Baby Spice, a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

Spice Bazaars are one of my happy places, for obvious reasons. This one can be found at Paddy's Markets in Haymarket, Sydney. The colours, textures, aromas, tastes and of course the characters are such a wonderful sensory experience. Even though this is downtown Sydney, you feel transported for a moment to somewhere exotic like Morocco, the Middle East or Asia.

PS: The spice you see in the foreground brought a whole new meaning to a Sunday Roast.

Canon 5D (my Mark II has cacked itself and I'm devastated)
ISO 800
f/5.6
1/60 seconds
-1 exposure bias (the camera needs recalibrating)
45mm handheld

bayno, macjake, mirosu, SnapRJW, Cricri, ikeharel, ourania, annjackman, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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No_One (4) 2013-08-11 6:11

Hi Lisa,
This could be straight from the pages of a food magazine! Even though I cant cook to save my life, I would like to give it a go when I see these enticing herbs and spices. Your control on DOF is as always perfect too. So the one at the front is baby spice, I guess the one behind to the right is ginger spice, and the yellow one at the back does look quite posh :) I wonder where sporty and the other one are?

All the best!
Noel

snunney (130967) 2013-08-11 6:17

Ciao Lisa,
All the allure of an Indian bazaar! You have framed it perfectly with ideal control over depth of field. Lovely warm tones and excellent clarity.

ktanska (44492) 2013-08-11 6:52

Hi Lisa,
Good tight closeup that shows grain of that spice mix well. Colour various are clear on those other blurred spices in the background.
Finland is not well known of spicy food. But next weekend we have Chilifest here in Tampere, including world championship contest of Naga Morich eating.
Kari

alpi1500 (1520) 2013-08-11 10:20

Hi
,Very nice POV.Greeat natural color.
Have a nice day.

bayno (18348) 2013-08-11 10:27

Ciao Lisa,
qualcosa di differente e mi piace, ottima la terxture e il taglio stretto, mi piace anche la profondità che hai dato allo scatto con quello sfocato che si vede e non si vede....anche a me piacciono molto i mercati di spezie e i loro odori...un pò meno i sapori...ne ho ingurgitate troppe di spezie...specialmente in India che credo ne sia la patria per eccellenza....
buone vacanze,
Valter

abmdsudi (95869) 2013-08-11 11:16

Hi Lisa
A shot to spice up our life! and just makes me want to keep looking. Artistic & excellent absorbing still life capture with fine color, clarity and textures. Don't you just want to push your hands through the scoop??..or am i just.. lol.
A well-performed, Congrats
Best regards.

Gigidusud (21679) 2013-08-11 14:46

Ciao cara Lisa,
Un bel taglio su queste spezie con bei colori e bella texture. Buona idea, brava!
PS: Mio padre è tornata a casa sua giovedi :), grazie amica mia bacioni.
Gigi

carlo62 (81265) 2013-08-11 15:08

Ciao Lisuccia
ottimo luogo per trovare sensazioni esotiche e idee da fotografare, infatti sei riuscita a fare lo scatto giusto, con una bella scelta della messa a fuoco e dei colori molto particolari.
Saluti
Carlo

macjake (98262) 2013-08-11 20:44

Hi Lisa
this is one food item that tosca and i disagree on...she doesn't do well with spices, whereas I LOVE spice. I want my food to be so spicy its leaking out of my pores!

When I cook, i have to be aware not to add too much hot sauce or spices or Tosca gets angry :)

I think i'd be just fine in a place like this Bizaar, its fun photography too.
I could have sworn that i could smell the spices from here :)

PS
so what happened to you camera???
that sucks!

mirosu (16313) 2013-08-11 21:21

Hi Lisa,
Excellent colourful detail photo from spice market. This remind me to my many trips to India. Well done. Wish you a very nice week. Greetings, Miro

jjcordier (79299) 2013-08-11 22:20

Lisa
Jolie façon de présenter ces épices colorées avec un bon cadrage vertical et une belle gestion de la profondeur de champ. Tu es une vraie "spice girl"!
Amicalement
JJ

sabermonajati (11537) 2013-08-11 23:08

hi lisa
Delicious frame you shot.
best wishes
saber

emka (157280) 2013-08-11 23:33

Ciao Lisa, The spice bazaars are also my favorite places. The best are India or Middle East, so I am looking forward to visiting famous Egyptian Bazaar in Istanbul. This one is not so colourful but I am sure that Sunday Roast with it must be very tasty.

