Weekly Assignment #95: Show Your Mug!

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited January 7, 2011 in Assignments
No, we're not talking county shots. We're talking actual coffee (or tea, or whatever your poison is) mugs.
Mug (or mugs) should be the primary subject of your picture. It also should say something about its owner (you?), by context, or content, or whatever.
Strive for technical excellency is always appreciated, we don't need no cheap snapshots, even with mugshots:-)
Let's shoot some mugs!
"May the f/stop be with you!"

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  • globaltravellerglobaltraveller Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited October 23, 2008
    My first entry here:
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2008
    globaltraveller wrote:
    My first entry here:
    Very Nice! I had something very similar in mind. My username will give you a clue why.

    Guess I will come up with something different just to keep this interesting.

    -Alex-
    "I'm not yelling. I'm Cuban. That's how we talk."

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2008
    globaltraveller wrote:
    My first entry here:
    Welcome to Dgrin and to the Class! clap.gif Nice entry! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • globaltravellerglobaltraveller Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited October 24, 2008
    anonymouscuban wrote:
    Very Nice! I had something very similar in mind. My username will give you a clue why.

    Guess I will come up with something different just to keep this interesting.

    -Alex-

    Thanks Alex. The humidor is stocked. mwink.gif
  • spb13spb13 Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2008
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    Sean

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2008
    spb13 wrote:
    pencil mug
    Nice try Sean,thumb.gif but let me point it out once again:
    "We're talking actual coffee (or tea, or whatever your poison is) mugs." deal.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • AAABluestockingAAABluestocking Registered Users Posts: 116 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2008
    Jesus in Toast / Man in the Moon etal
    So I'm sitting at IKEA having the €1 breakfast with DS and looky what I saw on the side of his cocoa;


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    This is my first entry. Be gentle...

    (Edited to to add 'Before & After' Photoshopping...)

    where's that blushing smiley?
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2008
    AAABluestocking wrote:
    So I'm sitting at IKEA having the €1 breakfast with DS and looky what I saw on the side of his cocoa;
    This is my first entry. Be gentle...
    Forgive me for questioning, but.. is it a composite image? If so, can we have a more original capture? In this class any major PS work is only allowed when explicitely mentioned...deal.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • TrevlanTrevlan Registered Users Posts: 649 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2008
    globaltraveller wrote:
    My first entry here:

    Very nice entry indeed.
    Frank Martinez
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  • spb13spb13 Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Nice try Sean,thumb.gif but let me point it out once again:
    "We're talking actual coffee (or tea, or whatever your poison is) mugs." deal.gif

    My poison is coke. :D
    Sean

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  • douglasdouglas Registered Users Posts: 696 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2008
    Simple Pleasures In Life.

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    Best regards,
    douglas
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2008
    douglas wrote:
    Simple Pleasures In Life.
    King of the Kitchen is back! clap.gif
    Nice entry, Douglas! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Slinky0390Slinky0390 Registered Users Posts: 236 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    spb13 wrote:
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    Nice mini pocket architects scale thumb.gif
    Canon eos 30d; EF 17-40 f/4.0L; EF 24-85mm f/3.5; EF 50mm f/1.4; EF 70-200mm f/4.0L; Unicorns of various horn lenghts
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  • stuffjunkiestuffjunkie Registered Users Posts: 156 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2008
    I took this one, after removing the contents (using a tripod!).

    Dregs...
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2008
    stuffjunkie wrote:
    I took this one, after removing the contents (using a tripod!).
    Dregs...
    Why would you need a tripod to remove the content? mwink.gif
    And... come on... could you possibly pick a more boring angle? mwink.gif
    I *know* you can do better with this! deal.gifthumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2010
    Didn't quite turn out like I intended.

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    Dave

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2010
    dlscott56 wrote: »
    Didn't quite turn out like I intended.
    Dave,
    1) What's with all the NOISE? eek7.gif
    2) Too much negative space on top. rolleyes1.gif
    3) And please read the lead post: we need to see the content, and it must tell us about *you*

    I say: get more light, change the vantage point, lower your ISO and leave square format to Antonio mwink.gif - landscape will do just fine deal.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    Nikolai wrote: »
    Dave,
    1) What's with all the NOISE? eek7.gif
    2) Too much negative space on top. rolleyes1.gif
    3) And please read the lead post: we need to see the content, and it must tell us about *you*

    I say: get more light, change the vantage point, lower your ISO and leave square format to Antonio mwink.gif - landscape will do just fine deal.gif
    Got another idea and will give it a try later today I hope. ISO 200 but see now that I'm way to the left on the histogram.

    Thanks.
    Dave

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  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    Just trying again.

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    Dave

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    dlscott56 wrote: »
    Just trying again.

    Dave, you're now good content- and theme-wise.thumb.gif
    Now, how about a "strive for technical excellency"? mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2010
    Nikolai wrote: »
    Dave, you're now good content- and theme-wise.thumb.gif
    Now, how about a "strive for technical excellency"? mwink.gif

    This any better? Overhead light from kitchen and CTO gelled gridded strobe camera left side for fill on the mug.

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    Dave

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2010
    dlscott56 wrote: »
    This any better?
    Much! thumb.gifclap
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,976 moderator
    edited January 7, 2011
    After a long absence, another post...

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    Hope the color looks OK. (Haven't calibrated a new Dell monitor yet, and this looks great on the mac in sRGB and over saturated on the Dell.)

    Thanks!

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    sapphire73 wrote: »
    After a long absence, another post...


    Hope the color looks OK. (Haven't calibrated a new Dell monitor yet, and this looks great on the mac in sRGB and over saturated on the Dell.)

    Thanks!
    Welcome back and thank you for the entry!
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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