Well, I’m back. Been a long while since I’ve blogged, in part because of how busy things have been at work, plus, my Canon 40D needed to go into the shop, so I’ve been on a bit of a shooting haitus. And I’m not talking about a three-day stint at Metro Camera Service in Englewood for a sensor cleaning. I had to ship it to Canon’s Main Service Branch in California to have the shutter mechanism fixed. So, all is better now, as these test shots of cabernet grapes and backyard carrots indicate. However, the situation pushed me off the fence on acquiring a new camera, and so, this Wednesday, according to UPS, I’ll be getting a Canon 5D Mark II as my main ax. The 40D, loyal soldier from trips to Italy and Mexico, will still serve me, but as the backup and as Hailey’s camera, too.
So, just to update things, I thought I’d get these pics of our bumper crop online. Hailey faithfully tended to a veggie garden this year, and along with cherry tomatoes, rosemary, oregano and jalapenos, we had great success with carrots from seed. On Saturday, we pulled 50 out of the ground, and only stopped because we didn’t want them wilting in our fridge. Best to keep the last 50 or so in the ground and harvest them for Thanksgiving. And yes, we recommend washing them before cooking them. Less gritty that way.
Hi Kevin. It’s been awhile since I have checked your blog and I love all the new food shots. When John and I get a house (someday!) I think it would be so cool to enlarge some of your food prints and hang then in the kitchen. Giant, orange carrots!
Hey Jodi …
Yeah, I’d love to do an installation for you. We actually have a custom 3 x 5 (15 pics) of Italian food we photographed when we were in Italy. Hailey did a tremendous job calculating it, and we got a custom matte. Looks awesome, and covers a naked fuse box in the kitchen!
Hope you are well.