Salted Chillies
Strobist Info: Vivitar 285HV @ 1/16th (triggered by Cactus trigger) pointed to cardboard reflector.
Black foil background, and second cardboard reflector to right.
Canon 188a speedlite (@min power, triggered by optical slave) inside a tissuebox softbox, black foamcore flags onto with jar positioned over a gap.
Salted chillies are an ingredient used in Sri Lankan vegetable curries to add heat and flavour.
View all photos taken: Wednesday, 5th March 2008, This photo: 9:24pm
Setup Shot
Have you had any problems with your Vivitar 285HV? Seems like they've been discontinued...
Also, are they dried before being salted?
Yes, the chillies are dried first and then stored in a strong brine.
Where did you pick it up?
I have been looking at the strobist kits from there, but I stumbled upon this:
strobist.blogspot.com/2007/02/return-of-classic.html
Which point to a thread which goes on about them being discontinued, and potentially having issues.
By the way, feel free to remove these posts :) Not much of a photo comment, just a gear comment..
Good control of the light there and great placement of the "HOT". Here's a challenge for you - how about back lighting this jar with the Vivitar while adding low fill-in flash to the contents? I'd be interested to see how the flash gets diffused through the salty chilli liquid.
Whoa...I think I accidentally ate one of those once...burned bad!
Yum! Love Sri lankan food !Went to a nice dinner at the Park Royal years ago run by the Sri Lankans!
c'est une très belle nature morte !
in english "still life" ?
i got me a nice fresh jar today thanks to my bro-inlaw. might have to give this a go dave....looks fantastic (lights etc)
what a way to go, dried then pickled...