I should have stirred the cream and chocolate before I took the image, but I did not and I had the whole setup removed before I realised that.
I managed to create the smooth effect in post editing using a twirl filter. I don't like lots of post-editing and I might be crossing the line of what is allowed in editing, but I am going to submit anyway. Still-lifes don't score high anyway, so I won't be hurting anybody.
I wanted to create a relaxed "early morning" atmosphere.
One low floodlight from low right.
Post editing : rotate, crop, resize, diffuse glow filter, curves, sharpen, selective twirl filter, save for web.
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beautiful, soft, serene tonalities support the resolution extremely well. A luscious picture at that level. I'm not sure the composition is all it could be; I'd be thinking move the leftmost saucer down a tad and in a tad, i think. And if the spoon in the leftmost saucer were rotated counterclockwise maybe 5-7% that might be a little stronger...
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