Gouden Carolus, Schol !

I like yellow sunlight here..

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About

Gouden Carolus is our local beer from brewery 'Het Anker' in Mechelen.

The shot

Standard 3 exposures HDR on a tripod using my Macro 60mm lens. Although it is a macro shot is was taken from quite a distance to be able to fit the complete glass in the frame ( the macro lens is a 60mm prime, so it can't zoom ).

Photoshop

The foam of the beer was way to yellow due to the sunlight coming through stained glass and the reflection of the golden edge of the glass, so I converted that part to b&w.
Also converted the beer bottles behind the glass to b&w, they had red labels, so that distracted from the beauty of the beer.

I sharpened the image quite a bit to bring out the details in foam and bubbles and add to the crispiness of the glass.

Man I'm getting thirsty again ... :D

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Comments

Ventura Carmona says:

Bonita imagen. Salud
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Fraggle Red says:

Great shot and treatment. And I am thirsty now too...
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

roger kokken says:

Mooi gepresenteerd. Hij zou smaken !
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

cyber5 says:

And it was taken on the Emperor's Birthday. Awesome. At least you tried! Next year....
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Trausti Ólafsson says:

Fine work, crisp&clear.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

rucko07 says:

top - perfect

Score 10/10 from the Score Me HDR group
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Tammy Lynn D says:

yum!

I have seen it in Realistic HDR Group!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

no_23 says:

Would be a 10er if it was a Carlsberg beer... :o)

Score 9/10 from the Score Me HDR group
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

BjørnHB says:

Score 9/10 from the Score Me HDR group
exellent
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

dani.f2 says:

Score 9.5/10 from the Score Me HDR group
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

petersmithgy says:

Score 9/10 from the Score Me HDR group

I could almost drink it!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

bierfas says:

Super one HDR of Bier!!!!!!
Bravo!!!
...a favorite for me!!!
Score 10/10 from the Score Me HDR group
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Lord_Darth_Vader says:

This is an artwork.

Score 9/10 from the Score Me HDR group
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Erroba says:

@no_23 : Carlsberg, surely not the best beer in the world !

I'm not saying that this one is, but at least it IS already better than Carlsberg :-D ( hey i'm not saying that Carlsberg is bad, far from it )

Ask the late Michael Jackson, read his book about Belgian Beer...

Look at the top 100 for 2008 and see how a tiny country as Belgium is represented :D

ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/BestBeers_012008.as p
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

no_23 says:

Heh... i'm not saying it is "the best" beer in the world, i'm saying it is "probably" the best beer in the world. :o)

But i can't find the only Belgian beer there i have ever tasted (Stella Artios). And this list tells me nutting about your beer, corz there is an awful lot of American beer there and i'm not a fan of those... ;o/

I guess i have to come over there, drink some beer and snap a few pics on the way... corz i like a lot of your photos.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Erroba says:

@no_23 : It's normal that you don't find Stella Artois in the top 100 list, since it doesn't belong there :D, it's just ordinary...
That the American beers are over represented must be pure chauvinism, they only vote for themselves ( oh my I'm gonna get it all over me now ;) ).

Drop me a message if you ever come to Belgium ...
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Il farro / francescopalladino says:

splendido scatto!! - wonderful HDR!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

night86mare says:

I have seen it in Realistic HDR Group!
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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

nicholasdmack says:

nectar from the gods
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Alberto Marín says:

Perfect shot!! The light is very fine :-)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Jimages Digital says:

I'll go for an Irish Bulmer's cider about now.

Please add this beautiful photo to CITRIT,Best of yours!
Citrit group

jim
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

MIMAMOR says:

I give you a FROM CITRIT,BEST OF YOURS
Citrit, best of yours!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

toalafoto says:

Sensacional foto......sensacional composicion y color !!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

jmvnoos in Paris says:

This photo really is among the best! I give you a CITRIT ART award!
Citrit group

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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

grungetv says:

Mmm! Looks good! I like the description of your post-processing. Thank you for sharing.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

ebsrick says:

good beer :·)

I give you a FROM CITRIT,BEST OF YOURS
Citrit, best of yours!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Wstreet says:

nice creation ....the photo & the beer ;-)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

zoutedrop says:

prachtig, proost!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

~Rob~ says:

I will have a bit of that~!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

M. Kaminski [deleted] says:

Congratulations - Your Photo Makes Me Wanna Dance!
You are invited to add your photo to the Cut A Rug Award Pool

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Neil Hobbs says:

Stunning. Nice drink as well I imagine

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

lauronsky says:

from the thumbnail i thought it was the holy graal!!
amazing image : )

Congratulations - Your Photo Makes Me Wanna Dance!

Cut A Rug Award

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Flick says:

This is a great product shot. The treatment gives it such nice warm tones and flat out makes me thirsty. Cheers
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Darling♥Angel says:

This is amazing!!! I don't even drink beer and I'm in love with this picture :)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

country_boy_shane says:

WOA! The texture in the foam looks so three dimensional!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

hi, im pez says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called CLASSY BOOZE PICS ONLY !!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

asmundur says:

I hope you don't mind that I featured this masterpiece in my HDR blog.

High Dynamic Range Images
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

zuf1 says:

Looks tasty!
Here is what beer foam is left in my glass: flickr.com/photos/18558406@N02/2992268836/ ...
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

oxycoccos says:

I was looking true the "HDR hall of fame" discussion and I must say that your image is exceptionally good!

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Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Ne gouden Carolus... ge laat me watertanden... dat is wel een van de dingen die ik het meeste mis van mijn geboorteland. Noorwegen heeft echt geen goed bier ;-(
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Claudio Brisighello says:

Amazing work.
And great beer :-)
Congratulations!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Ganymede2009 says:

Excellent! Je parle de la photo, car je ne connais pas la bière...
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Anirban Dutta says:

Good man.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

HuTDoG83 says:

I love the warm glow the beer gives off. Nicely done!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

mliebenberg says:

Love the light on this one! Superb!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

girl in the thunderbolt suit [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called What's your poison?, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Please consider adding and joining, thank you.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

BrantfordSelections says:

Very nice shooting

Happy Holidays
Posted 8 days ago. ( permalink )

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