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Challenge: Coffee Shop (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Kitchen table
Date: Oct 4, 2005
Aperture: 35
ISO: 200
Shutter: 8
Galleries: Landscape, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Oct 4, 2005

Mmmmm... Coffee at Sunset!! No, it's really my kitchen table with a sunset picture I took in Hawaii as a back drop.

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 154
Avg (all users): 5.5095
Avg (commenters): 6.4839
Avg (participants): 5.3750
Avg (non-participants): 5.5492
Views since voting: 843
Views during voting: 477
Votes: 316
Comments: 33
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/11/2005 06:51:59 PM
What an original idea! Nicely done!
10/11/2005 11:33:04 AM
amazing idea
10/11/2005 08:18:32 AM
Maybe a little more focus on the beans would make the image slightly better. Nice job getting creative and giving us something different to look at.
10/11/2005 07:16:53 AM
very clever... my only suggestion would be to maybe get closer so it would be clear without the challenge topic that it's coffee
10/11/2005 12:35:35 AM
nice sun..was hoping the reflection could have reached the coffee mounds though. great job :)
10/10/2005 11:34:37 PM
This is a neat shot, if only for the outstanding sky. The coffee "mountains" are kinda corny, but also work on a fun level. Technically, I wish there was a little more Depth of Field, so that more of the coffee grounds were in focus. The lighting is very good, and the crop just works perfectly. Wow, the stunning beauty of the sky in this shot just makes me comment on it again. Good capture.
10/10/2005 08:02:40 PM
Quite clever! Great effort. 8
10/10/2005 02:11:17 PM
Originality !! 7
10/10/2005 05:18:36 AM
Love the imagery here. Well done
10/09/2005 07:39:45 PM
A creative approach.
10/09/2005 03:20:11 PM
Good idea, but needs more depth of field.
10/08/2005 08:09:26 PM
pefect Idea, but its unfocus, just a 6
10/08/2005 03:57:28 AM
Well... I must admit, this doesn´t really scream "coffee shop" to me as they are not normally placed on the beach under the open sky where I come from but of course I am going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that this is taken at an actual coffee shop. I kindof like this shot but it could have been so much better if you did 2 things different (of course just my opinion)

1. Stood up just a little bit more and composed this more according to the rule of thirds, having the mounds the bottom third, the water the middle third and the sky the top third.

2. Had the whole shot in focus, having the sky out of the DOF is just distracting me, I would have wanted to see this whole shot within the DOF.

Don´t get me wrong, I still like this shot and I gave it a 7.
10/08/2005 12:04:18 AM
Nice picture, but it dosent look to much like coffee.
10/07/2005 11:25:41 PM
I'd close the aperture all the way down and focus at hyperfocal distance in this...
10/07/2005 05:26:31 PM
Interesting and creative composition.
10/07/2005 10:27:39 AM
Interesting concept
10/06/2005 05:58:54 PM
This is a very nice shot. Unique and creative.
10/06/2005 02:45:15 PM
kind of a stretch I think so you will get nailed for thinking outside the box.
10/06/2005 02:18:30 PM
Beans in the sunset... I like it.
10/06/2005 12:17:46 PM
if not for your title i would have thought mounds of soil. pleasant backround and well composed
10/06/2005 08:51:16 AM
Interesting idea.
10/06/2005 07:47:41 AM
Novel idea (though strictly speaking not a coffee -shop-).

Message edited by author 2005-10-12 07:13:54.
10/05/2005 09:32:05 PM
awesome 10
10/05/2005 08:29:15 PM
Ineresting, but you'd never see this at a coffee shop.
10/05/2005 07:12:56 PM
such a great photo concept. love the warm colors and the ray effects on the sun.
10/05/2005 07:02:23 PM
WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!!!
10/05/2005 06:05:54 PM
This is really neat! Suppose it's a coffee shop on the beach? Big points here for a good shot and an original idea!
10/05/2005 04:50:38 PM
Creative! Nice! I love how the mounds of beans look huge. Colors are appealing. Good job.
10/05/2005 12:35:55 PM
I really enjoyed the unique creativity you added to this challenge... great work and good starburst on the sun
10/05/2005 11:58:36 AM
Very cool shot. Love that you did something outside of the usual with the coffee beans & you did it well.
10/05/2005 05:13:55 AM
Nice photo, maybe a bit too much yellow in the sky though, foreground a bit blurry
10/05/2005 05:00:56 AM
Needed to be more focused. Also, didn't think the sunset worked well with the grounds.


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