excellent..............perfectly on theme, and very well shot..........

I agree with cyprus.. well done..

awesome shot and perfectly on theme ! what did you do to get this ?

Lamantine, it took 2 mono-lights and a reflector. The first was mounted to a 20x30 soft-box and placed underneath pointing up for the bottom lighting, the second was just above and 45 degrees on left with a cyan gel filter for cooling effect and and a reflector on the right to keep detail in the shadows. Set on clear plexi and a whit foam-core board for background. Tripod and remote release...simple as that...oh, and a spray bottle for the "icy cold" refreshment look! Thanks for your comments and as always, good luck on your entries this week also...

wow thanks author for sharing the process, I definitely learned something out of it... would like to PM you for other suggestions and tutorials..

My kind of 6-pack!
Great shot!

I love creative lighting.....

Very hard work. Good shot.

awesome

Congrats for your second place!

Congrats on your 2nd, very well done.

if this is a mirror, then it is off topic!!!

it is meant to be a shot of a picture in a frame

The original picture was in a mirror, but this is a 5x7 print of that in a frame on my wall,below the bottom of the frame you can see the shadow of the frame itself on the white wall, also in high res you can see the edges of the print end just before the matting

Now you provide description, I see it, but I do not see any glass in the frame.............the hi res is very course

I'm sorry that you don't see the glass, but i assure you it is there. The contest states that there should be "no reflections or glare" and I worked very hard to achieve that. In my photo lighting and design class we just spent the past three weeks learning the family of angles theory and how to shoot glass and metal, this was one of my assignments. I used soft continuous directional light from the top and no flash to achieve this. I also have shots where there is glare and would be happy to post them if you would like.

Also not to be a jerk but I just read this in the rules and guidelines "(ADDED 11/2009) DON'T comment on 'administrative' issues of the entry (such as being off-topic for example), but raise a red flag instead." I realize that you are a moderator and it is your job to raise these questions but perhaps sending me a message rather than questioning me in the open forum would be more appropriate.

I am not questioning you, as you put it. any lessons learned here are for all to see. The answer you put means that those who do not know how to achieve the result you did, can ask you how!!.........As I see it, that is part of what this site is about............good luck!

My apologies Ade, thank-you.

but it is a Fabulous job man.... Good Luck

well done

great shot !

Very nice even if a bit dark. Best of luck to you!!

oooh I don't know how I missed this ""(ADDED 11/2009) DON'T comment on 'administrative' issues of the entry (such as being off-topic for example" Yikes, I'm gonna have to watch how I comment now :o

by the way, lovely!

Congrats for your second place, Locksmagic!

this is close up more than macro, surely!

agrees, appears more of a close-up, not macro,the lighting is good though, would make a great entry in the black backgrounds contest...

It is not a big statue. It's a small statue. I took it as macro.

He looks like he's considering throwing that drink at you.

great shot !

nice........GL

nice image -- like the depth of this image

Good eye here author!

looks like hdr?

Fun shot... good composition

Awesome composition!

very good eye here, nice find and well done!