posting the explanation.

[bnnrcn]

It looks refreshing Mike

[John 2]

That's quite dramatic Mike. Well executed with a lot of thought as always.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, everyone!

[terrib]

I like this one a lot better because it makes me want some. It appears refreshing, despite your explanation in the other post of how it is not.