[mntnbkr]

Thanks again for the great explanation Analogy. The “arial” photo of your setup really helped clear things up. I will see if I can come up with something better now that I’m armed with a bit more knowledge. I’ll post something if it’s worth it.

Elsinore, as I mentioned in my first post, I am aware that HRD is not allowed in the contests. The photo posted here is the same one that I posted in the contest, and it is not the HDR version, it is just one of the many exposures that I was using. Like I said, the HDR version that I came up with was crap… not that this one is much better.

[mntnbkr]

Thanks for the good suggestions. I am in fact lighting the bottle by shining a light directly on the back from behind… a very bright HID light that in fact, I use for biking. I tried to find a normal flash light, but I never have one when I need one. I will try using the reflected light idea. The bottle is still about 1/3 full, so adding water would really disappoint my fiance next time she makes a drink… 😈

Also, I have some photos of the bottle without the backlight, I didn’t even think to try merging those in with the HDR.

Thanks again.
Adam

[mntnbkr]

actually, those “paintings” are on the back of the bottle (same side as whrere the light is shining). The photo is taken looking through the front (the blue frame is on the front) at the back of the bottle (where the picture of the man is). Thank you for the suggestion, unfortunately I don’t think it’ll work in this situation, as the silhouette isn’t the problem.

Adam

[Author]

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