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"Milk N' Cookies" - Every Favorite Childhood Treat
"Milk N' Cookies" - Every Favorite Childhood Treat
Simax


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Childhood Without Children II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Canon EOS
Location: Girlfriends Apartment - Puyallup, WA - USA
Date: Jan 21, 2008
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jan 22, 2008

 Fun shot for sure!

1 Gallon of Milk
$3.26

2 Rolls of Paper Towels
$1.97

60+ Cookies
$5.43

1 Borrowed Flash with Diffuser
$2.65 (had to buy batteries lol)

1 Big Stomach Ache from pre dunk'd cookies...
PRICELESS


Setup:
Used my girlfriends kitchen table.
Borrowed my friends Canon 580EX II flash (AMAZING)
Bought a $20 strobe light (I don't know what I was thinking I didn't use it)
2 tripods, one for the camera, one for the light
Used my Canon RS-60E3 Remote Switch

Lighting:
Ambient light coming in through a sliding glass door(left side).
60w desk lamp rigged to an extra tripod (back light).
Mirror reflecting the ambient light (right side).
And a camera mounted Canon 580EX II flash.

Once you get the timing down it's pretty simple. I actually got a pretty decent shot on my 3rd attempt. There was A LOT of messing with ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed, Flash adjustments, Lighting, Time of day (for proper ambient light).


Really not sure how this will do, I didn't see any shots like this the first time this challenge was out.

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 141
Avg (all users): 5.3021
Avg (commenters): 5.7692
Avg (participants): 5.1311
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Views since voting: 1230
Views during voting: 511
Votes: 235
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/29/2008 04:43:32 AM
I really like this photograph because the movement and lines of the glass.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2008 05:09:24 PM
Great use of contrast and movement! The form of the cup really adds to the quality of the picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2008 09:47:36 AM
I like the attempt, but the image appears noisy....unless there is some finish that is on the table.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2008 05:38:15 PM
Wow, what a mess that must've made. How much milk and how many clean-ups between shots did this take, anyway?!?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2008 05:10:16 PM
It's such a fun and interesting image but really noisy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2008 04:18:11 PM
love the idea, but has lot of noise in this picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2008 03:09:39 PM
seems to be a little noisy or over saturated or something but, its distracting. Great splash though!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2008 07:56:51 AM
Interesting take on the milk & cookies idea. I don't think the splash adds to the emotion or the feeling of childhood, but it certainly makes for a more dramatic photo. Great execution on the splash... lighting, composition, etc.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2008 06:21:12 AM
making me hungry
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2008 03:32:12 PM
Cool picture.. but kind of far from capturing a childless childhood...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2008 02:22:39 PM
the milk splashing is cool, but whats with the redish lines on the background area?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2008 08:16:33 AM
It's sort of noisy, but other than that it's a cool picture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2008 07:10:21 AM
I have never thrown my cookies into a glass of milk but that had to be a difficult shot. "A" for effort.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2008 09:33:29 PM
What color is the table? Is it noise?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2008 08:50:33 PM
This theme is wonderful. The cookies in the background inform the moment. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2008 08:37:45 PM
very noisy background. fun image though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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