Saturday, July 31, 2010

surrender to the strawberries




camera: Olympus OM-10, film: Kodak Ultramax 400.

I got my latest roll of film developed, and just picked them up today. Can't say I was thrilled seeing only less than half of the 24 exp roll resulted in some decent photos *sigh*, but I guess it's still better than nothing (ugh, can't wait to stock up on loads of cheap 36 exp film when I go to Indonesia!). I've also come to the realisation that I like taking photos of food, and I'm glad that these 3 came out alright. I took each one on a different day, but obviously I have a thing for strawberries and strawberry flavoured treats.

From top: a bowl of strawberries; a macaron from Lindt; a delicious "Wimbledon" strawberries & cream cake (chose it for the name alone!), also from Lindt.


33 comments:

  1. I love strawberries. So those pictures are mouthwatering to me. It's a shame some of your film didn't turn out. But these ones are just lovely.

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  2. Oh my, that strawberry and cream cake looks delicious

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  3. yummy yum yummity yumm! thats all i have to say really

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  4. Oh that is always very sad when photos don't turn out. The ones that did are quite lovely anyway, strawberries are such a summer treat.

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  5. Good enough to eat!

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  6. that cake looks a little sinful. great photos!

    xo Alison

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  7. these pictures are still lovely - they def are making everyone's mouths water...so i think you did something right, girl! ;)

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  8. The strawberries look gorgeous!

    i was wondering if you would take the time to have a look at my poll to help me decide the name i'm going to call my new blog. i've already come up with a list of names, but need some help in choosing the best one! here's the link :

    http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/dyeYhaJ/Which-one-of-these-names-should-I-call-my-new-blog

    thankyou! x

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  9. What a beautiful blog you have! I love the images... So inspiring!

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  10. pretty much the same with me <3 but I like chocs as well :3

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  11. awesome pictures. strawberries are my fave

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  12. yummm we always have strawberries at my house and the one day we run out you show them and now I want some!
    Too bad about the film though, I would have loved to see those pics too.

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  13. These photos are great! Film for me is tricky, which is why I stick to digital... but there's still something very cool about film.

    Strawberries are so tasty!

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  14. i love strawberries too
    these photos are adorable and the cake looks nyummyy

    xoxo

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  15. Strawberries are very photogenic!
    the Lindt cake looks delicious.

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  16. I hate it when half the film doesn't turn out right. :( But those look good. Om nom nom.

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  17. kodak ultramax 400 ive always considered using this..but i used fujifilm colour 200

    would u recommend kodak film?

    and yes i use the olympus om 10 too


    what aperture did u use for these closeup shots i was wondering becuz whenever i use my 1.8 on shots like this...the foucs is off...so i have to resort to using the 2.8

    do u have this problem too?

    sorry for being long


    shukura

    xx

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  18. I've surrendered, I love strawberries so much! And that cake looks so decadent good. Happy weekend!

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  19. I'm hosting a berry-themed dinner party tomorrow. Talk about good timing!

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  20. oh beautiful! i love the macaroon shot especially -- how it focuses on "lindt" - so sweet! :) great shots.

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  21. mmm.. those look so delicious!:)

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  22. I just made a delicious salad with strawberries, brussel sprouts, and ricotta salata . . . SO GOOD! Nothing like strawberries in the summer.

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  23. It looks delicious..Your blog is a delight to read

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  24. yum! this post makes me hungry.
    these pictures are fab, but too bad some of them didn't turn out! that is what always happens to me as well, but at least you got these three shots :)

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  25. Yumm, I love strawberries. I just went berry picking and got a ton, actually. Your photos are really great!

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  26. These pictures are so lovely... and they make me hungry!
    oxo

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  27. i'm in love with your first picture. :D

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  28. amazing blog!
    ♥ http://augustagrayvintage.blogspot.com/

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  29. Beautiful photos! They all look delicious. And I had no idea that Lindt makes macarons! I wonder if that means we'll be seeing them in the States soon. That would be exciting.

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  30. Nice pictures!
    I really LOVE strawberries!!
    And this cake seems to be amazing!

    Julia&Virginie
    http://definitelyjunies.blogspot.com/

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  31. So sorry half your roll didn't come out the way you wanted. That happened to me quite a bit when I first started taking photos. Sometimes when I look back on those photos I didn't like at first, I actually like them now. ;)

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  32. Oh, you certainly have a knack for photographing food with film. I love how soft these turned out making the delicious treats seem almost dreamlike :)

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