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Beans for the Press
Beans for the Press
dsherwin


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Challenge: Coffee Shop (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Home
Date: Sep 29, 2005
Aperture: 22
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 0.6s
Galleries: Macro, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Oct 4, 2005

 Taken on the draining board using a black background
Wanted very warm orange light.

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Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 10/06/2005 04:14:04 PM
I like the light and the colors alot, well framed and I find harmony in it.
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Sony DSC-F717
 10/06/2005 03:39:38 PM
i really like the composition of this photo, with the beans spilling out of the bag and the press right there. it makes me want to stick my nose in there and inhale the lovely scent of coffee. i also like the warm tone of the picture. i would be interested in seeing how this photo would look with greater definition between the background and the handle of the press. The handle appears to merge into the background, which appears to merge into the countertop below the handle. this detracts from the picture, imo. having greater definition in that part of the photo would make the image pop more for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 10/06/2005 01:21:55 AM
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 10/06/2005 12:53:17 AM
why does everything look like like copper
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 10/06/2005 12:20:50 AM
I think this could be more artfully done if there were more negative space and possibly higher contrast in black and white.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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