It’s a humble pastry brush.
I joined the Clickin Moms’ Monthly Macro group and was challenged this month to take photos of ordinary kitchen utensils, such as spoons and forks. Having photographed spoons several times (and being totally intimidated by the gorgeous fork and knife photos posted by the group so far. . .), I moved on to wooden spoons and . . .the pastry brush.
My favorite of the three images is the top left- I like the abstract quality of the lines and shadows. I originally edited it in black and white, but I ended up adding tones to both the shadows and highlights for this layout (and copied the processing to the other photos).
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Great macro shots, Melinda. I love the processing, the tones are brilliant.
If you had just posted the picture of the bristles , I would have thought it was an ocean picture……very cool .
I hope you don’t think my replies are weird , first I see magic pumpkins going through trees and now ocean scenes ……keep on snapping pictures.
It looks like feathers! Leo would want to play with it. What delicious things have you made with your pastry brush? We weren’t bad cooks in college except for the meatloaf I made with JUST hamburger! A little heavy and dry!
You find beauty everywhere, Melinda. Thanks. Next time you drink a cuppa and want a book, check out my romance suspense on Amazon, Barnes&Noble in print and ebook.
The processing for this shot is wonderful. I love the tones. And the layout. You rock that macro lens!