Coffee Light

Please, I would like to read what do you think about this picture.

 

Thank you !

 

Frantz Bouchereau

hmm...interesting. Photoshoped, right? I like the out of focus parts and the tight composition.

Thanks for the comments!

No photoshop was used at all. I was at a coffee shop seating in the bar and right on top

of me there was a hanging lamp that reflected perfectly inside my coffe. This attracted my attention so I took out my camera and shot. Luckily I had B&W film loaded.

I used maximum apperture and focused on the light bulb to blur the cup and background.

Great composition. This was a very creative shot, with the light refelcting from the coffee. The shot might have looked better if the cup was out of focus more because it still detracts from the light.

 

Nice composition. I would have stopped down a bit more to blur the cup less, because I prefer a little more sharpness, (or a lens with "nicer" bokeh) but that's just "my cup of tea."

I like this picture as it is. This image is quite abstract, and before reading the comments I also thought photoshop had been used. Good job fooling the average viewer! Everybody has their own preferences about depth of field, and where focus should be. I won't give my opinions because those are calls to be made by the photographer to express creativity. You've shown creativity in this image.

The more you look at this more you realise what a great shot it is, one thing though I would have liked to see the whole cup the crop at the top is a bit of a shame.

I like this one better than the other two. I would like to see the cup a little sharper as well, like Joe mentioned. I imagine that stopping down that far would have made the handheld shot impossible.

Fascinating photo. Good eye for catching it and having your camera with you to shoot. I am a bit confused at the very shallow depth of field with only a f/3.5-5.6 lens. Considering that you were likely zoomed in, at 5.6 that tight focus is remarkable.

Excellent !

That picture turned my head so quickly my neck almost snaped. To know that no photoshop was used makes it even more special.

Hi

I just wanted to thank everybody here for the kind comments about my photo.

 

About the cropping of the top of the cup: I had no other choice, the only way I could center the light in the coffee is like this. I moved the coffee cup all over the bar and this is the best perspective I could get. People at the coffee shop probably though I was crazy, but who cares if I got a nice shot right?

By the way, I did use a small tripod that I always carry with me whenever I am with the camera.

I am happy you liked this picture!

 

Couldn't have been better... simply amazing.

ode to the the tone, its perfectly dark. and the arrangement in respect to the table is great. thank you for sharin'