So I wasn’t being completely honest when I said no more tea. I’d simply switched from black to orange tea. Even that didn’t work though, and a mild panic attack had me down to even lighter, Chinese tea.
A warm, relaxing mug can be rather addicting.
The great thing about tea is that it doesn’t just taste good, it serves a purpose. Cleanses the palette. Aids digestion. Combats the Yang of greasy foods with Yin. Green tea in the morning serves to awaken the senses. Longjing calms the mind at night.
The steeping process is beautiful. Green tea is especially prone to scorching, so the water can’t be too hot, or the tea will turn bitter. Not hot enough, and the leaves won’t fully release their flavour.
Note: Each frame of the video is a different photograph, taken five seconds apart. About thirty minutes in total.
Wow,
Image 4 of 5 of this entry is probably one of my favorite pictures you’ve ever taken. I’m not too sure why I’m drawn to it, but I find the picture so pure, fresh, and clean.
I also like how your first three pictures are so well evenly balanced and give me a constant stable feeling when I flip back and forth through them.
Good stuff, I’m very impressed.
Oh that’s fun. I love time lapse. Thanks for framing that. :)
@Pat — Thanks man, I know that if you make a comment (and you don’t call me instead), it’s gonna be important. :)
@Pearl — I wanted to create a tea animation for a while now, but never found the right conditions. At first I tried using a simple video recorder, but it didn’t give me the quality that I was looking for. It wasn’t a very telephoto lens either, so the recorder had to be close to the mug, creating a problem with the steam. The still camera ended up being the best, although most difficult, solution.
Thanks for enjoying it. :)
The time lapse turned out to be so beautiful. My mom was very impressed with your patience! She says, “you’re the man!” …I’ll leave it at that.