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Nikolai Sklobovsky
March 11th, 2007, 01:34 PM
...always serve your drinks chilled!

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/135182185-O.jpg

C&C is welcome!
Edward Bussa
March 11th, 2007, 08:50 PM
Creative! Makes me thirsty ;)

Are there speedlights underneath the red sheet?

I think the backlighting on the white drink works very well.

I love the flames.

However, I wish I could see certain things a little better. Like I want to see the lemon peel be brighter and maybe even see more about the red sheet.

It looks like a difficult setup - lots of elements plus melting frost! Tick-Tock-Tick-Tock...
Nikolai Sklobovsky
March 11th, 2007, 09:19 PM
Creative! Makes me thirsty ;)
Thank you! :-)

Are there speedlights underneath the red sheet?
No, there was only one fill flash on a side


I think the backlighting on the white drink works very well.
I love the flames.

Thanks! :-)


However, I wish I could see certain things a little better. Like I want to see the lemon peel be brighter and maybe even see more about the red sheet.

It looks like a difficult setup - lots of elements plus melting frost! Tick-Tock-Tick-Tock...

While I agree in general about the lemon peel and the cloth, this is a possible submission to the "Chilled" contest, hence I was trying to dim/remove anything that was not delivering the message.

And, yes, it was ticking. I had to remove the screen from the fireplace since it was lit by the flash and this created a pure firehazard on the cloth and yes the ice was melting by the seconds. I had to have everything ready, place the glasses, pour the drinks, remove the screen - and after that all I had was 15-20 seconds...

Here is a most current version after a few rounds of updates:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/135310332-L.jpg

Once again, thank you for your comments!
Kathy Rappaport
March 11th, 2007, 10:39 PM
Nik -

Very creative use of fire and ice including the fire hazard. Stoli, or Grey Goose or maybe Kamchatka!?
Nikolai Sklobovsky
March 11th, 2007, 10:55 PM
Nik -

Very creative use of fire and ice including the fire hazard. Stoli, or Grey Goose or maybe Kamchatka!?

Thank you!

I usually ask for Grey Goose in the bars/restaurants since they almost always have it, but at home I prefer Ketel One :-)
It's funny, but being Russian I don't like Russian vodkas.. ;-)