Tonight I attended a Latte Art Throw-Down competition at Press Coffee in Phoenix (Twitter link: http://twitter.com/presscoffee). Steve Kraus, the owner graciously hosted the event in which several top-notch baristas competed. Here are a few pics from the event. Some videos are further below. Enjoy!
The Latte Art
The Event
A couple of my favorite pics
(Check out the detail on the shot and the reflections)
...and here are some videos. This was shot in HD on my Nikon D90. I recommend that you use the full-screen option in the lower right corner of the video. Also, Full HD versions are available by clicking through to Vimeo.
Natasha's 1st Entrant from Michael Puhala on Vimeo.
Steve's Pour from Michael Puhala on Vimeo.