Let the Good Times Be Gin

Cheers Keith

..........and to you Annemarie!

I think they all are good ...
take a picture of yourself when you have finished all the bottles :-))

They're only miniature bottles aNNa.........not much more than a mouthful in each one!

C'est pas mal quand même !

Thanks Jean-luc :-)

Ik ben Alcoholvrij

Good man. I'm not, but I rarely drink unless it's a special occasion.

Love the London Gin bottle :)) I would certainly not criticise your lighting...it looks pretty much spot-on to me, but I know we are very critical of our own work Keith. Gin is very popular at the moment with some nice fruity additives. An excellent shot....long long before they are opened ;-))

Glad you like the shot Rosa. Thanks very much.

Yes, gin has become "fashionable" again.............my wife has got four or five different varieties, but we rarely drink, so they'll last forever :-) These bottles are miniatures, part of a "taster" set, so ideal for macro photography!

Photographing glass is really hard when trying to avoid the reflections. My last attempt about a year or so ago I fashioned a light tent of sorts and poked the lens through a hole I had cut out and fired the flash from outside of the tent. But on the face of it Keith you have eliminated pretty well much of the harsh reflections and the remaining does give some dimensional shape to the bottles.

Thanks Maurice...........I like the idea of a light tent............I'll give it a go!

Schitterende opname,Keith.
Heb jij wat te vieren? En heeft dat met de verkiezingen te maken?
Cheers...........
Frans.

Thank you Frans. It was my birthday today................but these bottles are just miniatures, part of a "taster" set. I may have a couple of beers later, but I rarely drink nowadays :-))

As far as I'm concerned the election was a disaster! I'll say no more than that - but there's little to celebrate for us ordinary working people.

I love it but keep trying. I want to watch the level of gin go down.

Lol! Good one, Jean.

Ha, ha............these are just miniatures Jean..........part of a "taster" set..!!

belle idée avec ce fond noir

Thank you very much Dan.

I think it's excellent, Keith! It also brings back memories. My parents' favorite liquor was gin, Tanqueray, specifically. They mixed it with a splash of tonic. ;-)

Thanks Diane................it's my wife who drinks gin, I'm more of a rum or bourbon person but I rarely drink nowadays................just Christmas, birthdays and the like!

Glad to have brought back some memories for you.

I just thought of a Christmas drink I love! Eggnog with brandy or rum. Mmmmm!

Advocaat..!! I remember my mum used to drink it at Xmas........a yellow drink that tasted awful (not that I was supposed to be drinking it).

Proost !!
Have a nice weekend.

Cheers Jaap!

Cheers, Keith!

...........and to you Susanne!

I see in the comments it's your birthday so wishing you a Very Happy Birthday Keith. It depends what you want with the photos it is picking up some background reflections, on the right hand bottle I like the light that appears to come from the tree, but to me the reflection above the tree doesn't look quite right but it it's about what you like in my opinion there is no right and wrong.
You can play for hours experimenting, I recently bought 2 small Godox flash units to experiment lighting this type of subject, but I haven't done anything with them yet
Have Fun

Thanks for dropping in and commenting Peter and especially for the birthday greetings.

I agree with you about the reflection.......I think it was a stray bit of light coming in between my curtains. I have a couple of flash guns and a couple of macro flashes, but I really need to get a decent softbox and some proper backgrounds. I've put them on my Xmas list..!!

Happy birthday. And you're in the running for Pun of the Month.

Thanks for the birthday wishes John..............and sorry about the pun!

Ich wünsche dir alles Gute zu deinem Geburtstag, Keith!
Das Problem des schlechten Wetters ist, dass beim Experimentieren zu Hause die Fotoobjekte zu schnell schwinden ;-)

Thanks for the birthday greeting Wilhelm.

I agree..............In fact I was playing around at home this afternoon and ate at least two of my subjects :-))

I don´t know what I love most..the title or the photo..makes me laugh out loud and makes me thirsty...Keith! Did I miss your birthday????
Oh then...happy birthday and may this year be a wonderful, bright and healthy one and I know, we Sagittarius are the best :)
cheers to your health!!!

Ha, ha............glad I made you laught Tanja.............it was an awful pun, but I liked it :-))

Thanks for the birthday wishes...........and glad you like the photo. These were just miniature bottles (part of a taster set), so not much of a mouthful, but I may have had some Jack Daniels Bourbon in the evening :-D

Das ist eine sehr schöne und interessante Darstellung lieber Keith,das Licht und der dunkle Hintergrund passt bestens :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagesausklang,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))