About the Image(s)

I often keep my eyes open in the grocery store for interesting looking things (spices, candies, weird looking fruits and vegetables and the like). This trait makes it dangerous for me to walk through a Farmers’ market where I often come back with $ 40 worth of cool looking vegetables that I have no idea how to prepare or eat. In this instance, I was walking through a grocery store spice section, and I saw a container of pink rock-salt looking spice called “Himalayan Pink Sea Salt” (label included as a separate image). This container soon found its way into my basket and subsequently into my studio (i.e. my dining room table).

This image was captured using my tripod mounted Canon R5 Mark II body with a 100 mm f/2.8 macro lens. Here I collected 32 ‘focus slices’ (1/8 second, f/10, ISO 2,000) using natural light. In this case that stacking was done in-camera (I continue to be impressed what the R5 Mark II in-camera stacking can do). Here I edited this in Photoshop to bring out the detail, color and texture while removing the odd distractions that often accompany stacked images.

I took several images, some as a greater close-up with separated grains (see alternate shot), and some to capture the look of a ‘pile of salt’ each holding my interest. This submission is of the ‘pile of salt’ bent. I love the variety of textures and colors here. And yes, it appears that I am continuing to show subjects “that one can eat” in my submissions. See what you think.