Well, I did actually ask the young lady if I could take a photo of her book, coffee and muffin. That's more than I usually do...
My reference with the backdrop and glycerin was (as some no doubt recognized) a reference to a certain Mr. Brazwell (sp?), a perennial winner in the Nature Photography Contest ay GFM. Brought along a little collapsing frame and velvet backdrops of various colours, sprayed glycerine on flowers and leaves for the "just after a rainfall" look and away he went; won every year. Shot with Pentax for a while iirc. Was on this list for a while (may still lurk for all I know). Lots of jealous people thought it was against the rules but it clearly wasn't. And it looked very good. He was very good at it - and I guess he still is. Probably still goes to GFM (sadly I don't). Probably still wins. Mark? Doug? Anyone else at GFM? Charles still around? So your scrim story reminded me of him. Easy to do in a forest, not so much in an urban setting. ;-) cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> Sent: September 26, 2012 9/26/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PESO - Life's Greatest Pleasures? My tongue was very firmly in my cheek when I suggested a lighting mod, Frank. But you knew that didn't you? :-) I had a crazy mental image of a woman settling in with her coffee and muffin when she's suddenly surrounded by technicians. Two guys are erecting a portable 4x8 foot scrim, one is spraying her food with glycerine. A makeup artist and hairstylist pounce and transform her. Finally Frank leans in, shoots a few frames, smiles at the woman and exits along with the assistants. Woman absently bites her muffin, grimaces and spits it out. Fade. Hey if Bruce Gilden can spring up and flash people in NY, why not? On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:04 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Not going to comment on the scrim. I takes my photos as I find 'em. > Collapsible scrims? What's next: velvet backdrops and spray bottles of > glycerin? > > Sheesh! > > ;-) > > Okay, on the gustatory issue: Please be aware that those are not my coffee or > muffin. They belong to the hands of the lovely young lady at the next table. > > For me, generally speaking, espresso is a stand-alone beverage. No need for > cake, cookies, pastry or sweets. > Like you I will have baked goods or pastry with a regular coffee. Not the > chocolate chip muffin in the photo, however; it's not vegan. > > :-) > > Thanks for the comment and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. > > cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> > Sent: September 25, 2012 9/25/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO - Life's Greatest Pleasures? > > Ditto what Peter says. I do like the shot though. > > Next time you go there, Frank, take a collapsible scrim with you to > control the glare and let you raise the exposure so we can see the > muffin properly. I'll come with you if you need an assistant. Mmmmmmm, > chocolate. > > On a more technical note: don't you find that pairing a muffin with an > espresso means that you run out of liquid long before you finish the > muffin? It's usually three or four sips or one quick swallow and that > espresso is done. > > I'd rather have a cup of coffee with that chocolate muffin. With an > espresso, it should be a biscotti, I think. > > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:59 PM, P. J. Alling > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I assume that's chocolate, which is undeniably one of life's great >> pleasures. However while the glare off the table can be forgiven, the >> blacks are too blocked to convey an inviting texture to the pastry and the >> coffee cup needs a bit more separation from it's shadow/reflection in the >> saucer . Aside from that the composition is quite pleasing. >> >> >> On 9/24/2012 9:51 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> I suppose there could be a huge debate on what life's greatest pleasures >>> really are but a good book, a muffin and an espresso would be a >>> consideration for me: >>> >>> >>> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/lifes-greatest-pleasures.html?m=1 >>> >>> Hope you enjoy. 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