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COFFEE SPLASH


COFFEE SPLASH
Photo Information
Copyright: Ratna Kong (Ratna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 221 W: 68 N: 204] (1231)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-27
Categories: Artwork
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Marylou's Favorites, Coffees of the World [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-10-30 7:59
Viewed: 1562
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 109
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Just want to try to freeze a motion and play around with shutter speed.

It really needs a lot of patience. The kitchen was in a mess to get that splashing effect. The tripod either. Luckily, the camera lens is alright =)
I made coffee four times and took a lot of shots to get this one.
Hope you like it.

Any critiques/comments/advise are welcome.

Shogun, kbeall, lybil, drackness, xuaxo, tico_tic, Silvio2006, Sebastien, moli, pablominto, Marylou, diverjohn, Werewolf has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • luisa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 393 W: 0 N: 73] (1382)
  • [2006-10-30 8:05]

You are a really patient girl, 4 times coffe?? wwoowww... :)):)
The result is great!!
Love the colours and the action of the photo!!
Well done!!:)
**

Dedication and yet it is a shame to waste all that coffee! Very effective shot at showing the motion of the cup and the reactive splash of the coffee. Hope you were able to drink some too!

Exellent Picture, you captured it perfectly... tfs
Ben

Patience really paid off. A fantastic photo
Well done
Will

  • Good 
  • na_wil (11)
  • [2006-10-30 8:17]
  • [+]

brilliant shot of the 'splash', well worth your patience and persistance, but the background doesn't do much for your composition. I'd play around with your original shot a bit more, and the top part of the cup looks very obviously cut out. Tricky project, keep working on it.

Brilliant. Your hard work and patience paid off. It's perfect. The only negative is seeing all that coffee go to waste. (I'm holding on to mine very carefully right now as I write.)
-Hugh

Bonjour.
Merveilleuse cette tasse de café en train de se renverser.
Bravo pour cette belle réalisation !!!

Hello Ratna.

Excllent phofo, very good details an colors.

Regards.

I hope you put some newspaper down for this shot, what a mess if you didn't!

very sharp and colourful TFS

  • Great 
  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2646 W: 1 N: 1268] (15457)
  • [2006-10-30 10:27]

Genial compo Ratna, felicidades... saludos

  • Great 
  • Shogun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 831 W: 52 N: 418] (10391)
  • [2006-10-30 10:54]

hi Ratna. very nice composition. great timing! Great details on the coffee and colors. your effort paid off. well done. Tfs

Shogun

  • Great 
  • tracer Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 788 W: 45 N: 1588] (7924)
  • [2006-10-30 11:08]

Wow Ratna! i could imagine your kitchen.=)
caffiene in action perfectly captured!

  • Great 
  • dotuan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 71 W: 132 N: 50] (3051)
  • [2006-10-30 11:15]

Excellent shot Ratna. I like it. But I think a dark brown frame is more suitable.
Bravo.
DT.

very good work

  • Great 
  • kbeall Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 532 W: 109 N: 902] (3580)
  • [2006-10-30 12:28]

Hi Ratna,

Both you and your brother are talented photographers! Both of you had works that caught my eye, and each is individual.
You get an A+ for determination in capturing this creative shot. Maybe I should just grab a camera and stand back while my four children are eating; sounds like your kitchen looked like mine after a typical meal!
All the best,
Karen

Hey - it's a wonderful action-shot - I love to see the water mooving, all the drops - and with perfect sharpness.
I also have to try it sometime, I love drop-shots, thanks and bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hello Ratna! Wonderful composition! Perffect shot! Great colours, detail, sharpness! Very well done! Lili

Lucky, just finnesh my coffee, otherwise i had 'licked'my screen. haha.
Hope you didn't spoiled too much.
Jan

  • Great 
  • valari Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 964 W: 102 N: 395] (4105)
  • [2006-10-30 14:44]

Hello Ratna,I like your perfect shot,just small sorry for the coffee as i love to drink so much and now I miss one cup fresh black coffee...:)
valentina

  • Great 
  • Tomek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1283 W: 47 N: 2927] (16846)
  • [2006-10-31 13:17]
  • [2]

Hello Ratna:)
Ilove this capture of coffe splash and is so nice "frozen in time" --- well done, congratulations. Tomek

nice shot ratna, well done.
haldian

Well done; especially the contrast between the coffee and the background; also good POV. But I’d choice another cup in one or two colors at the most.

hi ratna
another nice shot from your lens. the pov is very good. the composition is perfect.the moment has been captured very well must be a very difficult shot. the colours look nice. well done
tfs
regards
pankaj

Hi Ratana, i like this shot so much, coingratulations for this great shot i like it so much the capture... just great!!!, nice shot... TFS

  •      
  • xuaxo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 53 W: 0 N: 16] (101)
  • [2006-11-06 7:47]

Great effort. Outstanding result. Very good work. Perfect picture.
F

Wow, you really endured patience in time and effort didn't you. i think its worth it to see such photo. next time i'll try my own technique of water spalsh.

