Five-a-day | mikeosbornphoto

Five-a-day

This edible goodness is mouth-watering fare for the photographer too. I took a selection of the more attractive, beguiling vegetables and fruits and made them my models for a sunlit indoor session. Red chicory, Babycorn, Flower Sprouts and three gorgeous varieties of tomatoes were heaped with attention.

But the star of the show is Romanesco, a complex whirl that is a natural work of art. A series of beautiful film shots of this vegetable by Canadian photoblogger Ehpem was the inspiration for this shoot.

We won’t be short of our five-a-day for some time in this household…

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Tags: art, greens, macro, photography, Romanesco, still life, tomatoes, vegetables

22 thoughts on “Five-a-day”

ckponderings on March 9, 2015 at 09:28 said:

FAR too healthy, but still very tempting! A great series of colourful shots, Mike! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 9, 2015 at 11:28 said:
  
  Thanks Richard! Next in the series – CAKE :)
  
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  - ckponderings on March 9, 2015 at 12:27 said:
    
    Haha! Carrot, beetroot or banana? :)
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on March 9, 2015 at 13:18 said:
      
      Just pure CAKE :)
      
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      - ckponderings on March 9, 2015 at 14:08 said:
        
        Fair enough! :D
        
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Jane Lurie on March 8, 2015 at 14:50 said:

Fantastic images, Mike. I love shooting produce and these are wonderful. Romanesco is amazing and the star of the show! Great work.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 8, 2015 at 15:11 said:
  
  Thank you Jane, I truly appreciate that! It’s great photographing them. They don’t answer back or wriggle about (much). Little comes close to the intricate surface of the Romanesco.
  
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leecleland on March 8, 2015 at 10:09 said:

I expected to see one with a big bite out of it :) Just goes to show where you’ll find inspiration. I love the whorls of the Romanesco (never heard of it before but it photographs really well). Again a great series Mike.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 8, 2015 at 11:22 said:
  
  Ha! The taste test is to come. I think it was created to look beautiful and it’s certainly fascinating up close. Thanks as always, Lee, and I hope all is well in your part of the world.
  
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  - leecleland on March 9, 2015 at 04:22 said:
    
    Our part of the world is hot, humid and stormy today Mike, but as always the clouds are fascinating. I’ll have to see if I can find a Romanesco somewhere just so I can try photographing it. That’s my challenge for this week :)
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on March 9, 2015 at 09:14 said:
      
      Great! I’d recommend it, it’s beyond fascinating. Haven’t done the taste test yet.
      
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      - leecleland on March 10, 2015 at 21:06 said:
        
        You know everyone out here is waiting with bated breath to hear what it tastes like, it just can’t be as good as it looks :)
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 12, 2015 at 19:12 said:
        
        It’s still sitting there waiting to be sliced. Maybe I just can’t bring myself to slice and boil!
        
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        leecleland on March 12, 2015 at 21:02 said:
        
        Oh it’s a vegetable then? I’m showing my ignorance here, I thought for some reason it was fruit :)
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 12, 2015 at 22:05 said:
        
        Akin to a posh green cauli :)
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2015 at 22:40 said:
        
        I can confirm that it tastes like… cauliflower! But the texture is a little more stimulating than your regular cauli.
        
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        leecleland on March 13, 2015 at 23:33 said:
        
        So far I haven’t found one or anyone who knows about them. I like caulis so maybe on my next travels I’ll find one :)
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 14, 2015 at 10:16 said:
        
        I think it’s a bit of a poncey London invention – I can’t imagine no-nonsense Aussie produce growers giving it the time of day!
        
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Cos on March 8, 2015 at 09:12 said:

A delicious series, Mike!

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 8, 2015 at 09:27 said:
  
  Thank you Koos – some of them a bit more unusual! Plenty in the fridge now :)
  
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  - Cos on March 8, 2015 at 10:01 said:
    
    You’re having a very healthy life!
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on March 8, 2015 at 10:03 said:
      
      Hmmm, I don’t fancy the red chicory but the others are yummy!
      
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