169/365: Love's a hand-me-down brew

~Ella Fitzgerald~

10.5.09

Simplicity itself. A handful of beans. A grinder. Happy Sunday, everyone.

And for MSH's design. The classic Illy coffee cup. ;)

Explore #30

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  1. catklein, KeelHauled Mike, AmandaRaeK, Meshl, and 85 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. cfisherphotography (37 months ago | reply)

    nice! love the contrast and texture!

  3. KeelHauled Mike (37 months ago | reply)

    How do you do it, beautiful lighting!

  4. Berta... (37 months ago | reply)

    Happy Sunday :o)

  5. Brian Gudas Photography (37 months ago | reply)

    Great work Sophie, Happy mothers day

  6. AmandaRaeK (37 months ago | reply)

    Hmmmm my coffee is cold right now and doesnt look nearly as good. Great light!

  7. Creekster [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

    Excellent work
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  8. Meshl (37 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful light and I love the composition!

  9. Bridge ♥ [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

    Aw, lots of beans !

  10. ChocolateCandy Photography ♥ {No ideas and busy} [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

  11. MINT ICETEA (37 months ago | reply)

    refreshing ;)

  12. suz or sooze (37 months ago | reply)

    yummy coffee :) sweet compo. and you know already... i love that white on white.

  13. Debbsga (37 months ago | reply)

    very nice shot (and I dont like coffee,so thats saying something)

  14. eeicenbice (37 months ago | reply)

    i am so tired right now that i would eat these beans whole off the screen if i could. lovely image.

  15. philbryanphoto (37 months ago | reply)

    Mmmm.... take the rough with the smooth.....

  16. Al Power (37 months ago | reply)

    Lovely!! Where do you buy your espresso cups? They look gorgeous!!

  17. Shana Rae {Florabella Collection} (37 months ago | reply)

    Gotta love Ella... :) This is an amazing shot, Sophie! Simplicity at it's best! :)

  18. SophieG* (37 months ago | reply)

    These are quite big Illy cups, which my lovely brother bought for me, off ebay I think. Fill one of these with espresso and you'd know all about it! ;)

  19. the wee pixie (37 months ago | reply)

    mmmm coffeeeeeee!

  20. ZedBee | Zoë Power (37 months ago | reply)

    Ooh lovely. Al and I have been after these kinds of cups for ages - will have to check out ebay!

  21. Dee . (37 months ago | reply)

    Love this!! ;)

  22. p r i m e r (37 months ago | reply)

    Comp is wonderful!! I love the way the light beds in the handle.. this is really gorgeous!

  23. patchworkbunny (37 months ago | reply)

    Nothing better than the smell of freshly ground coffee on a Sunday morning!

  24. beryl young (37 months ago | reply)

    This is an awesome shot. Love the textures. And mmmm, coffeee... :)

  25. pennacook (37 months ago | reply)

    Mmm freshly ground coffee. I can smell it from here!

  26. Mark-F (37 months ago | reply)

    A lovely shot indeed and one of my favourite subjects.... coffee. Yum.

    I've attempted a simlar shot... if you're interested :o)

    Markoffee

  27. alibubba (37 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful texture! And you know I'm a sucker for your simple white background shots. :) Just lovely, Sophie.

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  28. dsmphoto [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

    Sophie, your still life shots are just freaking genius. You have light just mastered in your shots. I bow to thee! Cheers my friend.

  29. joel.childs (37 months ago | reply)

    Great shot! Nice focus!

  30. krazykrayons (37 months ago | reply)

    simple and effective shot! :)

  31. gia_365days (37 months ago | reply)

    beautiful shot!

  32. Janitka (37 months ago | reply)

    Wow this is just beautiful!

  33. Janitka (37 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called fotofanaticus (invite only) 20+ faves, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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  34. steve_clatford (37 months ago | reply)

    Sophie, sophie, sophie ..... Now that most people have commented and wont read this (and wouldn't get the joke anyway) .... You know what they say, big beans, big grinder ....... :-)
    Nice shot, great detail and I like the contrast.

  35. lelyha (37 months ago | reply)

    This is a real beautiful still life - well done!

  36. Dr. Ilia (37 months ago | reply)

    Excellent!!
    This photo has Spirit

    This photo has been selected for ·Spirit Of Photography·
    Please add this image to Spirit Of Photography,Post 1 & Awards 5
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  37. fanjason (37 months ago | reply)

    congrats on explore... luv the white on white and details of the beans...

  38. clairepennphoto (37 months ago | reply)

    Mmmmmmm... perfect cuppa.

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  39. Mykl Roventine (37 months ago | reply)

    'Aint it the truth? Great song, brilliant image. Lovely.

  40. sarahfame611 (37 months ago | reply)

    mhm i love the contrast!

  41. nickjonhatan (37 months ago | reply)

    good light...

  42. dphock (37 months ago | reply)

    Simple but beautiful. I swear I can smell these coffee beans! Congrats on the FRONT PAGE of Explore!

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  43. ***Patagonita*** (37 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called www.flickr.com/groups/1033061@N25/, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  44. robiη elizabeth (37 months ago | reply)

    your vision always amazes me, brilliant.

  45. {Melissa Ann} (37 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful simplicity indeed=)

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