Wine: Celebrating the New Year!

[Mike Buckley]

Good friends gave my wife and me this bottle of Champagne when they came over for lunch yesterday. I haven't made a New Year's photo since 2009, so I told them I would make one this year using their Champagne. I finished making the photo just a few minutes before the start of the New Year. We'll serve the bubbly to other friends who will join us for lunch on January 2.

Setup
The background is translucent art paper hanging in front of a sheet of translucent vellum. The tabletop is a sheet of vinyl flooring. A medium continuous-light lamp high above the scene on the left is fitted with a red gel. A small continuous-light lamp high above the scene on the right is fitted with a salmon gel. A medium continuous-light lamp is shining through the background from behind. A white reflector on the left side defined the shape of the glasses by adding a reflection to both sides of each glass. It also added a narrow reflection to the left side of the wine bottle's green glass.

[madcrow]

Usual very high standards, great lighting and image.
May you and your Family have a Peaceful and Happy New Year.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice image Mike . Actually the sweet colors and the mood of the image convey the taste of Champagne

[Shadowman]

Nice one. Happy New Year!

[bje07]

Always a great mastery in the lights and the absence of reflections in the glasses and bottle. Congratulations!

[Donald]

Excellent image. A well constructed still-life.

[NorthernFocus]

I thought I had already commented on this post At any rate, nicely laid out and excellent attention to detail, Mike. Nicely done.

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you, everyone, and most definitely a happy new year to all!

I thought I had already commented on this post

I thought you had too. Apparently both of us had too little or too much to drink last night.

the absence of reflections in the glasses and bottle. Congratulations!

Thank you! Everything about photographing glass is to ensure that wanted reflections are included and unwanted reflections are excluded. I was surprised how easy it was to make both happen in this image, which is a little more complex than most of my images.

[rpcrowe]

Well done... Happy New Year!