Aroma Coffee Festival Images Part I

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Aroma Coffee Festival Images Part I

Postby Geoff on Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:45 pm

Here's my take on some images from the festival today. Our time was short there but we had a very nice time, meeting up with other DSLRusers (more shots to follow). Critique/comments most welcomed:

Hot (chili) coffee ingredients:
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Too scared to ask for a coffee, but he did agree to having his image taken!


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This girl was only too happy to model for some other photogs there:
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Hung up on Pinocchio:
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Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:53 pm

Geoff, hard to find too much to critique about - great stuff. The photos of the two people especially are very well done.
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Postby Yi-P on Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:05 pm

The chilli needs a little bit hotter colour, they look not too hot :D
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Postby Oscar on Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:16 pm

Nice Geoff. Well done.

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Postby michael_ on Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:25 pm

cool shots geoff, pitty the girl wasnt looking at you, she is damn cute, was she at a turkish stand?
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:34 pm

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#2 and #3 here are awesome images - fantastically well balanced light and great use of colour. Sadly the first for me isn't in the stellar company of #2 and #3. #4 elsewhere would also be exceptional. These all show the magic of the 50/1.4 lens in skilled hands too
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Postby Geoff on Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:35 pm

michael_ wrote:cool shots geoff, pitty the girl wasnt looking at you, she is damn cute, was she at a turkish stand?


Michael - thanks. She was indeed at the Turkish stand (I think). Here's one with more direct eye contact. They were having fun and I think it shows:

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Postby devilla101 on Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:13 pm

Good work Geoff. Pinocchio does it for me. Only because you don't come across these type of subject matter too often and also the sharpness and DOF.
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