Steaming Cup of Tea

This morning, I noticed the steam rising from my cup of freshly brewed green tea.  Since I had never photographed steam, I thought I'd give it a try.  I moved the cup so the background would be the red of my dining room wallpaper.  Moving the cup around the room, it became clear that the steam needs to be lit from the side to be most visible, which in my case, was the filtered light coming through the window coverings.  I tried different apertures and shutter speeds and determined the cup and the stream need to be in focus but that the background was more pleasing blurred since there was a pattern on the wallpaper that competed with the steam.  Enjoy!

Aperture f 2.0, shutter speed, 1/160th sec.