Composed Compost

Food borne of and laid into.

Taken: 02/18/2012. A pat of compost adorns a cutting board from whence it came.

Grazing for Change

What do rhinos have in common with zebras? The green grass.
But wouldn't it go better if it were a bit more flavorful?

A sliced cucumber, lengthwise, with a few crystals of salt sprinkled on:

Crystals

Taken: 02/01/2012 in the kitchen in Brooklyn, NY. I've been photographing some different food items and was trying to figur out what I wanted out of my cucumbers. I enjoy them with salt and I hate cutting circles since they tend to run away. So here's the proper way to enjoy a good cucumber.

Shot with the excellent MP-E 65mm Macro lens. Handheld with the Canon MT-24EX Twin Lite flash. Accept no substitutes.

Exploring Green

"I support you."

"I'm on board."

"We're made of each other."

--Jealousy's nightmares.

Thin

Taken: 01/06/2012 in the Kitchen in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY. The cucumber always presents a question in the kitchen. The next month will be devoted to an exploration of foods in their forms and presentations. Some will darken the board and others will decidedly not run.

Galvenized

Standing on the conquered Apple, Pepper wonders if his flavor has overpowered the wrong foe. Surely there is no room for Weak Sauce, but is Apple truly the enemy?

Taken: 08/21/2010. Another installment of my evening of small-becomes-big photography. Both peppercorns refused to give up the stage and stood crowding the, almost comically small, island. There was too much flavor on the plate.

It all Shines

The wisps, tendrils of life, sprout as if kicked by the wind. Suspended.

And, as if to say "thank you," the fruit takes on the shape of its lifegiver. Hiding behind the form is the sweetest form of flattery.

Taken: in Kensington, Brooklyn, NY. This was part of a mid-night project to test the macro lens. Others are coming from this series. This particular photo, I will not give away what it is of, needs to be enlarged to clearly see the edge of things. It is one of my very favourite photos; nothing but simplicity and yet the detail is in what's assumed rather than what's seen. It is also uncropped and unedited.

Mixed Bag

Sometimes all you get is a bag of mixed reds. Deal with it. Or be dealt with.

Taken: 09/03/2010 in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, NY. The woodchips surrounding the bag shuddered at the prospect of being overcoloured but gave up their own bare minimum to the clearly-stronger party. A sort of communal portrait session wherein the weakest hold up the strongest.

If You Can't Say it With Chocolate

You simply cannot say it at all. The greatest gift to any person drinking chocolate from a wine glass is an eating chocolate nearby, within reach. Like a smoking jacket. A support system. A kite's string, so as not to be run away, so as to be not blown away.

Taken: 08/13/2010 in Montreal, QC, Canada at Juliette Et Chocolat. They wisely serve a side of chocolate with your hot chocolate. The accompanying meal of buckwheat crepes was no less spectacular. If you're ever in Montreal, go there. If you're not ever in Montreal, find a reason.