The often predictable, usually irrelevant photoblog of a beloved museum photographer.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

These are some bottles I shot for work. This is really what they look like...no cheesy filters or effects here. There were recovered from the bottom of the York River and are really old.

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  1. Those are amazing....how did that happen?

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    1. It happens when glass is buried for a long time...in this case, in the mud and muck of the York River for 200 years or so.

      http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/patination-and-historic-bottles

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  2. Man....I wish I would look that good after 200 years!:)

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