Nalgene as Gel, Wall as Reflector

[Dana's Eye]

I was experimenting with lighting in my kitchen tonight and came up with something that I liked. Using a fuchsia Nalgene bottle as a gel, I put some utensils on top of my microwave (after cleaning off the top of it). The flash and bottle are out of frame on the right. The microwave sits in a corner, which allowed me to use the wall on the left as a big reflective source. I was pretty surprised with how much I liked the results.

[lyacadajar]

very creative. i liked how it turned out into a work of art! beautiful color tone too! keep it up!

[Dragon]

Good shot ! And quite unique lighting source .

[leonaashlee]

That's very creative...I haven't done too much of that experimenting with lighting yet...but I will when things slow down for me...can't wait.

[Chewys Dad]

Very Creative, shows you don't have to spend a lot of $'s to have fun and get an interesting capture.
Thanks for Sharing
Michael

[Heaterguy]

Very interesting technique with a great result.

[fstopMike]

Great job of Ghetto lighting. Darn, my Nalgene bottles are clear!

[Vitasamb2001]

Very well done! Simple, creative and interesting approach with lighting. I like it a lot! Simple, but great!

[Dana's Eye]

Thanks, guys...it definitely makes me want to do more experimenting with simple things around the house. The possibilities seem endless....too bad my time doesn't. Speaking of which, back to my spreadsheets...

[jakethepig]

What a beautiful image and so very well composed. Your exprimenting paid off Dana. Very creative and you did a lovely job and the colour is just perfect.

Dave.