Pictures from the Earth: Champagne!

Happy New Year!  What with sickness in the family, exhaustion from the stress of it, and the imminent return to work, we decided to have a quiet New Year's at home.  But with champagne!  And at least the worst I can expect tomorrow is to wake up with a slight headache.

I worked hard finding these five photographs.  Most champagne photos are of wedding toasts or champagne fountains.  Many were stiff or pretentious or cliche.  I wanted pictures that really conveyed: CHAMPAGNE!

1. "Champagne on the Bastion" by Matthias Book (photo page). (www.matthiasbook.de) This is a radiant photograph.  Everything in it is the color of champagne.

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2.  Two Glasses by Mini OzzY (photo page).   I loved the background sparkles and the contrast between the "liquid" gold of the decorative swirls and the sparkling gold of the actual liquid in these lovely champagne flutes.   This evokes excitement and festivity.  (Maybe next year....)

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3.  "Big Decisions" by April Killingsworth (photo page) (website:  Sweet Monday, Los Angeles)  These are elegant and intimate rather than festive and sparkling.  A perfect finish for a long, lazy meal with delicious little bits of things to nibble on. Lovely.

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4.  "Cheers!" by  Gin Soak (photo page). Party champagne for the holidays!  This photograph is neon-bright (though in such soft colors, a unique effect).  It just comes off the page at you.  Note the layer of brilliant golden bubbles.  It's a party in a glass!

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5.  "Wine Glass Splash" by Steve Ryan (photo page).   Up close and personal.  Champagne and strawberries:  luscious!  Love the splash and the sparkles.

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6.  Cheers! by  Jahdakine/John (photo page).  Looking deep into my champagne glass, I can see stars!  And confetti!  I'm going to take this as an augury for the New Year!

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7.Damn, that Champagne is Good! by Robert Catalano (photo page).  Damn straight.

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