Midnight Cocktail

Thanks Bernd for commenting on this one. It took a lot of time to set up and quite a mess to clear so it`s nice to get some positive feedback. Thanks for putting it in your favs!

AMAZING!!!

Many thanks Mel! It’s bedtime in Brussels now… 2 of your shots came up at random and blew me away, so I’m off to your gallery tomorrow after work as I’m sure there’s lots more treasure. L8R,BB

Thanks billyboy, hope you can find something you like….lol!

You’ll find my work is usually undisciplined and messy compared to this fine art of yours…...but sometimes I fluke it.

I sometimes also use really cheap lenses, and they can add a bit of extra interest….just not sharpness….anyway ….enjoy!

awesome work! creative, original.

Many thanks, Rose for the encouragement! Can’t wait for more of your Collectors series!

Mel, I just got back from your gallery and I am amazed by the quality and imagination there. What I like most about your work is that you are first and foremost a photographer and so you know how to bring out the best of any subject—I can see how much thought goes into each shot. Your post processing is also excellent and you use it to supplement your photographic skills rather than hide them. I’ll look forward to seeing more from you! BB

Wow, guaranteed to bemuse the brain and I love knowing how you did it but what was the inspiration? Can you pinpoint that or is it just one of those things?

Thanks Empress for commenting. The inspiration came from the glass I found in a shop and what an amazing color it was (see Before Midnight in my gallery), plus the fact I was mesmerized by the idea of capturing the smashing of a water-filled glass with a pellet on film. The lightning, lemon and pepper were afterthoughts. But let’s face it—if I was totally of sound mind, it never would have happened!

Cheers, BB

woohoo, that sounds like great fun….........love it
xkc

brilliant!!!!

Very cool! Must’ve been a very satifying moment LOL!

Thanks Karen, Nicole and Damien!

Awesome work!

Amazing work.

Thanks Annika and Judy. Taking the trouble and time to do this kind of photography is what always gave me a buzz, and with all your encouragement I’ll have to get out there and start shooting stuff again—litterally!

Another incredible high speed shot!

AWESOME! you are very good with your switch and I would love to know how it triggered the flash, is this a long exposure? I love the added lightning bolt! it gives it a really strong pop!

Nice work BB!

Excellent photo, great imagination!

How did I not notice this one before? All your hard work definitely paid off! You can tell a lot of thought was put into this. This is incredible!!!

This is such a clever shot….I’ve only just found your portfolio and it’s so enjoyable to look through. Thanks for sharing you skills. Your work is amazing

Incredable work ,fantastic creation.

Awesome

Just found this one BB, Now those are nice glasses and you RUINED the whole set…BAD BILLY!

fabulous!

Beautiful, great work mate.

wow – what an amazing result of your experiments. just love it. creative and unique work.
ps: thanks a lot for your kind words about my images – I appreciate them a lot.

UNBELIEVABLE. Wow, what will you come up with next my friend. Very creative,

I loved it…...its amazing how you CATCH that moment in the majority of your shots…..you rock…BB I still want a set of those glasses, where did ya get them? lol

Wonderfuly composed image (all that hard work paid off big time); exquisite focus, fine detail color and use of lighting…..

What!!? How awesome, great capture, very cool and original.Thank you for your kind words.

OUF ! not simple to do but what a shot ,amazing ,congrats!!!

Yay! Congrats on home page feature BB…

Now it’s gone! It didn’t stay up very long, I’m afraid…. that totally stinks. :(

I think it was some kind of error, on RB’s part… you weren’t there for 24 hours, that’s for sure.

Awesome art

stunning!

Very interesting capture, Billy – like the strong color and the MOMENT!

Creativity at its very best!! Awesome!

“The glass lost the game but, still stands on his shooes :))

Great Shot Billyboy
:)

Hehehe :)
The “art” that you are into is, GREAT Billyboy… And I am simply trying to see it by my “sense”.. :)
:)
You re real good and lucky too..
The weird part at the pictures is :
Glass has got the same color shade and still staying on his own shoes :o))
“Simply says : does not matter whats going on; nothing is about “around”, it was never..It was all between me and myself”... :) ( Taken from Mother Theresa’s saying” : People Are Often Unreasonable.

