and a Slice of Cake please!
by biggood53

Comment:
Interesting shot, quite nicely done and then majorly spoilt by the verticals not being vertical. Just makes you work look sloppy which from the care taken to set up the lighting, its not.

Trees in Fog
by gbos

Comment:
Greta image ... terrible submission for coffee shop. It's getting a 1 not because its a bad picture but because it shows complete disregard for the challenge process

Refill
by greigner

Comment:
Simple and effective. The shadow is especially significant as it should be denser nearer to the cup yet that's where it bleaches out. The result is an art feel rather than a photographic treatment. Very well done

Symmetry of Coffee
by maguero

Comment:
"Wow factor 9 if you please Mr Scott"

coffee
by tcmartin

Comment:
This is an interesting idea and a lot of work has gone into it. If the intention of the message is "dirty and used" then your post-production needs to generate that. As it is, the greyscales are smooth and even with no noise. As a result, the message is lost and the image sort of fails to have the impact that is lurking there

The Morning Nebula
by Beach_mel

Comment:
So simple yet so effective. I believe that this demonstrates the strength of good composition. The light is smooth, low and interesting and the overall effect of the black areas gives the image its strength

Waiter,I asked for LIGHTENER,not BRIGHTENER !!
by elderell

Comment:
Great idea, I expected to see that in "Beverages". This just feel over lit. The light is flat and gives the cloth too much significance in the image. I'm trying to imagine it on a dark background,

A Simple Life
by joysee

Comment:
Ok, this is interesting. Love the shapes, this image *does* love the almost B&W and the simplicity is attractive. I can't make up my mind about the composition, something is "off" a little but I can't decide what that is. The book is a key element in the contrast of shapes so its not that although I feel the cup may be too centreed in frame. A major niggle though (looses at least a point) is that you haven't rotated the image to get your horizon level.

coffe at table
by maryares

Comment:
It's hard to find v ery much attractive here. There are possibilities for this image but ti does raise some questions first. Why B&W? Coffee thru a straw? Wat message is trying to be communicated? Try this again with some side light, good depth of field and maybe if you want black and white, boost the contrast up to try for some dramatic effects

Solid coffee
by olipall

Comment:
This is quite centred and the depth of field is just too shallow