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bits and rotators
I think I’m fascinated by all the food bits in my kitchen the way new parents are fascinated by all the gurgles and faces on their wee ones. Almost every time I chop something in the kitchen, I end up grabbing the camera, and in the end have landed myself with a sizable file of food pictures which have no purpose except to share on an otherwise distracting Friday.
Anyway, SantaDad just got out of shoulder surgery. He had a rotator cuff tear and was going to wait until after the wedding to have it fixed, but when I assured him his dragging-down-the-aisle services would not be needed, he decided to do it sooner. (Also, they told him he'd only be in a sling for six weeks.) He promises he can still type comments with one hand. Or his nose or toes or something. Hey, at least he has his priorities straight!
comments (9)
What are those green thingys in the last photo?
1 | Nicole | July 15, 2005 05:51 PM
Wishing Santa Dad a speedy recovery!!
2 | Wicked H | July 15, 2005 06:54 PM
OK: I love that when you slice into a red bell pepper, you are the only person to have *EVER* seen the inside of that particular bell pepper.
It's even better if there's a little tiny green bell pepper in there, hanging out.
3 | Georgia | July 15, 2005 07:25 PM
I hate asking questions because it's like admitting that I couldn't figure it out myself...but I have to know! How do you always get such good lighting and color in your many beautiful food close-ups?
4 | Emily | July 15, 2005 07:27 PM
these photos are fantastic
5 | KDunk | July 15, 2005 11:32 PM
Yeah, how do you do that?
6 | wendy | July 16, 2005 02:46 AM
Well, for one, Alex's Canon Rebel does most of the work for you. But, I always keep it on manual, and never use flash so I keep the shutter open for a long time to get good light if, say, I take the picture in the evening. (Daytime, there's a skylight in the kitchen.) Unfortunately, this also leads to a lot of blurry photos since I am a very squirmy person who is too lazy to use a tripod. You can see this in the last pic, which are gooseberries from Alex's mom's garden. She made jam with them and it was pink! I think it's from the seeds inside.
When all else fails, I've been lightening things in Picasa lately.
7 | deb | July 16, 2005 07:20 AM
ever consider selling some of your shots to stock art companies? i don't have any idea what the market is for that - but the images are definitely vivid and arresting.
8 | susannah | July 18, 2005 10:07 AM
the gooseberries actually look cuter a little blurry
9 | muffy | July 18, 2005 04:40 PM