Acknowledgement: Mr. Forns, this is image #9; the last in The Liquid Motion Collection. I find it appropriate since we live in Miami; "The Magic City"; to conclude this tribute to you, with a touch of class and a little bit of latin flavor; in naming this composition Cafe Con Leche.
Techs: This composition is an image overlay of two frames captured in RAW and then converted to JEPG format; shot at four frames per second using a polarizing filter. The suspension media was heated up almost to a boil; and was a mix of glycerin, corn syrup, food coloring, half and half cream, and coffee.
The image was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D macro lens with a 20mm extension tube.
Image solution: focal length @ 105mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / 1/160sec. - f/4.5 / ISO @ 100
white balance @ cloudy / AF - mode @ auto-high speed continuous / metering mode @ in camera matrix metering / lighting solution - used a 36" soft box placed from the top at 180 degrees, two 300 watt strobes powered down to 1/4 lumen burst, with diffuser panels placed in front at 45 degree angles, in conjunction with two 22" gold disk reflectors angled from both sides / exposure comp @ -1.3EV / tone comp @ +2 degrees / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform - tripod assist /
Gus is this actually "cafe con leche" :) Appropriate for for breakfast .... makes me want to run out and get a toast !!!! You have had the best series I've seen here Big Time Congrats !!!
so this is not cuban coffee? i'm still looking for cuban coffee!!!:D very nice end to a very nice series!! great job!! looking forward to the new creations with the new play toy!!
Wow, this is my favorite, I think! Gus, you must do a tutorial on how to make these images - I am curious about exactly how to make the media mixture, and also about why you do two frames and then merge (?) them.
Awesome my friend.
Big time congrats on your series.
I've told you before, it's time to find a publisher !!!!!!!!
Regards,
PS: I just tried calling you, wanted to see if you're skipping work Friday??????
Cafe Con Leche
