Hungry for more in June

I'm a tickled pink foodie-lover slash amateur photographer today.

 

How so?

During a visit to Cafe Breton at Cliff House, Tagaytay to devour dessert with a group of good friends, I took a stab at two lovely crepes placed on the table.

Anybody who has the good fortune to share a meal with Multipliers like us knows its a rule of thumb not to eat right away when food is displayed enticingly in front of half-starving people. No matter how hungry one is, one must always wait for the last click of cameras taking pictures for posterity of edible and luscious food. *nods head sagely*

This June 2009, Shutters, the photography club I signed up for in HP had its monthly challenge. I don't usually participate in the challenges because I either forget, do not have the opportunity or just don't like the pics I have come up with.

 

This time though, thanks to this Tagaytay trip to attend Sir B's birthday bash and one-man show, I was presented with the chance to shoot food after my initial hunger was somewhat satisfied.

 

Photography + food = happy cat!

This month's challenge: Shoot with a narrow DOF (depth of field) emphasizing on the essential elements of the dish. Make us crave for that jpeg!

 

When the deadline for the submission of entries came, I remembered the crepes photo I had and submitted it under point-and-shoot category (the other one was of course SLR which I obviously could not compete in). The photos we submit do not undergo editing or retouch at all but must be “as is” at the time it was taken. I think its better that way.

 

I received an email this afternoon from the club.

 

Funnily enough, I won.  

for those with flickr accounts, it can also be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cath888/3649733032/

.....and I entitled it "Crepe 2 Crepe". The "Hungry for More" was the tagline of the challenge.