Sometimes, as I go about doing things in the kitchen, I stop my hands and take a moment to admire the combination of shapes and colors my eyes see, to inhale more deeply the smell that comes from the food I am touching, to follow the faint echo of the noise I am no longer making. Those are preciously simple moments and while the camera can capture only a portion of the experience, I often like to reach for it and fix the image on its memory card.
The other day, while I was chopping toasted hazelnuts in a mortar, I stopped with the pestle in midair and took some photos. I like that the image is dynamic in its stillness.
I can still smell the aroma freeds by chopping the nuts.
This is my contribution to edition #119 of Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Photography Event created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook, now organized by Cinzia of Cindystar, and hosted this week by Cinzia herself.
The photo was shot in color and then converted to black and white (Lightroom preset B&W Look 4).
The gallery of images contributed to the event.
Who is hosting the current and future editions of the event.
Ciao Simona, vedo ora la nuova "veste" e scopro anche i tuoi scritti e il tuo canale you tube! Prima non c'erano o non li avevo notati? Comunque mi congratulo con te, le tue storie sono sempre belle e piacevoli da leggere. Un abbraccio
Posted by: lucia | March 04, 2014 at 09:39 AM
Ciao Lucia. Una delle ragioni per cui ho cambiato veste e' proprio per dare piu' risalto alle mie altre cose, tra cui appunto il canale YouTube e la lista dei miei articoli. Il tuo racconto mi dice che ho fatto bene :)
Posted by: Simona Carini | March 04, 2014 at 02:27 PM
I'm glad you stopped to take a photo. Beautiful. :-)
Posted by: Paz | March 04, 2014 at 10:52 PM
E' vero, probabilmente prima non erano bene in risalto! Ciao
Posted by: lucia | March 05, 2014 at 01:56 AM
Thank you, Paz.
Grazie, Lucia.
Posted by: Simona Carini | March 05, 2014 at 10:04 PM
A lovely black and white picture!
Cheers,
Rosa
Posted by: Rosa | March 06, 2014 at 01:40 AM
a volte le immagini vengono da sole, arrivano.... e se hai la macchina a portata di mano vale la pena di cogliere i particolari...
bella foto Simona
un abbraccio grande
Sandra
Posted by: sandra pilacchi | March 06, 2014 at 05:03 AM
Thank you, Rosa.
Grazie, Sandra. Un grosso abbraccio di ritorno.
Posted by: Simona Carini | March 06, 2014 at 08:53 PM
We often overlook the beauty of the raw ingredients we are using, and it's a shame. There's no better way to end a meal than to break open a few nuts still in the shell, and enjoy their look and fragrance and texture and taste.
Posted by: Frank @Memorie di Angelina | March 10, 2014 at 09:14 AM
I agree completely, Frank. When I was growing up, we always had a tray with nuts, mostly walnuts and hazelnuts, in the shell and nutcracker at the ready. To this day, I enjoy cracking nuts.
Posted by: Simona Carini | March 10, 2014 at 04:38 PM