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Morning Chill by ~akhater:iconakhater:

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I must admit it, I’ve cheated on that one !!
I couldn’t get the hot water smoke to be dense enought for it to show in the picture. So, after about 50 pictures, I gave up and used an incent stick instead.

Altough I am happy with the results, I have decided that I will re-shoot this one later with hot water/cofee steam instead.

Cup was placed on a table in total darkness. Camera settings where 6 seconds exposure at f/16 ISO 100.

I have painted with light manually with an external flash, at 1/128 of its power, smoke and interior of the cup during the exposure time. I fired the flash 5 or 6 times during the exposure.

Location: Ain Saade, Lebanon
ref: 2008-11-10_EOS 40D_100-1385v2
MCN: C2481-7173F-94174

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~Naja-Nox Nov 12, 2008, 4:24:06 AM
Maby it`s strange, but this photo is about me)
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~DragonfaeryYume Nov 12, 2008, 4:32:31 AM
Hot water and coffee steam are so difficult to capture because they're so faint and delicate so it was probably a better idea to have used the incense sticks. To tell you the truth, I never actually noticed the difference until you had stated that you cheated. XD

Overall, I love this. Very bold and ensnaring. Steam and smoke in photography have always captivated a mysterious and old 50's look, at least for me. The grandeur of the black background is amazing with the contrast of the cup and the smoke.

Why not try a reverse? Black cup and black smoke/steam on white background? I wonder which would have a larger impact to the eye....

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*schelly Nov 12, 2008, 4:38:14 AM
it looks great and little cheats are sometimes good... i tried that as well so i know with hot water is very hard to get that effect
good job :)

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~akhater Nov 12, 2008, 4:44:39 AM
Thanks, I got worried about that shutter :)

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~akhater Nov 12, 2008, 4:46:02 AM
Thank you for this !

I did try it reversed and I like the effect but when you reverse it the cup will be white too.

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~akhater Nov 12, 2008, 4:46:24 AM
Oh tell us more

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~Naja-Nox Nov 12, 2008, 4:53:43 AM
cause I`m like a cup of coffee: if you look straight, you`ll see only steam, you should look inside))) And the connection between me & this shot is strong *as for me*. I felt it fron the first look. And one more reason: I like coffee and I want to think, that it is in the cup ^__^
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*schelly Nov 12, 2008, 5:42:36 AM
Welcome :heart:

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*La-Vita-a-Bella Nov 12, 2008, 7:31:19 AM
Mmmmm....coffee. :D I'll take mine with cream and sugar!
Nice shot!

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Canon EOS 40D
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Nov 10, 2008, 11:25:55 PM

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