CHEERS this week to our camera club TogsQuad for giving us a frothy supply of beer pictures.
To celebrate the Derby Summer Beer Festival and quench our thirst for great pictures, we have put together a selection of our favourites.
The winning image making a splash on our page has been created by Charli Marriott from Chaddesden.
Charli explains: "I got a piece of small black vinyl and a bottle of Budweiser, cracked off the top of the bottle and lay it down on the vinyl.
"Lighting was with two flash guns, one attached on top of my camera and one triggered by a remote slave to one side.
"I held a pipette filled with beer over the bottle top, from a great height, to enhance the intensity of the splash.
"Then as I was squeezing the liquid down onto the bottle top, I captured the shot on camera at the same time.
"Timing was key. It was not easy and took great patience.
"I wanted to think creatively and not about the visual bottle of beer I hope it almost makes your mouth water looking at the image!"
A highly commended, thoughtful montage has been made by Chris Calverley, of Oakwood.
Chris put together a six pack of stomachs in his beer package.
By capturing some of the visitors at Derby's beer event in the Market Place, Chris made a cheeky play on how to spot a big beer fan.
David Edge, from Derby, spotted his beverage in the back yard of the Five Lamps pub in Derby.
During the set of the Sergeant Musgrave's Dance clog morris dancers, he brought the elements together with beer and cheer as the troupe were in action.
Debbie Howe, of Belper, saw her brown bottles standing on a wall at the Belper Food Festival.
Sharron Davies, of Chaddesden, spotted a colourful rack of glasses on holiday in Crete, though the glass is clear, her natural light brings out the bar lighting.
Refreshing action comes from Terry James, of Mackworth, who set up his picture of someone pouring a pint.
He took great care to use a shallow aperture on the camera to get rid of any distracting background furniture.
Steve Woodhead, of West Hallam, brings simple bubbles from a close-up perspective that really fizzes in the frame.
Andy Simpson, of Stenson Fields, has thought more laterally and taken his through a glass to produce a view that festival-goers will recognise.
To see more galleries of photography from our regular camera club contributors, visit our homepage at www.derbytelegraph.co.uk and search for TogsQuad.