:)

I wish you good luck and lots od scenes that you catch by your heart :)

od=of (Sorry to needed to flood)

Erhan, your interpretation of my work is very special to me, so many thanks for taking the time to look and comment. Yours is a wonderful soul!

This is Awesome, Bill. With the three shots together, it’s very dramatic. The fact the glass is still standing AND retains the garnish is incredible. I’m glad you put three photos together.

There must be an awful lot of the Irish in you, billyboy, your gift of the gab is just as good as your art! Glad you are fogiven, but, are you sure chocolates are sufficient penance for such a soul-destroying act?

It certainly seems like! Care is always appropriate and revenge . . . well, that may be on the cards, too! Someone else might have something to say about your proposed course of action, though.

Wow! is right, billyboy. You’ve really done it this time, it seems.

P.S.: Have fun , it’s beddy byes for me now. It’s very cold and the fog is rising, the electric blanket and choccie covered AKs are waorking overtime to warm the bed! Goodnight.

WoW!!!!!!!!!

wonderful comp billy boy ,I can hardly wait to see what you think up next ,you are such an inspiration to us all.

WOW ~ this is so awesome !! beautiful work

i hope you will add this to the
Cocktails and Dreams
gallery of works. It is so wonderful

hi !! yes my new group was just launched by RedBubble a few days ago. Spread the word please < ( ^ _ ^ ) > I love your work and the entire way you set it up, so fantastic !!
Cheers !!

i’m so glad you like it : ))

what a wonderful experiment! The results…may I say are smashing! Outstanding work!!! Cheers, S,

Wow. Just… Wow.
Magnificent in every single possible way. Normally I don’t go for manipulations, but the effort & technical skill involved in this far outweigh the fact that it isn’t a single moment.
I really wish I had the words right now to properly express what I love & think from this shot… but I’m just sitting here going, “wow”.

Yep – Means “Little Dragon” (there’s meant to be a flick on the i but I rarely bother trying to get it to work on account names)... I’m a wretched geek who’s been running D&D campaigns far too many years & it stuck.

There’s nothing more satisfying I think than pushing your normal boundaries, testing yourself & your theories, going out on that proverbial limb & getting that one shot you’re happiest with for too many reasons than words can explain.

So much of this shot (or rather, each shot it involves) shows technical knowhow & an eye for what you want. The lighting, the colour contrasts, the framing & the story. It’s all there & perfectly executed.

... I’m going to add you to my watch list if you don’t mind… & once I’ve got the time between processing my own I’ll be trying to work my way through browsing the rest of your online folio =)

Great image.
Getting the distance between the foil and the glass must have been the tricky part.

damn babe so much work went into this…and it is first-class

impressive

Wow Billy, you’re like a mad scientist! A Wizard! You must have inspired MacGyver! Absolutely fabulous shot!

mate this is pretty damn technical. far out.

prefer lighting fires mesself

Oh, I’m glad to have made you so happy Billy – puts a smile on face too. :0)

Great !

Amazing!!! you have taken a liking to pellets i see :) thanks for sharing the before and after….it really is amazing :)

AMAZING

wow you are so clever ,this is amazing …..you should do more of these .

LOVE THIS ONE!!

It’s not my tiger rug so don’t feel so bad, it’s just one I came across in my travels. :)

wow!!!! That’s fabulous!!!! and you said that today was not your day..:) don’t think so..:)

Such imagination, creativity and artistry here! Congrats!

very creative and wonderful art ~ xx

Amazing creative process to produce this brilliant shot…well done billyboy…love it :)

You are so CLEVER billy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUPER,,

Can’t wait to see it Billy :) It will be a blast :) :)

this is amazing ,,great idea and well executed

Billy This is Brillant work..so interesting & I love the colour ! Miss Folly Foot

FABULOUSFABULOUSFABULOUS BILL!!!!

great composition

Incredible work – I’m really impressed!

I’ve just come back to this again…...it’s a WOW shot! The effort you’ve gone to, let alone the cleaning up you would have had to do….still amazes me….heh!

