Cooked with rG-tom: 28 Day Mature Rib Eye and Savoury Mash

Raikiri · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:28

xJcBx said:
Are cooking threads all going to turn into 'Who can take the best depth of field pictures of food'
Tbqh I think its annoying because it hurts my eyes.
Nice steak though

How can it hurt your eyes, that's how you naturally see!

Nothing is always in focus and always on a 2D plane, it's also a hell of a lot better than getting phone pics imo

Greenlizard0 said:
Oh for god's sake, call me old fashioned or whatever, but what the hell happened to natural looking photos where all objects are in focus?

It's getting tiresome now.

Pinhole cameras have an annoyingly long exposure time...

Greenlizard0 · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:32

Raikiri said:
How can it hurt your eyes, that's how you naturally see!

Yes, and I'll see like that if I'm focussing on the steak in the middle - I don't need the photo to come out that way as well.

Take one of the ones above where you can see the mash in the background. Thanks to how the photo is taken I don't get a chance to have a look at it in focus.

rG-tom · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:37

it's a matter of how little light i had to play with, I had to make the choice between everything in focus and more noise or take advantage of a wide lens and have less noise, I decided on the first. To get both i wouldve had to crank up the flash which the batteries werent charged on, or get out the tripod...tbh I couldnt be bothered for a few photos for a forum

Cosimo · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:44

utajoker said:
unfortunately the pictures are blurry.

But the food smells good.

tres · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:44

I do hope Freefaller likes this one. If he doesn't, it seems he locks any old thread he doesn't agree with.

xJcBx · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:44

Nice camera.. Auto mode.. Press the take photo button.. Job done?
Same battery used as fannying about with focuses and that surely?

rG-tom · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:46

xJcBx said:
Nice camera.. Auto mode.. Press the take photo button.. Job done?
Same battery used as fannying about with focuses and that surely?

my camera doesnt have an inbuilt flash, or an auto mode, it's too cheap for that

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_1ds_mark_iii

[TW]Sponge · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:46

Where the **** is any sauce??

rG-tom · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:47

why the hell would i want to ruin an absolutely gorgeous rib eye with sauce? Mash most definitely doesnt need anything (uber creamy because of cheese etc) and corn is corn

Raikiri · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:50

xJcBx said:
Nice camera.. Auto mode.. Press the take photo button.. Job done?
Same battery used as fannying about with focuses and that surely?

Auto mode would choose f2.8 anyway because of the limited amount of light.

Andr3w · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:51

sponge999 said:
Where the **** is any sauce??

If it's cooked properly (which it is) then you don't need any sauce as the steak will be nice and juicy with plenty of flavour!

Freefaller · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:52

tres said:
I do hope Freefaller likes this one. If he doesn't, it seems he locks any old thread he doesn't agree with.

No I just lock pointless drivel.

[TW]Sponge · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:55

Andr3w said:
If it's cooked properly (which it is) then you don't need any sauce as the steak will be nice and juicy with plenty of flavour!

This is why I do not cook. I suck!

Mark A · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:00

I don't get why people are complaining in every thread about DOF. Almost every recipe site I've come across uses DOF when taking photos of food.

First picture I came across when googling 'recipes' :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/sponge_cake

ZOMGDOF!

Fr0dders · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:03

Mark A said:
I don't get why people are complaining in every thread about DOF. Almost every recipe site I've come across uses DOF when taking photos of food.

First picture I came across when googling 'recipes' :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/sponge_cake

ZOMGDOF!

certain forum members have been very critical of that style of photography, claiming the people on here that are fond of that style lack the talent to take photographs that are "properly focused"

Know as a joke when others use it, people criticize their photos.

Burnsy2023 · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:08

Am I the only one that thinks this looks more medium than it does rare?

Fr0dders · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:10

Burnsy2023 said:
Am I the only one that thinks this looks more medium than it does rare?

Medium is pink to brown, that definately looks red to me !

Wicksta · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:15

Steak looks great, pics are an obvious troll though.

Efour · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:16

pictures hurt my eyes, dont look very real.

Raikiri · 20 Feb 2011 at 18:19

Mark A said:
I don't get why people are complaining in every thread about DOF. Almost every recipe site I've come across uses DOF when taking photos of food.

First picture I came across when googling 'recipes' :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/sponge_cake

ZOMGDOF!

DEAR GOD MAN THE JAM IS OUT OF FOCUS HOW CAN I TELL IT'S JAM?!