Summertime meal challenge - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/20/2010 06:13:37 PM · #1

So what turns your crank when you think of your perfect summertime meal...a cold beer in a mug dripping with condensation paired with a fresh-off-the bbq bratwurst, with coleslaw on the side? Lamb chops with a rough red wine and grilled asparagus? Grilled fish with a cold salad and an elegant glass of white and a side of salad? Grilled veggies with seasoned couscous and whatever you'd chase that with?

C'mon, it's summertime (except in the Southern Hemisphere and surely even now they can still sling a shrimp on the barbis) and the grillin' is easy! Let's do it!

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Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/20/2010 07:08:51 PM · #2

I love what I call my "Mega Salad" - it isn't just a side dish, it's a whole meal with attitude!

Salad stuff (such as lettuce, tomato, peppers, cucumber, etc)
Avocado
Boiled, chopped eggs
Cooked meat (such as chicken or thinly sliced steak strips)
Cheese (the type varies according to mood and availability)
Croutons or a few bits of pasta
Other stuff I discover in the fridge/pantry that look inviting

A choice of salad dressings (never put on the whole salad).

If you'd like references, check with

RayEthier - I think he'd sell his grandmother for a bowl of my Mega Salad :-)

ETA:
OOoooohhhhhhh, and I made a non-cook cheesecake just yesterday for the first time....... it is amazing!!!!
It is super light and fluffy (in fact, I ended up calling it a Lemon Cheese ~~Cake~~ Cloud). It is very refreshing, quite sour and lemony, although of course that could be tamed down if you're a real "sweetie".
Made with low fat and low sugar everything, it is actually relatively "healthy", certainly compared to your standard cheese cakes.
If you'd like the recipe, let me know and I'll either send it to you or upload it somewhere.

Message edited by author 2010-06-20 19:15:19.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

06/20/2010 08:31:04 PM · #3

MMMMMMMMM....show me! Make one and take a pic! And then Ray can print out a copy and post it in his den! ;-)

ETA: I once had a recipe for a rather bizarre cake that you made in the fridge. A key ingredient was white vinegar, of all things. Anyway at one stage I was making it often and have since lost track of that recipe. It was actually very good.

Message edited by author 2010-06-20 20:32:56.

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/20/2010 09:55:11 PM · #4

Originally posted by Beetle:

To my dear grand mamma... sorry dearie, but I got this really great offer. :O)

Ray

JustCaree

Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

06/20/2010 10:00:30 PM · #5

Endine and Romaine lettuce topped with a bit of cilantro and watermelon. Topped with sunflower seeds and sliced green onion a bit of feta cheese and sirlion steak strips mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

digichic

06/20/2010 10:38:18 PM · #6

I will be making the watermelon salad this week. Yum! The best part is we can enjoy the meal after taking the pictures. :)

07/08/2010 11:16:53 AM · #7

*BUMP*

Yesterday afternoon I set up in the shadiest, breeziest part of my lawn and had a blast shooting some really yummy food, having fun with figuring out how to get everything just right so I could shoot and capture the rich colours and textures and droplets of condensation beading and running down the glassware...ohhh yumm.

So c'mon,

Langdon! It's summer! Gorgeous light during the long evenings (when it has cooled down even during this heat wave...111 up here yesteday) lots of socializing...bbqs, potlucks, tailgaters, weddings, parties of every stripe.

07/08/2010 06:54:08 PM · #8

evening bump

07/08/2010 08:28:42 PM · #9

Oh fergawdssake, people, come on! Don't let me down! Don't you eat during the summer months?!

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

07/08/2010 09:32:48 PM · #10

*Jeopardy theme music*

nnnnnrrrr! Time's up! Clearly all of dpc is populated by people who don't eat and don't enjoy the wonderful bounty provided to us in summertime. I had to scarf down not one, but two- TWO! - whole handfuls of fresh, wild-growing raspberries in my back 1/2 acre for consolance.

giantmike

Canon EOS R6

07/08/2010 10:51:38 PM · #11

I could certainly go for this challenge. I have yet to really successfully shoot food, so it would be a good chance to practice :)

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/08/2010 10:56:22 PM · #12

I got one word: GAZPACHO!

