I almost forgot to participate this challenge in time, and had to rush the shooting phase (took about 30 minutes altogether). Later on some playing with Photoshop (Levels, Curves, Hue/Saturation, Brightness/Contrast) and there it is.
The idea is far from unique (that's probably why it occured to me :p) and it was really difficult to get the splatters look good. I predict a score around 5. Oh, no animals were harmed in any way! A dozen ice cubes had a hard time though. :)
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6 - Like the effect you have captured here and the toning. Criticism; not sure about the crop/framing. Whether horizontal would have been best, given the 'ledge'/base(?), but I do like the height you have. Perhaps just more 'space' on the right hand side, more 'black', may have made this a better shot in my opinion. Minor, but the patterns on the glass detract slightly, and the edge of the 'ledge'/base, I'd like to see cropped out or 'used' more, if there is potential there. Also like the way you can see the rim of the glass too. Focus I am not sure on as, as I said, I do like how the rim is clearly shown, but a little sharper on the 'flying flow' would be good, perhaps that is just an angle issue, not sure.
Looking for 3 things in a "milk splash" picture...1) Is the object in focus? (we can't see it here). 2) is the splash well frozen (yes, but not all in focus), and 3) is the splash defined against the background (yes). The lack of focus, which is probably a limitation of the equipment you had available (not enough lighting) is too bad and keeps this from getting too high a score. Still, I'll give it a 7.
The cup is wearing a crown of milk! Very neat. I love this photo. The background isn't white like most others so I can actually SEE the milk. The placement of the cup toward the bottom leaves the milk room to reach up to the sky. I do wish the milk was a bit more in focus though.
Looks like a tall crown. I'd have it sitting on a white or black surface and have more negative (black) space on one side. The sill or wood arm it's sitting on is a tad distracting. I'd really work on a crisp focus as well. The glass and splash are a touch blurred.
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