Latte Art Challenge[d] - Page 5

[doleeo]

My lame attempt

[Jasonian]

I swear, this was a fluke.




This one wasn't so much of a fluke.



Same 5oz cup. Double capps.

[Gilgamesh]

After loads of milk of practice I can come up with this. I added a little chocolate powder onto the crema:




My mobile was stolen so unfortunately no vid.

[Beezer]

Here's my final entry in the Wholelattelove art contest.



I tried to show an overview of the whole process, not just the pour. I realize the art isn't up to the highest standards, but I think it came out OK. We'll see what the Wholelattelove people think.

[HB]

FYI, the contest that inspired this thread is now accepting votes for best latte art video.


(Click image to see final entries)

PS: I tried to convince the contest organizer to allow the substitution of a Mazzer Mini P, figuring that many HB members already have an espresso machine at or above a Gaggia Classic. No dice. Maybe next time...

[Beezer]

Thanks for the update, Dan. I was wondering if they were ever going to get around to letting us vote on this.

A Mazzer Mini P would have been awesome. I've already moved beyond the Classic myself, but another Classic would be nice as a backup/travel machine.

[HB]

And the winners are:

1st Prize - bigkingkay


2nd Prize - rseeee


3rd Prize - sunshinysmiles


Official announcement is here.

[Beezer]

http://www.wholelattelove.com/latteart_contest.cfm

Looks pretty similar to last year. This year's prize is a Gaggia Baby. There are now categories for beginner and professional. You can only vote once, unlike last year's American Idol-like voting system.

I'll be interested to see what people come up with this year. Last year had some good submissions, although the eventual winner's entry seemed pretty weak to me. Maybe that's just sour grapes, though.

[Beezer]

So I got a weird message on my YouTube page today, from someone named "Mischa", purporting to be from a German TV station that wants to use my latte art videos. Here's the entire message.

Hi there,

We're working for German DW-TV (Germany's foreign network that is broadcastet worldwide) on a new show about user generated content and one of the reports we're planning is a clip collection about coffee art. During my research I saw your clips on Youtube, which are really amazing.

Now we really would love to broadcast parts of these clips in our show and hope very much that your are interested in this idea. The only problem is, that we only broadcast clips in TV-quality which means that you would have to send me a DVD or upload the clips on of of the common sites like http://www.megaupload.com.

Please get back to me and tell me what you think about this request, I look forward to hearing from you! Of course we would pay you a small handling fee for your efforts.

Warm regards from Germany

Mischa

--------
Mischa Heuer
Deutsche Welle TV (DW-TV)
Department Lifestyle & Entertainment

Voltastr. 6
D-13355 Berlin

T. +49/30/46466501
F. +49/30/46466505
M. +49/163/5050700

Mail: mischa.heuer@dw-world.de
http://www.dw-world.de

I don't know what to make of this. Is it some kind of scam? If so, I don't really see the point, unless they're hoping to get me to provide personal information. If it's for real, I guess it's kind of flattering, though I don't think my latte art compares to many of the people who have posted videos on YouTube and Google video.

Anyone have any opinion as to whether I should respond to this?

[HB]

I don't know what to make of this. Is it some kind of scam?

Given the e-mail domain matches the claim, I see no reason to doubt the legitimacy of the request. While unlikely, it's possible that the domain is spoofed. If you examine the e-mail headers, you can confirm the IP address maps back to that domain. It isn't really that surprising, I've been contacted a few times for similar requests (e.g., permission to republish photos and article excerpts).

[Beezer]

Thanks Dan. I don't really see any harm in responding, as long as I don't give away my Social Security number and bank account info.

[Psyd]

I don't really see any harm in responding, as long as I don't give away my Social Security number and bank account info.

Television is really big money. The 'Big Give' paid a producer, an associate and I to fly/drive, shoot all day, and the tape costs alone would have made a decent days tips for a small shop. they used less than five minutes of that footage.
ESPN paid that same associate and I, and a satellite uplink truck to go get an interview with Mike Skinner while he was in Phoenix for last week's NASCAR event. We drove for two and a half hours each way, waited at Victory Circle for an hour, set up for about twenty minutes, shot a three minute interview, struck our kit and drove away. Our estimated cost to ESPN is about $2500 a minute.
Ask what your participation is.

[onemoreshot]

This is what I put in a couple of days ago but first a bit of background...

It's a ridiculous parody of old school Kung Fu movies that I was put up to as part of a dare by some of my pals at GCBC and yes it's an inside joke. No editing, no Kenny G background music, no special effects, no fade in's or out's and certainly no budget - just a five minute long A to Z of the entire espresso process (with an uncooperative tripod):



Instead of throwing comical front snap kicks I probably should have put in a regular pour like these...

Today's pours, a mixed bag of seven pours into four ounce cups:




Yesterday's pours, rosetta's into four ounce cups. The "espresso-fu" thing is part of the bigger inside joke shown above:




Edited: wrong link (thx Dan).

[Beezer]

Hah! Espresso-fu. I love it!

Soon I shall challenge you to a death match, Espresso Ninja! Then we shall see whose espresso shall reign supreme!

[onemoreshot]

Hah! Espresso-fu. I love it!

Soon I shall challenge you to a death match, Espresso Ninja! Then we shall see whose espresso shall reign supreme!

Insolent dog! Your tiny little village is no match for my Imperial Espresso Palace. Do not tempt the wrath of my Espresso clan!

[WholeLatteLove]

Hello Home-Barista! It's Whole Latte Love Latte Art Contest III!

We here at Whole Latte Love wanted to make sure everyone knew about our contest for Latte Art.
It's the 3rd Annual Latte art Contest, and the submission deadline is 2 weeks away.

What's the reward, should you win?

A NEW Gaggia Baby Twin, with two boilers, one for frothing milk for your lattes.

If you have a camcorder, and have any skills at Latte Art, come put an entry in on our site.

Contest link:
http://www.wholelattelove.com/latteart_contest.cfm

Good Luck!

[DigMe]

Thanks Dan. I don't really see any harm in responding, as long as I don't give away my Social Security number and bank account info.

just be sure that you don't start daydreaming during your pour and accidentally pour latte art featuring your SS#.

brad

[WholeLatteLove]

I am very happy to announce we will be extending the contest. I am also really happy about announcing we will be changing the prize to a Dalla Corte Mini one of the best machines I have ever used. We will soon be selling the machines and they are on the way. I hope this encourages more people to enter, as now you will be getting a machine more in line with your barista skills. I cant tell you how happy we are to have formed a relationship with Dalla Corte and look forward to working with them as they enter the US market. It truly is a wonderful machine to use, speaking of entering lets get those videos pouring in (every pun intended) Good luck and I do think this makes the contest a lot more fun.

[cannonfodder]

Hmmm, I may give it a try for that.

[DigMe]

I am very happy to announce we will be extending the contest. I am also really happy about announcing we will be changing the prize to a Dalla Corte Mini one of the best machines I have ever used. .

Oh my...how I wish I was good at latte art!!!!

brad