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Hot Java in the Morning
Hot Java in the Morning
lilnukee


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Challenge: Scents and Aromas (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus D-360L
Location: Back Porch, Oak Ridge, TN
Date: Nov 23, 2003
Aperture: auto
ISO: auto
Shutter: auto
Galleries: Black and White, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2003

This is my first submission, and I am very excited about this site. I am open to any comments.
Nothing special done with this picture other than putting it in grey scale and resizing it to comply with the rules. It was a beautiful morning, perfect for such a shot.

Statistics
Place: 58 out of 188
Avg (all users): 5.5330
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.2889
Avg (non-participants): 5.6934
Views since voting: 1142
Votes: 227
Comments: 23
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12/01/2003 03:09:20 AM
I do not why, but i chose this picture to be a best of morning coffee pictures
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11/30/2003 10:51:35 PM
This photo has two disparate subjects: the coffee mug with spoon in the foreground and a tree as part of a partly obscured landscape. The depth of field is so large that both the object closest to the lens and the tree (at a good distance away) are in focus.

This alone could, IMO, make for an interesting and apt juxtaposition, the two parallel planks, however, introduce yet another (middle-) plane to the image which add nothing but an obscuring distraction.

While the rendering of the two frontal objects is reasonably apt for the purpose, the choice of a multi-purpose mug together with a perspective which does not permit any insight into its contents, -hangs- the title, figuratively speaking. Neither is there any evidence of steam above it, which would be a reasonable expectation given the fact that the trees are bare.

The near central position of the dominant mug in this shot adds an almost brutal staticity.

The sensibilities of this photo strike me as either crude or hurried.

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11/30/2003 04:49:29 PM
Very cool composition, and the black and white really works. Good DOF too. Only criticism is I would have liked to have seen loess of the top boarder, and more of the trees...
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11/30/2003 03:58:59 PM
I am a big fan of black and white, coffee, and the wonderful peace that seems to be conveyed by the landscape in your shot. With all of that, this photo has a lot of appeal to me on many levels! I would love to have seen a more dynamic composition with the placement of the mug and the spoon, but overall it has a nice tonal range and I like this shot very much.
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11/29/2003 12:17:06 PM
I like the B&W here
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11/27/2003 09:30:05 PM
neat angle, how about some steam out of the mug against that dark wood.
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11/27/2003 10:50:59 AM
Very good angle looks like a picture from a movie !
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11/27/2003 10:23:12 AM
Boy, if you could have had steam comming out of the cup, I would have given this a 10! As it is, it's still my favorite so far!
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11/27/2003 09:53:44 AM
that is good but i would like to see steam or the coffe to help meet the challenge
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11/27/2003 09:09:25 AM
I like the framing and low viewpoint and the inclusion of the winter treescape behind. Very strong, very artistic. I can't see any of the actual coffee, or steam, which makes it harder to get a sense of smell. But I think this image is excellent.
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11/27/2003 05:40:35 AM
Nice conception! The background is too narrow tho..
I would like to see more landscape...
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11/27/2003 02:13:20 AM
This is a cup and a spoon.
11/26/2003 11:24:12 PM
I really like the perspective from which you took this photograph - the 'size' of the cup and looking 'down' the spoon handle...the b/w emphasizes it even more (to me). Great photo!

[this is my first vote/comment since joining DP --- really like your photo]
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11/26/2003 05:36:41 PM
WOW 10
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11/26/2003 05:16:37 PM
Very nice! Very professional. Great depth and clarity
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11/26/2003 05:03:21 PM
Nice idea, long shadows reinforce the 'morning' in the title.
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11/26/2003 04:43:37 PM
The wide angled view and outside background on this shot makes it especially good. You did a good job getting the DOF you needed for clarity over the whole image.
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11/26/2003 04:05:41 PM
unusual angle on a mug. I like that beautiful tree on the left. you drink your coffee in a great place. Perhaps it is more than the smell of coffee, but also the smell of fesh air? A nice combination - making us think not just of a particular scent but its place in our day.
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11/26/2003 02:33:35 PM
Good angle of view. And technically well executed. I miss some early morning atmosphere or the scent of coffee. Warm light would have done a lot, not B&W.
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11/26/2003 12:52:05 PM
Good idea, but i think that looking at the coffe could make a stronger sensation of scent.
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11/26/2003 12:20:28 PM
Lovely.
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11/26/2003 12:12:54 PM
The spoon pulls the whole image out of balance, I feel. Use of wideangle is cool, but if you had moved the spoon a little further away, it wouldnt' have appeared so menacing.

Great background (8)
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11/26/2003 09:11:19 AM
Depressing "upper horizon"!
Pity!
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