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What lens, settings? How did you create this blur? Love it, which is why I want to know.With apologies to Tony Turley. Bonus points if you can correctly name the instrument.
Cheers,
Antonio
What lens, settings? How did you create this blur? Love it, which is why I want to know.With apologies to Tony Turley. Bonus points if you can correctly name the instrument.
Cheers,
Antonio
100mm 2.0 Zeiss Makro-Planar ZF.2 on the Nikon Z6. Wide open, on a tripod. The distance to subject was about 21” so the depth of field was really thin.What lens, settings? How did you create this blur? Love it, which is why I want to know.
Best way to make an espresso with these - I actually use a camping cooker to get the best results from mine, much better than on a modern kitchen range!Day 23: Stovetop espresso
I go back and forth between different ways of making a morning cup of coffee. Often it has been a classic drip; for awhile it was a French press; and for the past 5 or 6 months it has been one of the so-called 'stovetop espresso' makers. Except the one I formerly had succumbed after I accidentally left it on the open stove cooking for an extra half hour which pretty much destroyed half of it. But there is a Spanish saying I learned from my mother - "No hay mal que por bien no venga" - which translates more or less to: every time something bad happens, something good (usually) results from it. In my case, the 'good' was the replacement stovetop espresso maker I bought: this one is made by Alessi, in Italy, and features an elegant and minimalistic design. Which is all very nice but the best part is: it makes truly fabulous coffee.
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The funny part is: my modern Italian espresso maker....sits atop my ancient, battered, anything-but-pristine but still functional 50's vintage Gaffers & Sattler gas stove. I guess I'm fond of contrasts, and not just photographically speaking.
I LOVE coffee from a greca.Day 23: Stovetop espresso
I go back and forth between different ways of making a morning cup of coffee. Often it has been a classic drip; for awhile it was a French press; and for the past 5 or 6 months it has been one of the so-called 'stovetop espresso' makers. Except the one I formerly had succumbed after I accidentally left it on the open stove cooking for an extra half hour which pretty much destroyed half of it. But there is a Spanish saying I learned from my mother - "No hay mal que por bien no venga" - which translates more or less to: every time something bad happens, something good (usually) results from it. In my case, the 'good' was the replacement stovetop espresso maker I bought: this one is made by Alessi, in Italy, and features an elegant and minimalistic design. Which is all very nice but the best part is: it makes truly fabulous coffee.
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The funny part is: my modern Italian espresso maker....sits atop my ancient, battered, anything-but-pristine but still functional 50's vintage Gaffers & Sattler gas stove. I guess I'm fond of contrasts, and not just photographically speaking.
You just get the best espresso with these ... and nothing beats the sound.Day 23: Stovetop espresso
I go back and forth between different ways of making a morning cup of coffee. Often it has been a classic drip; for awhile it was a French press; and for the past 5 or 6 months it has been one of the so-called 'stovetop espresso' makers. Except the one I formerly had succumbed after I accidentally left it on the open stove cooking for an extra half hour which pretty much destroyed half of it. But there is a Spanish saying I learned from my mother - "No hay mal que por bien no venga" - which translates more or less to: every time something bad happens, something good (usually) results from it. In my case, the 'good' was the replacement stovetop espresso maker I bought: this one is made by Alessi, in Italy, and features an elegant and minimalistic design. Which is all very nice but the best part is: it makes truly fabulous coffee.
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The funny part is: my modern Italian espresso maker....sits atop my ancient, battered, anything-but-pristine but still functional 50's vintage Gaffers & Sattler gas stove. I guess I'm fond of contrasts, and not just photographically speaking.
The old stove makes for better pictures.Day 23: Stovetop espresso
I go back and forth between different ways of making a morning cup of coffee. Often it has been a classic drip; for awhile it was a French press; and for the past 5 or 6 months it has been one of the so-called 'stovetop espresso' makers. Except the one I formerly had succumbed after I accidentally left it on the open stove cooking for an extra half hour which pretty much destroyed half of it. But there is a Spanish saying I learned from my mother - "No hay mal que por bien no venga" - which translates more or less to: every time something bad happens, something good (usually) results from it. In my case, the 'good' was the replacement stovetop espresso maker I bought: this one is made by Alessi, in Italy, and features an elegant and minimalistic design. Which is all very nice but the best part is: it makes truly fabulous coffee.
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The funny part is: my modern Italian espresso maker....sits atop my ancient, battered, anything-but-pristine but still functional 50's vintage Gaffers & Sattler gas stove. I guess I'm fond of contrasts, and not just photographically speaking.
I destroyed our last one by putting it on the stove without any water inside. Everything was fine until it started steaming in an unusual way (funny, it's not bubbling yet) and then there was a strong smell of burning plastic. Exit one stovetop coffee maker. The replacement is made by Bialetti of Italy and it is a thing of beauty. We enjoy the drama of the coffee suddenly bubbling up almost as much as drinking the end product. We've also found that standing the coffee maker on a cast iron "hob reducer" is a much better arrangement than just letting it teeter around on the centre cap of the gas burner.... the one I formerly had succumbed after I accidentally left it on the open stove cooking for an extra half hour which pretty much destroyed half of it.