Absolute Treasure
by capretta

Comment:
thanks for the comments guys, yes yes, the box is underexposed ;) i took many shots and this was the one with the best light on the subject which i thought was kinda the point of the challenge. i did have "jewels" and a pearl necklace which i lost in a big wave the day earlier! i had other shots with coins in the box, but the bottle had light reflections or other flaws which i felt excluded the pictures.

resonably happy i guess with my first entry, cheers..

Absolut Proof
by CNovack

Comment:
Although i think the composition needs a little something on the left, the lighting is VERY good, and your word play title fits the brief very well indeed. nice shot!

Absolute Red
by Tommy 2 Tone

Comment:
nice shot that fills the brief well i thought. to me the barrel distortion was a little off putting, but the lighting is excellent, high score from me!

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment:
high score from me cause i have no idea how you pulled off this shot within the rules!

Absolut on the Rocks
by TheDruid

Comment:
haha man i look at this shot and it reminds me of the old ads in my playboy magazines from the 70s! if i flip the page i expect to see an ad for houndstooth flared suits, kool cigarettes, or a datsun sunny. very nice, ill be interested in your method!

Absolut Reading
by Abra

Comment:
a nice idea, just lost a few points for the lighting of the bottle as it seemed quite harsh. if you could have found a way for the whole bottle to "glow" and somehow make the shadows look like the light was coming from the bottle i think it would be much improved.

Patio Perfection
by bwalker1

Comment:
a little bit "snapshot" for me, in the absolut ads the bottle is a glowing focus of the shot, but here it is not sharp and a little lost on the table. you must drink hard though to drink from the "unbreakable" shot glasses!

Absolutely underground
by sarampo

Comment:
it appears the lighting on the bottle blew out and it has recieved a fair bit of attention in pp. i think it detracts greatly from the picture.

Absolut-ly Pastoral
by sfalice

Comment:
A nice idea but i thought the backround subject could have been a bit more interesting ( pastoral to me gives thoughts of cows meadows etc). would it have made an interesting shot without the cutout in front? also the wonky martini glass kept drawing my eye, guess im a little autistic!

ABSOLUTely Frozen
by tfarrell23

Comment:
I thought this shot was ok, you did well to limit reflection, i just noticed a fair bit of noise and over sharpening and I couldnt tell it was frozen either.