This technique often works ok for new labels, but not all, especially on an
older bottle of wine.
...Wayne
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Wine bottle label
> Sent: 17 Mar '18 18:51
>
> On 3/17/2018 8:52 AM, Mike Bloor wrote:
> > Any ideas on this problem? I want to photograph a wine bottle label. The
> label wraps around the whole bottle. Of course I could drink the wine, soak
> the label and try and remove it, dry it and flatten it.
>
> The better way is to pour very hot water carefully into the bottle to above
> the top of the label, keeping the label dry
> (funnel helps). Doesn't have to be boiling. We have no young children in the
> house, so I have the water heater set hot.
> The heat will release the glue and the label comes off much more easily and
> in much better condition.
>
> > It would be much more fun though if I can photograph it in situ. I have an
> E-M5 II to do this with.
>
> I've done that with a small, cylindrical object, rotating it slightly for a
> lot of shots, then combining them. (Did I
> use the PS panorama stitching?) It worked, but was mote trouble than I liked.
>
> For a wine bottle, I just remove the label and scan it. No lens distortion,
> no imperfect squareness, perspective
> distortion, etc.
>
> Flat Bed Moose
>
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