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Challenge: Recipe (Beverage) (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Ireland
Date: Jul 12, 2008
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Advertisement, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 12, 2008

 Introducing the Baby Guinness

No, it isn't a stout.
This is a shooter and it is really simple to make though it requires a touch of bar tending skill.

Ingredients:
Coffee Liqueur - Tia Maria or Kalua
Bailey's Irish Cream

1. Grab a (some)shot glass(s)
2. Pour just enough Coffee Liqueur to leave space for the "head"
3. Take a teaspoon, invert it and place one edge of it against the glass
4. Gently pour Bailey's over the spoon so as not to mix with the liqueur below.

Enjoy!

Post-processing.
Lightroom - White-balance, contrast, tones, minor HSL to try and match the colour of the bailey's with the guinness foam, crop.
Photoshop - Noise Ninja, border, export for web.

Statistics
Place: 91 out of 111
Avg (all users): 4.7173
Avg (commenters): 4.7692
Avg (participants): 4.4444
Avg (non-participants): 4.7662
Views since voting: 804
Views during voting: 385
Votes: 237
Comments: 15
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 07/23/2008 04:18:42 AM
Alright I get it now, I thought that was a really weird thing to do! Really though I'm embarrassed for not figuring it out bc I am a bartender. I usually just layer it by pouring the bailey's directly against the side of the glass, but it doesn't come out nearly so perfect. FYI-I like the dark, thought it was intentional. Made for a simple composition that only showed what was important.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/22/2008 06:51:44 PM
ha, nice pour. I don't really get why you'd put Guinness in a shot glass... but hey it makes for a cool looking picture. Nice DOF and composition.
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 07/22/2008 01:54:37 PM
Like the play on scale, fun composition.
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 07/20/2008 05:46:24 PM
underexposed
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 07/19/2008 02:49:27 PM
very dark....lost all detail
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 07/19/2008 12:38:08 AM
very simple, almost low key advertisement photo. nice shot
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 07/18/2008 06:14:49 PM
Lets hear it for good head! Nice shot!
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 07/18/2008 12:44:43 AM
Great dof and subjects, just a little too dark though. Needed a bit more fill somewhere...
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 07/17/2008 08:58:59 PM
Very dark, the Guinness doesn't stick out enough and the edges of the shot glass are almost not there...
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 07/17/2008 04:48:38 PM
ahha, just like his father
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 07/16/2008 11:40:25 AM
just too dark, pity
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 07/16/2008 06:43:50 AM
more DoF would have helped perhaps?
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 07/16/2008 05:47:01 AM
focus a tad off
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 07/16/2008 12:29:18 AM
I hope you've got the recipe because I'd like to have it.
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 07/16/2008 12:17:52 AM
When you shoot a dark drink on a dark background, you're not going to get a great result unless the area where the subject lies has a lit background area. In this case, your idea is nice, composure is nice, but the lack of background light to emphasis the drink(s) is missing, and because of that, I think your shot isn't as nice as it could be. But good luck!
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