Roasted Tomatoes (oh, and I’m researching a new camera)
Hello everyone… I need a new camera and I’d love some advice. I’ve talked with pretty much anyone associated with photography, anyone I’ve seen with a camera, and gosh, anyone with eyes to wheedle advice on what kind of camera to get. This blogging thing has made me realize how much I LOVE taking pictures of small edible objects and I need to ameliorate feeding my hunger with a new set of dentures, or something metaphorical like that… I need a new camera!
Digital
$200 - $300
Good macro setting
Good action shots a plus (like Muybridge’s horses, I’m still trying to document that I run with both feet off the ground at some moments)
So here’s your small edible object of the day: roasted tomatoes. Simple. Yum. Yeah, I do like this photo, but it could be a lot nicer with a snappy new camera.
Thanks to Dad, a relatively new vegan and old vanesscipes fan, purchaser of my first digital camera, and partial financier of my second!
Serves: 3-4 as a side dish. They’re easy so double the recipe and toss them in whatever.
Time: 25 minutes – 2 hours
Roasted Tomatoes
12 medium-sized nice ripe tomatoes
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
dried herbs of your choice (thyme, basil, etc.)
salt and pepper
Oil a baking sheet lightly and preheat broiler. Half the tomatoes, lay them on the baking sheet cut side up, brush with olive oil and vinegar. Sprinkle with fresh herbs, salt and pepper.
Pop in the broiler for 20 minutes or until brown on top. Transfer to a 400 degree oven and keep baking until they reach your desired state of dryness.
October 12th, 2006 08:57
I have an Olympus FE-110 5.0 Megapixel. It has a macro setting…which I just started playing around with…
It has 2.8x optical zoom but like 12 zoom overall.
Hope that helps.
This picture looks great. I love tomatoes esp if they are roasted, raw, or sundried.
October 18th, 2006 10:27
Those roasted tomatoes look divine. Yum.
I have used two cameras for food blogging. The first [I used for ten months] was a Canon PowerShot - it is uber easy t use; fairly fab in low light and macro. I’ve upgraded now to a Canon Rebel SLR; still learning it, but I like it. Have fun buying a new camera! [I got mine thru Amazon, btw.]