Apothecary Carboys

I saw these two ornate glass stoppered vases in the bay window of a shop in Sheringham. These carboys, filled with coloured water, were the ‘trade sign’ of the old fashioned chemists. In the picture you can see how they sat in each corner, the yellow vase is apparent in the main shot. I took some photographs of the yellow jar too; isolated and placed it next to the red one. I bent the background through the vase to suit the refraction. Also in the collage is the central walkway in the new covered market in Yarmouth. One can see the pattern of white oblongs of sunlight from the roof above. I have reduced its opacity to blend in with the composition. I used a filter on the carboys and introduced the ‘sparks’ of sunlight.