Gloomy rainy winter days require soup. I’ve been wanting to make a pot of split pea soup since I bought all the ingredients for a pot over a week ago. A cold virus intervened and I barely managed to open a can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle soup every night to give me the Jewish penicillin I needed to get well. Today I feel as if I might live and the thought of enjoying nourishing sustenance in the form of one of my favorite soups spurred me into action. I have a pot of split pea soup bubbling on the stove this afternoon. It’s not soup yet, but it will be by dinner time.
When I opened the bag of peas I thought it would be interesting to see how different depths of field on a shot just of the peas changed each photo. I shot using three difference apertures, f/2.8, f/6.3, and f/16. Each aperture gives an entirely different feel to the subject. I usually prefer to use a shallow depth of field so I can isolate my subject but in this instance I think I like the photo with the deepest depth of field, the first of the pea-only shots below. I can’t really put my finger on why I like it best but I think it is because there is no need to isolate just a few of the peas when the entire photo is peas. Hmmm. Maybe I’m not better afterall. This all sounds a bit weird.
Oh, one more thing. Today’s Flickr Challenge is “starts with ‘P'” and not only does the pot contain peas, it also has parsley, potatoes, and pork. And, it’s in a pot!
Focal Length 70mm
ISO 100
f/4
1/8
Focal Length 70mm
ISO 100
f/16
1.6 seconds
Focal Length 70mm
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/15
Focal Length 70mm
ISO 100
f/6.3
1/4