So, I posted about an heirloom tomato one day (yesterday) and then the veritable floodgates opened. Look at the bounty, below.
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| Many tomatoes of various sizes, shapes and colours: red, yellow, orange, and green. |
Yup! This bounty was supplied by the same friendly gardener who gave us the heirloom tomato yesterday. There are two of those in this batch, which are seen more clearly on the second photo, below.
I processed the photos according to my whim, particularly the first two.
The first photo ↑ was the whole plenteous batch, which we were given on this occasion. The next photo ↓ is all the varieties in reduced numbers.
Then, I isolated on the yellow one with a long and twisting stem. I like it the best of the three images, but I do like the others as well. Although I have done flower photos a bit in the past, for the most part this kind of photography is something different and difficult for me, so I just stumble and bumble along.
It's a simpler photo, and photographically speaking, simple is usually, if not always, better. It's best to remove distractions and focus attention. This principle works in all kinds of photography.
Like that last image best. My favourite tomatoes are orange cherry ones this year. So tasty.
ReplyDeleteFruit never looked so yummy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift of assorted tomatoes from your neighbor, and how much fun and creativity they afforded you in a photo session(s). And, you are right about removing distractions to focus attention and luckily your inanimate subjects would not disagree with that principle.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the last shot especially.
ReplyDeleteNow that's a bunch of "to-maters"!! Such true colors too...all beauties.
ReplyDeleteGotta love those tomatoes. I have a variety on my counter thanks to daughter's garden. I even helped pick some of them. I plan to make sauce with most of them. Onions sautéed, tomatoes sliced and diced, and basil and a dash of sugar, salt and pepper. Cook it all down then puree with stick blender. It's so good!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors and all varieties of shapes and sizes. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteOne and Three look like still life paintings.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful pile of tomatoes!
You sure have fun, and find some creativity!
ReplyDeleteThose are gorgeous tomatoes and the photos are also wonderful. I love all the different colors in the first shot. Some of them look gilded!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up we always had a vegetable garden and I can't think of anything more delicious than a big ripe tomato sandwich with home made mayo. Of course that was in the 40's and has been just a memory for years ... the store bought tomatoes don't seem to have any flavor at all but I will grant that the heirlooms are closer to my old memories.
ReplyDeleteNice of your friend to share them.
That's a lot.
ReplyDeleteColour values are splendid, as usual for you. Edited from raw, I assume. I do like #2, but you have make it a bit too tidy, somehow. Thinking why I think that, and I can sort of see a circular layout.
ReplyDeleteWho would have ever known that a photographer could have so much fun taking photos of tomatoes. Tomatoes are the best!
ReplyDeleteNice photos, and a LOT of tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteWhat a generous graderner friend!! They look lovely!!
ReplyDeleteI always got my heritage seeds from seed savers neared Decorah Iowa. They were always so much more flavorful than the upscale models now sold in most greenhouses
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous tomatoes and you have only enhanced their beauty with your elegant compositions.
ReplyDeleteOK. Now I’m really impressed. That last photo looks like a painting!
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