Well, besides making this a favorite, and really enjoying your description, I’m glad you cleaned up your own mess!! Good for the soul!

Followed the link to your studio, Wow, man, when I say You Rock, I mean you Really Really Really Really Rock! I recognize enough of the clients to be really amazed, never heard of a studio with all those live-in amenities either, let’s all hope the industry keeps on keeping on, music gets everybody through tough times! See you around, my friend!!

Good God.. I am afraid to go too deep to fast.. what incredible set up work you do.. jezze I feel so humble around your amazing ‘ass’!! xox

Amazing work with great impact,must have taken you ages to set it up not to mention the clean up that followed.

FANTASTIC!!!!!!! And your set up was definately worth it! Great story to back up this brilliant photo Billy!

awesome image, well done

Oh you are too good! ;o) What an awesome capture! Although I really would not have wanted to walk barefoot in your kitchen for a while. ;o)
Well done! xo

realyl outstanding work
..roy

It is a brilliant image and I love your story!
Congratulations on your feature in Still Life and Food Photography

Very nice, indeed!! Well done! Question: Do you have one that isn’t so tightly cropped?

hey bb, very cool concept, love the effect. Color, lighting and balance perfect.

love it!

AMAZING IMAGE!!!! Everything has allready been said, not gonna try to add, just agree with all of them! SUPER!!!

Fantastic work, very creative! I am only an amateur…loved looking at your work!!

Brilliant !

amazing! makes me want to try some high tech stuff meself!

Such a musculine energy coming from that immage…Sending you my compliments, even you were very naughty to smash such a nice coctail….

awesome image;

beautiful work… fav
...ove

Amazing work !!

WOW.. Very cool I still dont understand how you did it but its excellent.

ya gun an dun did it! awesome mate… +fav

WOW. This is awesome! Nice job!

i’d like one of those please….
and er…put it on my tab!!

brilliant mate!

this is so brillant i love it

Smashing !!!

;)

Wow! Such a power in this shot!

I love this place! I was trying to leave, took all my work down, but I guess I am addicted to it! So now I brought some of my work back together with some new shots and trying to souround myself only with a good vibes! I am going through your portfolio right now and I must admit you have awesome skills and gorgeous daughter! Awesome work here!

That description, while wonderful to me, pesonally, is also the perfect description of the “why” in the question “Why are most artists divorced?” or “Why can’t artists hold a relationship together?”

lol It’s alright with me, though, because I’m the sort of person who would hang a Van Gogh print behind where the towels are stacked, so that people would receive the occasional shocking joy of Surprise Art!

I would not shoot a glass, though. i’d be much more likely to fill several of them with paint and toss them against a wall.

I’m divorced!

(lol that’s not really why, but, it sounded good!)

You really amaze me billyboy. Glad to see those glasses didn’t die in vain. This is simply outstanding!!

I love the colours here and the whole concept, very clever and a visual delight

Hehe. You know billyboy, I’m so vague it only occurred to me tonight to go to your site. How dumb is that! Yep I’m a bit vacant (medication has a lot to answer for lol) but I loved your site and what you do so now I’ll see each time you upload :)

Oh, now I like you even better! Painting a ceiling at 5 a.m., for your wife (more or less). That’s just sweet!

RATS!!! Please don’t explode one of those, my sensitive psyche couldn’t take it LOL!!

OK Billyboy, I’ll be waiting for that one. Outside of the animal zealots wanting you in jail, it would still be worth the exciting capture for me and the kittens. :)

awesome image,,, well done

Haha. I love it.
If I had one right now, I’d drink it. (glass and all)
Seriously cool!

