Spices are a big part of my life, I have containers overflowing with spices from all corners of the globe and their abilities to enhance if not create a dish is not quantifiable. I came home this week to find Martin rifling through the spice containers and capturing them under his new macro camera lens. At first I was only vaguely interested. I handle these spices all the time so I know what they are all about or at least I thought I did and then I saw them up close. Zoomed in on they take on an entirely different character. Hidden details, textures, shapes and forms are highlighted and magnified. I was so impressed I though you might like to see some spices up close as well. So here they are. I won't go into detail about where they are from and what you can do with them, just enjoy them in their magnified glory.
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| Fenugreek |
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| Star Anise |
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| Bay Leaf |
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| Cardamon Seeds |
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| Green Cardamon Pods |
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| Chinese Brown Cardamon Pod |
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| Szechuan Peppercorns |
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| White Peppercorns |
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| Cumin Seeds |
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| Poppy Seeds |
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| Cloves |
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| Mace |
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| Cassia Bark |
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| Coriander Seeds |
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| Fennel Seeds |
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| Nigella Seeds |
Originally posted on Sunday, 1 November 2015 by Tenele
Very cool
ReplyDeleteThanks Gary, I wasn't exactly expecting to see what I saw looking through the lens in this detail. Pretty cool hey.
DeleteLove this!.Been wanting to do some macro photography with food but hadn't though about spices - what great subjects!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian. They are so much more interesting than I expected. Might do another round of it at some point, there are a lot of spices to work with.
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