Regards,
Frisco

Hello Radna.
Very good and beautifull composition.
Nice idea and well done.
Frans

Hi Ratna, original photo, good idea well realized, ciao Silvio

That splash of coffee in an instant (coffee ;-)) is a succés !
Thanks you for sharing !
Kisanlov
Myriam

well captured, great details and colors!
tfs

Fantastic! You really got an incredible shot with all that patience.
Well done!
Jacobo

  • Great 
  • sleger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 564 W: 57 N: 181] (3549)
  • [2006-12-13 22:55]

Well done. I hope it did not damage your lense.

Sylvain

  • Great 
  • nana Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 129 W: 1 N: 116] (908)
  • [2006-12-14 16:45]

YOu really do have patience, and well worth it too..... I love it well done and you have caught it with such sharpness and clarity.... nana

sangat bagus saatnya memotret kopi itu ! very nice dan sangat tajam ! really great ! ayo gih, tambah dong !

  • Great 
  • lion Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 598 W: 66 N: 31] (5814)
  • [2006-12-17 10:47]

Fantastic shot!!
I like your idea.
Nice colors.

Marija

  • Great 
  • otnid (14)
  • [2006-12-20 3:21]
  • [+]

I consider you as a creative still life photographer. You'r ideas is simple but fresh and looking new kinda a concept of techniques. This photo is just a good high speed photo...like the moment of splash. great job..
Friendly yours..

Good effort on freeze motion photography. I look forward to more of such works.

Hi Ratna,
It's a great idea and a great shot, I like it very much! Very good details, colors and compo.
TFS,

Sébastien :)

hi
nice pic....
gud use of shutter speed and angle....Altogether excellent shot...

  • Great 
  • moli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1457 W: 275 N: 2061] (12582)
  • [2007-01-24 14:18]

Wow Ratana. This is fantastic capture. Looks very good congratulations! Good idea as well.
Very impressive.
Regards
J-23

Hello Ratna,
Freeze is very well done, the action is captured with great skill!
Tight framing enhances my experience...
Very well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

The idea is quite good, and you stopped the movement so well. The droplets are very nice, although I might be tempted to clone out the small ones. Probably not easy as it looks to take the shot. Nice work!

Hi Ratna :)
The most wonderful shot I ever saw ! Excellent work ; shot full of colours , great light and sharpness ! Congratulations ! I love it !
Marylou

  • Great 
  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1412 W: 130 N: 3837] (15946)
  • [2007-02-13 10:23]

Hi Ratna..
will be back for points!!! in the a.m
What a shot.. great notes.. WOW!
Frame is just perfect..
Well done and an extra :) for your patience

Tricia

  • Great 
  • karie Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 18 W: 0 N: 19] (252)
  • [2007-02-13 11:10]

Thanks for a fun idea! More things to play around with!

It's always good to experiment with photography and here the results are terrific. I like the way you have managed to capture the coffee in a frozen motion. My hat goes off to you.
I think well worth making so much coffee and the mess. Amazing at only 1/100 speed!

Great shot!
So difficult to get, and you said the kitchen was a mess, but you persisted.

Hi Ratna!
I love your experiment. I also wana do this sometime. Nice selection of the subject and putting a nice BG and border, the composition is nice! TFS
Freddie :)

Excellent capture. Beautiful sharpness and details.
Excellent result.
TFS
Pierre

excellent freeze action photo ratna :)
the sharpness looks very good here
good dynamics and framing
well done :)

koh

Have to admit...this is my favorite today from your folder...(and tomorrow there could be anything else:)
Perfect stop-action...
Outstanding in every way!!!
David

  • Great 
  • lopa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1083 W: 242 N: 847] (8927)
  • [2007-03-15 11:31]

Hi Ratna,
very pretty shot.
The development is perfect and clearness is successful.
cheer.
Lopa

Hello Ratna

What a great idea and outstanding result. Very good compostion, colours & action, splash of the cofee is really so impressive, super top class photo of cofee's product.

Outstanding work.

cheers

rajiv

Hello Ratna. Great shot, well worth the mess. Thanks for sharing.

Regards Phil.

hats off to your professionalism on this fun project. i love the colour presentation

  • Great 
  • kapil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 102 W: 45 N: 67] (500)
  • [2007-04-03 7:40]

Very nice effect. I like contrast in image.. it really worths the effort you have taken to make coffee four times.
TFS

  • Great 
  • vtd_k Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 275 W: 0 N: 128] (1270)
  • [2007-04-07 0:03]

Hi Ratna,
Excellent shot!
Nice comment!
Wonderful and Great job!

TFS
Vu

You would say that the camera had the shake after and i would believe you... Lol!
I imagine the decorum to make it... But you obtain your goal in a rich way! The movement, drops and little wave... everything is there!

nice idea! i just have one question... did you cut the cup and put it on a different background? maybe you could have added some shadows or blurred the edges a little bit so that it blends more with the background. but nevertheless, good shot!

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