port

Years ago, friends gave a New Year's Eve party and served port. I had never had it before, but I loved it instantly. Now I keep it in my house. I buy decent port--not the $80 bottle variety, but not the brown paper bag variety either. Sometimes, when I feel the need for something special, I pour it into a small crystal glass and savor its appearance as well as its taste. R.L. Stevenson said, "Wine is bottled poetry." He must have been writing about port.

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jessamyn says:

wow that is a really lush picture.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Josho says:

I love the lighting. :)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

dearestfreshness [deleted] says:

Such rich color--certainly captures the spirit of port!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

six degrees says:

beautiful! my only regret about a wonderful drive down the coast of portugal was not sampling the port...you inspire me to find a bottle now! thanks for that. :-)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

dee_r says:

beautiful still life...makes me want a drink of port...sounds and looks romantic
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

eye2eye says:

bottled poetry... nice thought... and your elegant image brings it home. Absolutely superb in every way.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

glenfinlas says:

Ah yes, there's nothing so comforting as a mellow glass of port.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

StilinStyle says:

Nice still life - I LOVE PORT, and this looks delicious. Nice job of getting the rich amber red against the complimentary green....and I like the clarity of the crystal details. :-)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

J. Star says:

*beautiful* colors.
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skipgoforth says:

That is so beautiful!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Maha AlYousif says:

this is beautifullllll
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

BrittneyBush says:

Gorgeous color and incredible focus here. Found this on Explore btw.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Muffet says:

Thanks, everyon! This was taken for a Utata project. The weekend was rainy, and the blurred background is the wet screen of my sliding door with leaves behind. The nice glow comes from a flashlight I lay on the table, since at first the room was too gloomy to get a picture.
This is tawny port, by the way. I may try this again with ruby!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

jasperroz says:

Beautiful photo.............
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

iapia says:

This looks SOOOO good! Very nice colours together and the backlight is perfect. Just like poetry indead. :)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

narva3 says:

ah great shot here and bottoms up to ya girl......
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

The Pack says:

lovely
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

t. bell says:

Beautifully photographed!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

k_30 [deleted] says:

Beautiful.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

lawatha says:

Congratulations! This image is currently one of Flickr's most interesting photos for 03 June 2006. (It is on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

.dale. [deleted] says:

just perfect.
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Martin Cathrae says:

I fully agree with your description and love of port, I've tried to get nice pictures such as this as well, but I need classier port glasses! ;)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Muffet says:

I tried taking a similar picture with a glass of ruby port and it didn't work at all...it was too dark. The light never penetrated as completely as it did here. Lucky for me I had one swig left of tawny, I guess.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ANOXLOU says:

nice shot friend!

you should check out my series "a world made of glass"

www.flickr.com/photos/anoxlou/sets/7205759411 2734559/
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

VROG in Bristol says:

lovely shot
love the sharp transparent red against the soft bokeh background neutrals

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zera324 says:

after seeing this pic i feel to have wine(sitting in office)
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Blue387 says:

Used here:
www.thesmartset.com/article/article05050901.a spx
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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