Warm regrads

Malgo

SnapRJW (31631) 2013-08-12 3:24

I love experimenting with spices Lisa, here we cannot smell the wonderful aromas but we can enjoy the colourful display and only dream of your roast chicken! Very good use of DOF and excellent detail in your chosen spice. Warm regards rosemary

mehranjahangiri (347) 2013-08-12 4:23

dear Lisa,
nice photo.
depth of field is attractive.
point of view is beautiful.

Of course I'm not overeating one !!!

best wishes,
Mehran jahangiri.

Cricri (176) 2013-08-12 9:23

Hi dear Lisa
C'est joli, colorées et en plus ca sent super bon, j'aime ces étalages d'épices, elle me rappelle le Maroc, la Tunisie......bon cadrage d'une netteté excellente, bon format et DOF
Belle journée
cricri

ikeharel (112475) 2013-08-13 0:58

One thing can't be conveyed through a photo(yet), dear Lisa, and I refer to the spicey smell in a market place like this. Can only imagin.
So this is what given to chicken... just kidding.
The colors and texture on diff. stuff there, made this pic. so intriguing.
Best regards,
Ike

dkmurphys (79209) 2013-08-13 0:59

Ciao Lisa,
Nice close up to the taste of the East. This is the reason of the great Discoveries era.
Have a fine day.

Daniel

gus72 (3719) 2013-08-13 16:32

Ciao Bambina !!
like you...... I love the look and aroma of the spices.So far I visited the spice markets in Dubai and Istanbul..... the ones in Sydney ( Lakemba ) are not far behind.
they make excellent subjects for photos .... so many colours and textures.
Well captured and nicely presented.
Have a nice week.
Un abrazo
Gus

fabbs99 (17179) 2013-08-15 23:15

Hello Lisa,

Nice display of spices ready for sale in the shop.The colors are really warm and sharpness and framing excellent.Very well done.TFS.

Cheers
Farhat

ourania (51103) 2013-08-17 9:02

Ciao cara Lisa,
aromas mean so much to me, they have the overwhelming power to evoke memories and stories. I love this photo because its straightforward composition, its textures and its colours are so expressive and convey the warmth and richness of the spices very effectively. The textures in the foreground are so sharp and inviting, you've created great depth and filled the frame in a very intriguing way. The lighting is perfect and you've captured superbly all the natural beauty of the scenery:) Congratulations and thank you! I'm very sorry about your camera and hope that it's something that can be fixed!
All the best, have a great Sunday,
Ourania

jemaflor (146330) 2013-08-19 8:58

Hi Lisa,
Good close up on the spice, perfect sharpness, exposure well managed, tfs.

annjackman (23019) 2013-08-20 2:14

Hello Lisa,
I love taking pictures of spices and how good to have this market in Sydney. I can almost smell them looking at yoor picture. The rich colours and tight framing make a fabulous image. Very well done. Hope you can sort out your broken camera.
Best wishes Ann

COSTANTINO (115583) 2013-10-02 3:07

Hello
I agree with your phrase that spice bazaars
are one of my happy places too
fresh scenery with color and pleasant smell
lovely warm tones
regards
have a nice evening
Costantino

mjw364 (1466) 2013-10-31 3:59

Hello Lisa

Well apart from the colours this image is evoking olfactory memories and I am getting a strong smell of spice looking at this shot! I could almost be walking past my local curry house and inhaling deeply as I sometimes do!

Nicely composed with a crop that emphasises the FG and great control of DOF though I think the price tag could have been a little sharper.

Great shot - now I'm off eat - curry for breakfast methinks!

Take care

Mike