Don Ellis
Member
Yesterday, Leela and I went to the wet market — a traditional Chinese market selling everything you can imagine, from dried goods to meat to fish to vegetables and fruits. Cherries, lychees, rambutans, mangosteens and mangoes are all in season, so we bought enough to get our trial membership cards as Fruitarians. It’s impossible not to be seduced into buying all these lovely fruits — now we just have to eat them.
But before we do, I had to take a photo of the largest, best-looking mango I’ve ever seen. I know the big ones aren’t necessarily the tastiest ones, but I had to have this one just because it existed. I looked around the house for a good place to shoot it and finally decided that Buddha should hold it for me. He’s in our bedroom facing the window and keeps an eye on us while we sleep.
I'm afraid it was food for the gods only for as long as it took to take this photo. Then I plucked it back and made off to the kitchen with it. It was better than I expected and half of it fed both of us, so there’s more in the fridge. Just before the carving I measured it at 9.5 x 4.25 x 4 inches (24 x 11 x 10cm)… all for about US$3.
Sigma DP2, ISO200, 1/30s, f/2.8. Click for larger image...
But before we do, I had to take a photo of the largest, best-looking mango I’ve ever seen. I know the big ones aren’t necessarily the tastiest ones, but I had to have this one just because it existed. I looked around the house for a good place to shoot it and finally decided that Buddha should hold it for me. He’s in our bedroom facing the window and keeps an eye on us while we sleep.
I'm afraid it was food for the gods only for as long as it took to take this photo. Then I plucked it back and made off to the kitchen with it. It was better than I expected and half of it fed both of us, so there’s more in the fridge. Just before the carving I measured it at 9.5 x 4.25 x 4 inches (24 x 11 x 10cm)… all for about US$3.
Sigma DP2, ISO200, 1/30s, f/2.8. Click for larger image...