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Ohno's Pickle Caster
Ohno's Pickle Caster
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Challenge: Something Old IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Date: Jan 11, 2015
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2015

[Jan. 17th, 2015 09:16:59 PM]

So Ohno was my great grandmother. I guess when my brother was little, she would run after him saying "oh no! Oh no!", and so she became Ohno.

I don't remember the pickle caster at her house, but I remember my mom having it for a long time. The cranberry glass and the shape always fascinated me.

Most of the time, pickle casters would have tongs attached to the side.

I tried shooting just the caster, but it didn't look right. The drapes are actually the drapes from my mother's front room. I draped them over my light box. You can tell I forgot to go back and straighten the lightbox after doing do!

It was boring as just a pickle caster shot, so everything seems to be improved by a cat.

Moriarty is always around when he's not particularly wanted. Do you think he'll cooperated when he is wanted??!? No! This was definitely fine for my needs, but it took a significant amount of time just to get to this point. Especially when it made me nervous having a cat next to a special antique on a small table.

Plus, I liked that it gave more of an idea of the size of the caster, than if it was just by itself. It really couldn't hold large pickles...


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/18/2015 11:53:39 PM
Charming. I love the bit of pinky red in all those neutrals, too. One of my ribbon choices.
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 01/18/2015 10:46:31 PM
elegant... great cat portrait and I love the pink.
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 01/18/2015 06:40:20 PM
Might have worked better with a narrower crop.
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 01/17/2015 07:42:54 AM
Thats nice. I never heard of these things until I looked it up after seeing your photo. I learn something new with every challenge. Also, nice cat!
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 01/14/2015 10:03:39 AM
Yep
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