Bright-Field Lighting

[Manfred M]

I spent a couple of hours playing around with bright-field lighting and dark-filed lighting this afternoon.

One of my more interesting experiments involved a couple of Glencairn whisky glasses. the front one was inverted and the back one was right side up. Both were sitting on a piece of black Plexiglas. I had a small soft box as my background and light source, which was flagged with a couple of pieces of black foam core to control the light hitting the lens.

I still have some more work to do to perfect this lighting, but the start looks promising.

[Jim A]

Mmm, Manfred, much as I love your work and inspiration, I think that in this case, strange though it may seem, your result is too challenging to the senses and "too narrow" - which as I read the comment now, seems a bizarre observation, but apt.

[ST1]

I like the concept Manfred, I may have to give this a try, thanks for the inspiration

Peter

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Manfred,

I have a question for you - what aperture did you find necessary to achieve the required depth of field?

I would have expected this to be an issue, with two distinct 'subjects' at different distances from the camera.

It looks like you focussed on the nearest, since the furthest will be distorted and blurred by being viewed through the nearest. The good thing is it looks natural.

Cheers,
Dave

[Manfred M]

Mmm, Manfred, much as I love your work and inspiration, I think that in this case, strange though it may seem, your result is too challenging to the senses and "too narrow" - which as I read the comment now, seems a bizarre observation, but apt.

Perhaps the reflection is a bit too abstract. A higher crop that concentrates on the two glasses without reflection are a bit less confusing.

[Manfred M]

Hi Manfred,

I have a question for you - what aperture did you find necessary to achieve the required depth of field?

I would have expected this to be an issue, with two distinct 'subjects' at different distances from the camera.

It looks like you focussed on the nearest, since the furthest will be distorted and blurred by being viewed through the nearest. The good thing is it looks natural.

Cheers,
Dave

Dave - I concentrate on getting the front glass sharp as one would expect a bit less sharpness of the rear one due to the imperfect "lens" that the front glass is. I shot this at f/11 at a 35mm focal length with a FF body. Getting the lens close to the glass results in a more defined outline.

[Wavelength]

I like the shading down the image here