Pour me a shot of Espresso....

[alfa1six4]

I was inspired by some shots seen here the last few days. Primarily Michaelmjc's Baileys and Ajbalazic's Martini B/W. Here's what I did on a cold rainy Thursday....

They look fine on my screen but when printed, appear somewhat dark. I may need to adjust my monitor. Any comments?

http://gcerasoli.smugmug.com/photos/17674975-M.jpg








http://gcerasoli.smugmug.com/photos/17668586-L-1.jpg

[Lamplight]

I like them both, but especially the second. :) I'm also admiring what appears to be a very nice table. :lol:

[Michaelmjc]

The second shot is awesome! The first one looks like it would have been hard to get it.

[alfa1six4]

Thanks, I took probably about 20 shots or so of each. The first was a 2 sec exp. It's hard to get the timing right so the cup looks almost full and still get some motion. Both are available light. I used the bottom side(felt) of the table pad as the background in #2. Pretty high tech, huh.

Ben- The dining set was inherited, I could never afford such a piece!