'Nuf said...

R.

MattO

Nikon D4

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

07/08/2010 11:12:01 PM · #13

I tend to fix these a couple of times a week from January to December......I think that includes the summer.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/08/2010 11:39:31 PM · #14

Originally posted by MattO:

I tend to fix these a couple of times a week from January to December......I think that includes the summer.

That's great, but what is it?

R.

MattO

Nikon D4

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

07/08/2010 11:49:17 PM · #15

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by MattO:
I tend to fix these a couple of times a week from January to December......I think that includes the summer.

That's great, but what is it?

R.

Pork Steaks man! I love me some 3/4 inch thick, seasoned to amazing taste, and grilled to medium rare............

Joker1114

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

07/09/2010 01:17:43 AM · #16

I think this could be a really fun challenge, Im not sure this photo fits what you have in mind but its the frist that came to my mind reading the challenge lol

from.

mpeters

Message edited by author 2010-07-09 01:18:00.

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

07/10/2010 04:29:31 PM · #17

Originally posted by giantmike:

I could certainly go for this challenge. I have yet to really successfully shoot food, so it would be a good chance to practice :)

Check the LCBO's Food and Drink magazine online...sorry you'll have to Google as my linky skills are a little weak. Usually you use white plates to accentuate the food, minimal props, lots of shallow DOF normally though the latest issue made a liar out of me - they used 4 photogs instead of the usual 2. The LCBO (aka the Liquor Control Board of Ontario) carries wine/spirits/some beer. The Beer Store however, well, that carries beer. And Chill magazine, which is also good for food porn.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/10/2010 04:31:49 PM · #18

Originally posted by MattO:

Pork Steaks man! I love me some 3/4 inch thick, seasoned to amazing taste, and grilled to medium rare............

That's good :-) I'm a lover of honkin' thick, grilled pork steaks myself.

R.

Lonni

Nikon D700

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

07/10/2010 07:19:52 PM · #19

ANY food challenge will suit me, even if I do need to make a summer salad when it's near freezing outside :)
I LOVE food photography, but I don't do well with it in non-food challenges.

giantmike

Canon EOS R6

07/10/2010 09:00:11 PM · #20

Originally posted by snaffles:

Originally posted by giantmike:
I could certainly go for this challenge. I have yet to really successfully shoot food, so it would be a good chance to practice :)

Check the LCBO's Food and Drink magazine online...sorry you'll have to Google as my linky skills are a little weak. Usually you use white plates to accentuate the food, minimal props, lots of shallow DOF normally though the latest issue made a liar out of me - they used 4 photogs instead of the usual 2. The LCBO (aka the Liquor Control Board of Ontario) carries wine/spirits/some beer. The Beer Store however, well, that carries beer. And Chill magazine, which is also good for food porn.

Thanks for that information! Super helpful. I will have to try it out with the new PVC pipe/bed sheet light tent I just finished making :)

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

07/10/2010 10:37:32 PM · #21

Hey,

giantmike, may want to scare up the recent thread on homemade equipment started by

Magnumphotography...and a few years back

magenmarie also had a similar thread going.

pedrobop

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

07/21/2010 12:07:28 PM · #22

Well...it's winter here...

07/21/2010 12:11:05 PM · #23

Originally posted by pedrobop:

Well...it's winter here...

Ahh, trifling details :-) So go ahead and show us what you eat during snowless winters!

NiallOTuama

Google Pixel 2

07/21/2010 12:14:33 PM · #24

Originally posted by pedrobop:

Well...it's winter here...

And it's the land of pepetual rain here. Not sure how many folk would understand a typical summertime meal. It consists of a BBQ that was transferred inside to a regular dinner cause of weather conditions.

Message edited by author 2010-07-21 12:15:17.