More Old Glass

Some recent, and not so recent, examples of old glass (or crystal, in the case of the Lalique pieces) captured by old glass (SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4)

The Lalique 'Roitlelet' (wren) place card holder (circa 1980) and 'Chouette' (owl) paperweight (circa 1960s; possibly earlier) were photographed handheld (Pentax K3) with illumination from below against a black background in a moment of boredom.







The collection of old glass was an exhibit at the 2015 Fresh Air Sculpture Show, a biennial event held in the grounds of The Old Rectory, The Old Rectory, Quenington, Gloucestershire. The first image was captured handheld at f/1.8 with the point of focus being towards the rear of the exhibit, whereas the second was captured at f/2 with the point of focus towards the front.




On returning home and viewing on the PC, my preference was for the first, however, to my chagrin, the OOF highlights in the background were blown, even in the original RAW file, and hence the images were archived and forgotten about until a couple of days ago, when I was having a self-isolation induced sort out. Viewing both images again, and despite them being photographed from slightly different angles, it suddenly occurred to me that I could make a composite image in which the correctly exposed OOF from the second image were overlayed and aligned on the blown highlights from the first. The outcome (best appreciated large) was, to my eye, at least, a pleasant surprise:




Feel free to comment on any, or all, of the above.

Jon

I like the lighting on both the wren and the owl. I particularly like the colour and exposure on the owl, you are really drawn into the owl's eye.

Paul

Thanks for your input. I shall revisit the original and adjust accordingly

Thanks for your input and kind words. I shall edit to remove the white rim, as suggested, and have a play with Combine ZP