Wow, excellent capture, love the combination of the broken glass and the lightning

Wow, excellent capture, love the combination of the broken glass and the lightning

a real BLAST!

hi billy!!! no i never watch, SORRY!!! The place is crowded with outrageous gays here as you know so I do not really need to! LOL! (and just to make sure you do not get me wrong I HAVE NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER with gay people) but I can see why it makes you laugh! All the Baltic states are supporting eachother so I do not think we’ll ever make the finals anymore) besides that it all politics! ( hellooooo-o-o-o-oTel Aviv can you hear us?....YES we can!!...please gives us your results!!...OK her we go!!......Germany..zero points….....Allemagne jamais point…...I repeat…Allemagne jamais, JAMAiS points!!! LOL)....Weather sucks here as well, my first weekend off in a long time and no beachweather! But, got enough to do in the house so won’t be bored!! enjoy your weekend!!! Nice place to be Brussels!! Do they still dress up “manneke pis’’ btw XXX!

how you suffer for art billyboy, wonderfull capture tho
you seem to have a dynamic imagination

by suffering i ment breaking 3 glasses and having to spend an a hour tidying up
sorry for the confusion i should have been more explanatory
still can`t get over that cat tho, it would make a brilliant poster

WUNDERBAR
:)

your work is all so creative,,LOVE IT ALL…

Congrats! You’ve been featured on the Artistic Libation Group
!http://www.wondercliparts.com/congratulations/graphics/congratulation_3.gif (girl in a martini glass).! Cheers, S.

Let’s try that image again shall we. LOL.

There she is!!!

Well, I may have been a day late and a dollar short (seeing that I’m commenter #503), but it’s obvious that this shot is loved by many, so another feature was in order! (can’t have too many I say) :) I’ve been wanting to have my picture taken while sitting in a giant martini glass forever…must add that to my bucket list! LOL. Cheers, S.

WOW OUTstanding and EXCELLENT.

LOL…it’s a long way to Belgium from Canada, but if I’m ever over that way I’ll be sure to book an appointment, but only if you promise not to break the glass while I’m sitting in it!!! Have a great weekend. Cheers, S.

wow…this is so cool…great image:)

wow !! excellent

Now this has enthused me to do better, like you I love shots that create a difference. You are inspirational.

absolutely AMAZING!!! As Steve said, you truly are inspiration! i got an eye on ya, keep up the good work!

Not sure without looking how old this string is. Your shot is brilliant – I guess you are as mad as a hatter in a very sane and arty way. I say artists don’t think like everyone else, my wife says artists don’t think! She must be an alien – we are the normal people, its the rest we have to feel sorry for. Your on my hit list billyboy (which, if you didn’t know, and I’m sure you do, is a brand name for a male contraceptive here in Germany!). Cheers mate!

After tons of scrolling down to here …the thought did cross my mind.. featured? Feature the Featured artist.. tee hee.. this si fine work Bb.. thank you for the help with the banner.. it excites me!

This is wonderful work and ingenuous,love it!

km.

you deserve the new one..

awesome BB…now this is sweating it for your art! Amazing set-up and your reaped the rewards. That perfect piece of lemon surrounded in blasting blue is fantastic..great contrast in colour too. Wild image :)

Now that’s what I call a shot!!! Great!

Wow this is superb pity you had to blow 3 glasses in the process but guess the clean up job was more hurtful…....congrats on your feature

wow just so awesome!

Stunning

Awesome work Billy!

Ha ha WOW it worked ! Eyecatching !

Brilliant work! Well done on executing this.

A brilliant image, now thats dedication trashing the kitchen for art..cheers j

Fantastic work…And great comments too.

OMG, SERIOUSLY, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW. This is the most awesome thing i have ever, ever seen on RB. Fantastic idea. Did i mention WOW.

What an amazing image I love that color

Looks like a lot of work to make this! Beautiful image!

I just wrote you a bubblemail, but my english is not that good, and i have misunderstood it :)
A mouse shooting is a great idea :) (shooting the pellet)

:) now i have to laugh too…..i saw already a lot of blood :)

wow, what can I say that has not been said yet about this shot, cocktails are a luxury and so is being able to stay up beyond midnight, at least for me, so this is one image that will challenge my brain for days to come, as I am seeing so much more than the night liquor and the fun taking this shot and hopefully you got to drink some of it, the lemon is another part of it, fresh, unique, original and very very creative and brilliant, just simply adore it and LOVE IT

Whoa! Just whoa!... This is amazing… Wonderful work :-)

brilliant creation

stupendous, Bill, and once again thanks for explaining the technique!

“and spent an hour cleaning up the kitchen” I bet you did! LOL! do you have curious neighbours??