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Morning Coffee #45691
Morning Coffee #45691
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Brown Ribbon Deja Vu (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Essen, Germany
Date: Feb 20, 2008
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Studio, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2008

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If you hadn't already guessed from the number in the title, this is the picture I chose to redo:


Guess this will end around 6.2, comments will be like "wow, nice detail" and "makes we want to have a coffee, too", but I will be handed out sixes by the vast majority of voters.

POST: Though it scored higher than I expected, it's a bit sad to see the end result: 1) it has been around 6.5ish all week, 2) lots of the higher finishing images have been voted higher for their good execution, regardless of their missing relation to the challenge description; in fact, among those are 4 pictures (including 2 of the ribboners) I rated 4 and lower for DNMC...

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 73
Avg (all users): 6.3830
Avg (commenters): 7.1000
Avg (participants): 6.2250
Avg (non-participants): 6.4455
Views since voting: 1720
Views during voting: 310
Votes: 141
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 02/29/2008 10:42:41 PM
Originally posted by whiterook:
Cup is too full

I just love this comment. It shows perfectly some literally minds. I know that Whiterook is joking, but I can't stop loving his sarcastic words ;)
Congrats on the TOP 20
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 02/29/2008 05:25:31 PM
I like the square crop to give maximum effect of detail inside the cup. As always your light work is excellent. I am guessing a softbox? I haven't learned how to light things well yet, so I could be way off. Thanks for leaving a comment on my entry even though you scored it low, I appreciate getting negative comments as well.
Joe
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/28/2008 01:20:54 PM
Way improved over the brownie. I like all the fine details of the bubbles. Brown shades seem to be a tough color to get to pop like this, so a double attaboy on this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/27/2008 05:04:10 PM
Well done! The swirls opposite the grain of the table are great. Perhaps the handle should be more on the diagonal and I'm not sure the white mug is the best color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/27/2008 11:18:33 AM
Nice swirl effect in the coffee but i feel the lighting needs work
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/24/2008 11:12:27 PM
You nailed the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/23/2008 06:02:20 AM
Cup is too full
 02/22/2008 11:15:57 PM
beautiful remake of the original. very sharp, interesting background, great composition - the only thing is you're probably getting comments on the light reflections
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2008 03:33:18 PM
Very cool shot. I like how the woodgrain in the background matches the original, but that everything else is "kicked up a notch."
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2008 09:37:05 AM
Far more appetizing cup of coffee.

I would have liked to see the complete cup though, slightly wider, maybe with the handle on the diagonal.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2008 08:22:46 AM
Love that you have managed to get the background very much like the original and your coffee looks far more appealing than the other one!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2008 07:32:48 AM
Definitely a WOW here - I actually also liked the original but yours is a tad stronger :P 10
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 02/22/2008 07:27:56 AM
funny, i was going to do the same one :)
huge improvement over the original. nice.
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