Challenge: December 12 - 14, 2016 Glass: Time for another challenge with 'glass' as the subject. Teach me as I rarely shoot this as a subject. There is a lot of glass out there so...

Irenejb Loc: Minnesota/Florida

Time for another challenge with 'glass' as the subject. Teach me as I rarely shoot this as a subject. There is a lot of glass out there so any will do. Have fun!

A couple of examples.....

Used natural light....a glass sugar bowl on a glass table top

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Bougainvillea on glass table top....again used natural light

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Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

We'll both learn Irene

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

Irenejb wrote:

Time for another challenge with 'glass' as the subject. Teach me as I rarely shoot this as a subject. There is a lot of glass out there so any will do. Have fun!

A couple of examples.....

This should be a beautiful challenge. Have some glass - change that to LOTS of glass. Will post tomorrow. Thanks for hosting, Irene.

Irenejb Loc: Minnesota/Florida

Roadrunner wrote:

We'll both learn Irene

lhammer43 Loc: San Antonio, TX

Irenejb wrote:

Time for another challenge with 'glass' as the subject. Teach me as I rarely shoot this as a subject. There is a lot of glass out there so any will do. Have fun!

A couple of examples.....

Good challenge, Irene. I got a heavy piece to save me a place....

....fresnal lens from a light house in Portland, MN.

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Plymouth34 Loc: Pacific Northwest

Irenejb wrote:

Time for another challenge with 'glass' as the subject. Teach me as I rarely shoot this as a subject. There is a lot of glass out there so any will do. Have fun!

A couple of examples.....

Thank you Irene,
Yes, this is a bit of a push when it comes to "glass" as a subject. I will see if I can find something better.
In these pictures Champagne glasses were put inside a glass aquarium. Air was then injected into water at a high rate of speed to create bubbles. This was the result. I got the idea from a cruise ship my wife and I were on. The whole bar was something similar to this but much larger. I just down sized it a bit then poured myself a drink. :)

Water

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Plymouth34 Loc: Pacific Northwest

Irenejb wrote:

Time for another challenge with 'glass' as the subject. Teach me as I rarely shoot this as a subject. There is a lot of glass out there so any will do. Have fun!

A couple of examples.....

Here is another one. I found these as is while emptying out the office of a retired friends dental office. The jar had a name of ATLAS ez seal on it. I am guessing it preceded Mason jars but I could be wrong. A fun find all the same.

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Irenejb Loc: Minnesota/Florida

lhammer43 wrote:

Good challenge, Irene. I got a heavy piece to save me a place....

How these lenses are put together always amazes me. Larry, hope you are mending nicely and feeling much better.

Irenejb Loc: Minnesota/Florida

Plymouth34 wrote:

Thank you Irene,
Yes, this is a bit of a push when it comes to "glass" as a subject. I will see if I can find something better.
In these pictures Champagne glasses were put inside a glass aquarium. Air was then injected into water at a high rate of speed to create bubbles. This was the result. I got the idea from a cruise ship my wife and I were on. The whole bar was something similar to this but much larger. I just down sized it a bit then poured myself a drink. :)

Awesome....very creative and cool. Wonderful work Plymouth.

Irenejb Loc: Minnesota/Florida

Plymouth34 wrote:

Here is another one. I found these as is while emptying out the office of a retired friends dental office. The jar had a name of ATLAS ez seal on it. I am guessing it preceded Mason jars but I could be wrong. A fun find all the same.

And comes along with marbles no less! Nice!

Szalajj Loc: Salem, NH

Plymouth34 wrote:

Here is another one. I found these as is while emptying out the office of a retired friends dental office. The jar had a name of ATLAS ez seal on it. I am guessing it preceded Mason jars but I could be wrong. A fun find all the same.

Great challenge, I wish that I wasn't working mid day shifts this week, so that I could shoot some subjects. :-(

Atlas and Mason were different kinds of sealing systems.

Ball and Atlas were competitors.

I learned how to preserve foods as a kid, and most of our canning jars were Ball jars, but we did have a few Atlas jars. Ball and Atlas used a rubber gasket commonly referred to as a jar ring that was installed between the jar and lid with a metal clamp or "bail" system that clamped the glass lids onto the jars.

Mason jars used a lid containing a built in but thinner rubber ring on their metal lids that are held on by a metal reusable ring that tightens down the lid.

Both methods required a hot water bath after the ingredients were secured inside the jars to vacuum seal the jars!

So, you were either replacing the rubber rings or the metal lids with each new canning season.

ncshutterbug

There's something magical about the way light hits glass. Been a while since I played with it. All taken with natural light.

Plymouth34 Loc: Pacific Northwest

Szalajj wrote:

Great challenge, I wish that I wasn't working mid ... (show quote)

I enjoy collecting old items. Started doing it when I was young with sports memorabilia. Mainly autographs and baseball cards. Then as I got a little older I started collecting newspapers and magazines of historic events. Then came old camera's and radios. The older I got the larger the items became. Old cars became a addiction. At least that what my wife says. lol And now I have my first canning jar. Thanks you for the information. I learn something new everyday.

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

Back with some fresh ones later on

baseball dad

Fun with glass...in various forms.