This is the last of my shots from the desert, and while it's nowhere near as striking as the previous two, I really like this one. On the day we went, it was quite windy, and there was a lot of sand and dust in the air. A consequence of this is that the light was really odd – bright, but extremely diffuse. On a dull day in the UK, the light can be quite flat and uniform, but nothing like the light I experienced in the desert. Here, it seemed to hang in the air, as though it came from everywhere at once. It made shooting the wider landscapes of the previous two shots quite difficult, but for this sort of close-up it was wonderful.
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comment by jack borland at 07:57 PM (GMT) on 29 March, 2007
Nothing does it like 7UP -- nice shot.
comment by Si Goodchild at 08:20 PM (GMT) on 29 March, 2007
I see what you mean, it looks a bit like a studio shot.
comment by Richard Trim at 08:26 PM (GMT) on 29 March, 2007
Global social trends prevail: The ubiquitous plastic drink's bottle... this time a legacy from Pepsico I think... and it is also an example of the human habit of discarding unwanted items where ever they are standing... or is it jetsam from the Gulf?
A tight DOF ... (I 'll get that one in before anyone else does!) Hope I've got the technical jargon correct. I nearly got fooled into thinking you were back on Blackpool beach ... then I saw the label.
Cool shot man. The lighting sure does look studio-ish. The colors of the sand and sky are a bit unusual but they work so fine together.
Hmmm.... I think I'll go grab something to drink
comment by RD at 09:39 PM (GMT) on 29 March, 2007
Right of out of "The God's Must be Crazy". Why do we trash our planet like this?!
comment byJimmy at 10:22 PM (GMT) on 29 March, 2007
Even on the other side of the world, you can't get away from the 'junk on a beach' shots, eh? ;)
comment byRyano at 11:02 PM (GMT) on 29 March, 2007
This is just awesome David! My fave shot of yours for a while! The clarity is fantastic and the DOF spot on! I love the contrast between the brown sand and the green bottle! wonderful!
comment byMeyli at 11:25 PM (GMT) on 29 March, 2007
The best since a long time! Congratulations :)
comment byspleen at 11:47 PM (GMT) on 29 March, 2007
beautiful! as all of your pics...
do you know this fotolog group?
http://www.fotolog.com/minimal/
some of the photos there recall me yours
comment byrambohoho at 12:33 AM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
hi, i like this one too! it's unreal, warm and delicious! I have a willingness to touch it. may I ask u about why u like to make shots of abandand things with an open background? I can't understand y, although I quite like this one.
comment by RD at 02:37 AM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
Forgot to ask: how is it that it's sitting in the desert, yet the bottle doesn't have a grain of sand on it? It's so clean. Odd.
You must be in your element with this all that sand to photograph. Don't the write their "P's" funny!
comment byriesenriel at 07:52 AM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
Excellent... a 7-up in the desert. It's very welcome out there I think ;-)
comment bybrad at 08:02 AM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
This is the coolest picture of a bottle I have ever seen
comment byDeepak Prakash at 09:22 AM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
Lovely image. Apart from everything mentioned above, I also like the infinite effect that the blur on the horizon creates.
comment byAlice at 02:13 PM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
Wonderful shot and fantastic lighting. I really like this shot.
comment byRich at 02:41 PM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
As I observed when I went to the Sahara some years back; no-one can ever die of thirst in the desert these days - every few steps there's some bugger trying to sell you a Coke...
:D
comment by Jennifer at 02:52 PM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
Weird light, or what! - looks so indoorsy :-)
comment bySuby at 06:28 PM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
I love the lighting in this shot, lovely capture as well.
Suby
comment bydjn1 at 09:01 PM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
Thanks everyone :-)
comment byJimpur at 11:23 PM (GMT) on 30 March, 2007
Simply.. WOW!
comment by Christian at 01:22 AM (GMT) on 31 March, 2007
Looks nearly like a bottle swimming on the waves of a brown ocean...
comment byreza khalili at 03:43 PM (GMT) on 16 February, 2008
this first photoblog that i see all of the shots.so nice .take care
This is the last of my shots from the desert, and while it's nowhere near as striking as the previous two, I really like this one. On the day we went, it was quite windy, and there was a lot of sand and dust in the air. A consequence of this is that the light was really odd – bright, but extremely diffuse. On a dull day in the UK, the light can be quite flat and uniform, but nothing like the light I experienced in the desert. Here, it seemed to hang in the air, as though it came from everywhere at once. It made shooting the wider landscapes of the previous two shots quite difficult, but for this sort of close-up it was wonderful.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 5D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
40mm
f/5.6
1/160
aperture priority
+1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
minor
Nothing does it like 7UP -- nice shot.
I see what you mean, it looks a bit like a studio shot.
Global social trends prevail: The ubiquitous plastic drink's bottle... this time a legacy from Pepsico I think... and it is also an example of the human habit of discarding unwanted items where ever they are standing... or is it jetsam from the Gulf?
A tight DOF ... (I 'll get that one in before anyone else does!) Hope I've got the technical jargon correct. I nearly got fooled into thinking you were back on Blackpool beach ... then I saw the label.
Cool shot man. The lighting sure does look studio-ish. The colors of the sand and sky are a bit unusual but they work so fine together.
Hmmm.... I think I'll go grab something to drink
Right of out of "The God's Must be Crazy". Why do we trash our planet like this?!
Even on the other side of the world, you can't get away from the 'junk on a beach' shots, eh? ;)
This is just awesome David! My fave shot of yours for a while! The clarity is fantastic and the DOF spot on! I love the contrast between the brown sand and the green bottle! wonderful!
The best since a long time! Congratulations :)
beautiful! as all of your pics...
do you know this fotolog group?
http://www.fotolog.com/minimal/
some of the photos there recall me yours
hi, i like this one too! it's unreal, warm and delicious! I have a willingness to touch it. may I ask u about why u like to make shots of abandand things with an open background? I can't understand y, although I quite like this one.
Forgot to ask: how is it that it's sitting in the desert, yet the bottle doesn't have a grain of sand on it? It's so clean. Odd.
Definitely quality over quantity with these desert shots Dave, I've enjoyed them very much.
I really like how the Green contrasts the reddish brown sand color...lovely shot David
I love seeing bottles from other countries and languages and how major brands look. This is a really cool shot. Well captured.
功力不凡！
You must be in your element with this all that sand to photograph. Don't the write their "P's" funny!
Excellent... a 7-up in the desert. It's very welcome out there I think ;-)
This is the coolest picture of a bottle I have ever seen
Lovely image. Apart from everything mentioned above, I also like the infinite effect that the blur on the horizon creates.
Wonderful shot and fantastic lighting. I really like this shot.
As I observed when I went to the Sahara some years back; no-one can ever die of thirst in the desert these days - every few steps there's some bugger trying to sell you a Coke...
:D
Weird light, or what! - looks so indoorsy :-)
I love the lighting in this shot, lovely capture as well.
Suby
Thanks everyone :-)
Simply.. WOW!
Looks nearly like a bottle swimming on the waves of a brown ocean...
this first photoblog that i see all of the shots.so nice .take care