Great! an EASY one this week. It's what we've all been asking/hoping for - so why didn't I find it living up to its name. :bonk:
For once, ideas came thick and fast - easy as pie/pi, easy rider, easy peasy, an 'easy' photo - one within my comfort zone, etc, etc, but none of them seemed to have a picture attached to them, and I made the stupid mistake of looking at several other people's Easy solutions.
There they all were - all the ideas, executed beautifully and far more creatively than I would have done them. :bonk:
So, I ended up with 'It's Easy When you Know How':
Yeah I know it's only a tray of fairy cakes, (cue 'Your M&S' music here) but these are Gluten Free Fairy Cakes. We have 2 small grandsons, and one of the ways I wanted to be a traditional granny to them was by doing fun things like making gooey cakes and jam tarts with them and enjoying them licking the bowl out, etc - all children should get to do stuff like that, in my opinion. But one grandson is on a gluten and dairy free diet, so normal cakes are a big no-no.
I had some spectacularly dismal failures with GF ingredients to start off with. But gradually, I adapted this, changed that, put in a bit of something else, until I found a recipe that worked - every time. And they taste like 'proper' cakes.
So, now I know how - it's EASY.
Lessons learned:
1 Despite my best intentions last week, I still didn't get my photo done until this morning. I really am going to do better next week.
2 It's a while since I've used such a shallow dof and I've forgotten how quickly the focus can shift from one place to another.
3 Shooting freshly baked cakes very early in the morning is good - because even I wasn't tempted to eat them - well, only one.
4 This week's shot has inspired me to get some more practice in with the macro lens.
5 And do more baking.
6 Last week sand all over the tripod and camera, this week - icing sugar. :bang:
Thanks for looking
Jean