Apothecary Bottle and Clothespin

The dark damp and mostly forgotten corners of the basement of the two-flat in which we live is a gold mine for cool subjects to shoot.  Today I found this tiny old apothecary bottle and a clothespin on top of an old dust-covered cabinet with the fading late afternoon sunlight trickling through the one grime covered window.

This is a 5-shot HDR image.  It was quite dark, as you’d expect in a dark basement (duh), so the 5 shots ranged from 1.6 seconds to 25 seconds.  Processed (via Photomatix) as a 32-bit file in Lightroom with the final work done in Photoshop.

Day 59 of my 365 photo a day project.

Apothecary Bottle and Clothespin
Apothecary Bottle and Clothespin

By Scott Norris

Emotion. Mood. Feelings. This is what I capture through my photographs. Whether it is landscapes, architectural elements, still life, or macros - it is a very personal journey as my own fears, triumphs, beliefs, and shortcomings are exposed with each photo. In the end, it is all about telling compelling stories.