“Bali coffee is so famous for it’s distinctive taste, that day we went to the coffee plantation area to see and taste the famous and most expensive “Coffee Luwak”! One of the stages determines an old lady to sit there and stir the beans till they are fully roasted, she keeps on circulating the beans in the big pan for at least 60 minutes!!… The best part was the smell of the beans, and this photo was meant to give the aroma feeling of such tasty coffee”.

Nikon D700 | Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G | ISO 200 | 1/125 sec @ f/2.8
Can You Smell it? by Eyad Al Shami

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 09
Title of the photograph: Can You Smell It
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Bali | Indonesia

Photographer: Eyad Al Shami ( Dubai, United Arab Emirates )
“Born in 1976 in Jerusalem, Eyad Al Shami grew up with the tend to try different hobbies including Pool, Chess, Music Instruments, Diving, Card Magic, Bowling. But photography was the most serious one when he bought his first camera in 2000, it was a point and shoot that he carried with him everywhere… He was fascinated with low light and night shots, street and nature… However the serious journey started with his first DSLR “Canon 450D” in 2007 that his wife bought him on their anniversary, since then it was never the same… Continuous reading, dedication and practice is what he was focusing on since that day… he believes there is still so much to learn and apply but practice is always the key.
He is working in IT industry sales which is a demanding career, so is photography… Finding time to go out and shoot is one of his challenges, that’s why he don’t spare time during his travels as he always shoot what appeals to him. Photographing Kids/ Street and Low Light scenes is what he loves and will one day adopt one of them as the main path in his photography journey.”

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