HomeBrew

[Frank Schmidt]

84 year old friend, Lester brews his own beer ; so here' s a photo of it . I'll print this and frame it up tomorrow to give him as a 'thanks' for all the beers he's shared with me.

f/20, ISO 160, 50mm ; 87 second exposure in a dark studio. Most lighted with spotlight on large mirror to camera right reflecting back on the scene. Roses direct lit with the spot and beer glass and fabric direct lit from behind camera with spot.

Candle flame 3 seconds before blowing it out.

Brightened it in Picassa. No flash; all one exposure. The beer is pretty tasty but not filtered.

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[Tim Spencer]

Nice work!

[Fernando]

I was about to say "how did that candle not SUPER overexpose at 87seconds worth of exposure!" then I read you blew it out at 3sec! Ahhh.. nice!
I have to say that I do really like the layout of the shot, except that glass whatever it is sticking up out of the beer mug handle. It seems to be in the way of the bottle, which since you are shooting the beer here as the main subject, is kinda important.
I also think a shot such as this might work a bit better with a softer lighting, less direct glare off the glass.
I think your friend will like the shot!

[RLucas]

Originally Posted by Fernando

I was about to say "how did that candle not SUPER overexpose at 87seconds worth of exposure!" then I read you blew it out at 3sec! Ahhh.. nice!
I have to say that I do really like the layout of the shot, except that glass whatever it is sticking up out of the beer mug handle. It seems to be in the way of the bottle, which since you are shooting the beer here as the main subject, is kinda important.
I also think a shot such as this might work a bit better with a softer lighting, less direct glare off the glass.
I think your friend will like the shot!

In addition, I would back off the aperture. f/20 is going to give you refraction problems and soften the image up even more. If you want to keep the long shutter speeds, you may want to look in to getting a ND filter, so you can use a more manageable aperture.

[JudiRose]

Total Newb here, but there does appear to be something on the left side of the bottle that is distracting. I like the overall photo very much, though.

[WayneW]

Hi Frank,
Are these folks talking about the stein lid?
I'd like to try the beer; home brews can be interesting-
Thanks for sharing.
Wayne