there's an elephant in the room

or make that the courtyard.

craving for weeks now to do outside night shots but too chicken to brave the cold. finally, just needed to get it done with, so northy and i met up downtown and prowled the financial district. we spent quite a large amount of time at the commerce court courtyard.

while she's feeding meeeeester penguin's lust for the cold air, i was photographing this beautiful perfume bottle. this is "j'adore" by christian dior. stark empty and the scent almost gone. a nice young lady at the office gave it to me. at one point, i had to lie down on my stomach just to get this view point and boy! was the pavement über cold. well, yes, the temperature at that time was working its way down to the forecasted -8 celcius for the night. there's too much light reflected on the bottle and i just might re-shoot this bottle indoors to see how i fare with the lighting.

you might remember this courtyard from this post: http://365project.org/summerfield/365-again/2013-12-02

thank you for your kind visits and comments; know that they are truly appreciated.

[katy]

Thanks for the link to your other shot! That was before I started following you and now I understand the title! I admire your dedication to lay on the cold hard ground to get this terrific shot. Wonderful light and color on the bottle with perfect use of sc.

[Erika]

I like this. The glass is so clear, with the hint of blue. Very interesting in low key, too.

[Rita]

lovely capture, great to hear you are suffering for your art, just as every good artist should ;))

[Sally Ings]

I like the lighting here, creates a great nuance!

[Kate]

Very cool shot. Thanks for sharing the link. I see the elephant!! Beautiful low key!!

[Dixie Goode]

very pretty

[Maggiemae]

It has great reflected colours in it - the bottle! Nice crisp image and you can just see the table which is good! I like it a lot! fav

[Margaret Obey]

This is fabulous ms Summerfield. I love the light on and colour of the bottle with the rest of the background dark. Fav

[Bill Fenske]

Viewed on black, I can just make out the elephant. Brave you getting on the pavement in the cold. I love the light reflecting in the bottle.

[☠northy]

this came out beautifully! i really like how the elephant is only hinted at!

[Taffy]

This is SO creative!! And I'm glad you put the link in as I was trying to figure out how the elephant got into the shot in Toronto!

[Kristen]

The elephant in the background is really cool! :) Beautiful shot, I love the blue/purples tones in the bottle's highlights too.

[Francoise]

I love the picture and the reflected light in the bottle. I did wonder how the picture would change witout the bright spot to the right of the bottle. (oh, and thanks for the image of a grown woman lying on her belly in cold city night. Now I don't feel such a fool, or at least I know I'm not alone in being a possible fool.)

[alta]

Wonderful shot. Great composition.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I really like this bottle and the night lighting is great for it! If you do shoot it indoors you should try for a reflective black background too. In my mind it'd be a stunning shot! Bravo to you for getting down and chilly for the shot- it's perfect!