10th: The Power of a Good Espresso by ctfchallenge

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06-JUN-2008	designboy

Can't live without them. Especially the one in the morning that makes me going...

/Jonas Svedberg

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ctfchallenge		17-Jun-2008 14:47
Jonas, enter this in the CSLR high-key challenge - there's lots of controversy about what's high-key vs high contrast but this fits in my opinion! :-) CJ

aam1234		11-Jun-2008 14:51
He he, the host posted an off-topic entry (according to Angio). That's a first :) I really like this one, Jonas.

ctfchallenge		09-Jun-2008 23:25
Very elegant pic designboy - a bit off topic but very well composed and great stop-action! -angioman

Guest		09-Jun-2008 22:32
Nicely done! -Cat

Photogenix		09-Jun-2008 00:12
Great tutorial Jonas. -RK

Canon DSLR Challenge		07-Jun-2008 00:17
Thanks for the tutorial, Jonas. I'm very impressed with your brains and talent. Good work. ~Lydia

Rod		06-Jun-2008 23:16
It worked.............No wonder she left home:-)

Guest		06-Jun-2008 23:04
Seems like a hick-up. The likn should work now.

Rod		06-Jun-2008 22:19
Glad to hear your still good friends, that's very important for the kids. I needed a password for the linky Jonas.

Guest		06-Jun-2008 21:07
And Rod. Check what the missus put up with earlier!http://www.pbase.com/designboy/image/35439178 ;)

Guest		06-Jun-2008 21:06
Well... Me and the missus separated in january... (But it's ok, we're friends and good parents still.) =) As for the splash I just dropped the cup slightly sideways from approximatley 25 cm (10 inches) height and a millisecond later pressed the trigger. I've never tried something like this before so I must say I was lucky to get a useful shot this fast.

Rod		06-Jun-2008 20:58
I found looking at the set up very interesting & you're lucky your missus puts up wiv it:-) How did you get the splash to go up like that? And how did you knock the cup over? Nicely done Jonas.

Guest		06-Jun-2008 18:48
Doug you got a point about the coffe leaving the frame. On the other hand you got a feeling of the coffe going high in the air as is. Hmm. I'll take it in consideration. /Jonas

Guest		06-Jun-2008 18:44
Haha! I did it in a hurry. So I din't even spell the title right! Thanks CJ... =) Charlie I did all the setup and shooting and and cleanup posting of the image in an hour. (I was invited to dinner at a friend so I had a time to meet.) In the best of worlds I would have taken more shots. But I did it i my kitchen (with wooden floor) so I didn't want to mess things up to much and the time was up. This is the third attempt. (The spash of the others wasn't as good). I'll try to post a image of the setup later this evening. The reflective surface is a white polycarbonate high glossy board. The reflection is possible with a mirror as well but I would not like to drop a cup of espresso from 25 cm height on to a mirror...

sue anne		06-Jun-2008 18:31
Very nicely done anad you're an artistttttt.

Charlie Beck		06-Jun-2008 18:30
I'm guessing a lot of work went into setting this up, including a lot of clean up work. I would like to ask what reflective surface you used, and how you kept a clean white background behind the spill.

ctfchallenge		06-Jun-2008 18:14
Nice "shot" Jonas, (there I go again with the bad puns!) but maybe not "God" espresso, but very good to be sure! ;-D CJ

ctfchallenge		06-Jun-2008 17:55
Well done Jonas, it compelled me to run downstairs to the cafe and get a shot myself :-) ~Brent

Guest		06-Jun-2008 17:50
An espresso is just what we need to wake up the galleries. Nice setup and nice work with the reflection. The only thing I would change is to neatly crop off the top of the splash to keep it from leaving the frame. If you could keep it natural looking that is. -COAmature

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