2nd Place Demitasse* by Dan Koyanagi by Sony Forums Challenges


31-DEC-2004	Dan Koyanagi

Stainless steel demitasse cup and saucer on reflective surface.

Sony DSC-F828
1/100s f/8.0 at 42.2mm iso64 with Flash full exif

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Sony Forums Challenges		11-Jan-2005 00:59
Simple and beautiful, Dan...great lighting effect. Well executed. MFC

Dan Koyanagi		06-Jan-2005 02:55
Thanks for your feedback Willem, Sonny and Markjay. Your comments are appreciated. This one took a bit of trial-and-error but it was fun to work on.

Canon DSLR Challenge		03-Jan-2005 09:21
Very nice! One of the challenges of photographing both reflective subjects and, using reflective surfaces, is the challenge of creating a quality "light reflection". You have a "clean" controlled light reflecting off all surfaces... both your subject and background. (no light bulb or distracting elements in the reflections). Markjay

Guest		02-Jan-2005 15:15
I like the lighting, the simplicity of the image, and the inclusion of the circles and curves in your composition. Examining the image, I'm imagining a freshly brewed hot black coffee with a white steam emanating from its heat against the black background.

Guest		01-Jan-2005 10:17
I love the way you handled the light here. The light reflected on the saucer in the dark part of the image and vice versa, the definition on the rim of the cup, the lower part of the cip highlighted, all excellent. And I know how hard it is to get it right with these highly reflective surfaces. The only comment I have is that the cup and reflection don't seem to be in a fully straight line, either tilted or slightly curved, especially on the right side, maybe as result of the lens focal length or a viewpoint which was not 100% straight-on. Willem

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