DMBLGIT? #11 - The Entries, Part I

Holy cow, peoples, there's a lot of talent out there! Nothing new in that, of course, but still- it's a thrill to put a post together that's full of quality photos from around the world. Warms your heart and brings a tear to your eye, I tell you.

Since my computer malfunction a couple of days ago I've received a number of "re-sends", but not all. Listed below are all of the entries that I have so far, in the order that they were received. If you don't see yours included, please send it to me again immediately. On the other hand, if you haven't sent an entry in at all yet, and you'd like to, get your okole in gear! ;-)

I'd also like to thank everyone for their support over the past few days. As Jeanne reported, I almost had an aneurysm the evening that it happened, but I'm much better now and really looking forward to seeing the results. Food bloggers rock!

Without further ado, the good stuff:

ENTRY #1:

TALENT: Jennifer
BLOG: Taste Everything Once
LOCATION: Spokane, WA, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Dark Chocolate Panini
EQUIPMENT: Nikon Coolpix 3200
NOTES: "No special equipment or filters, just a lucky shot."

ENTRY #2:

TALENT: Ed Charles
BLOG: Tomato
LOCATION: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
SUBJECT: Chilli Chocolate Truffle Three Ways
EQUIPMENT: Pentax Optio
NOTES: "On auto, using natural light."

ENTRY #3:

TALENT: Adrienne Handler
BLOG: Nosheteria
LOCATION: Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Babycakes with Apricot Buttercream and Chocolate Ganache
EQUIPMENT: Cannon Powershot A40

ENTRY #4:

TALENT: Nic
BLOG: Baking Sheet
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Gingerbread Skeletons
EQUIPMENT: Casio EX-Z750

ENTRY #5:

TALENT: Rachael
BLOG: Fresh Approach Cooking
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Gravlax
EQUIPMENT: Kodak Easyshare DX6340
NOTES: "Set to macro."

ENTRY #6:

TALENT: Joe
BLOG: Culinary in the Desert
LOCATION: Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Harvest Pumpkin Bars

ENTRY #7:

TALENT: Shauna
BLOG: Gluten Free Girl
LOCATION: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Fran's Grey Salt Caramels

ENTRY #8:

TALENT: Anne
BLOG: Anne's Food
LOCATION: Stockholm, Sweden
SUBJECT: Cloudberry Vanilla Souffle
EQUIPMENT: Olympus C-8080WZ
NOTES: "I've tinkered a bit with the light in Photoshop."

ENTRY #9:

TALENT: Nupur
BLOG: One Hot Stove
LOCATION: New York, NY, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: A Gallery of Dals
EQUIPMENT: Fujifilm FinePix 2800
NOTES: "Taken in natural light."

ENTRY #10:

TALENT: Alanna
BLOG: A Veggie Venture by Kitchen Parade
LOCATION: St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Secret-Ingredient Chocolate Cake
EQUIPMENT: Nikon Coolpix S1
NOTES: "In my backyard, in St. Louis, before frost hit!"

ENTRY #11:

TALENT: Kevin Weeks
BLOG: Seriously Good
LOCATION: Knoxville, TN, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Half Life
EQUIPMENT: Canon S40
NOTES: "I used Paint Shop Pro to enhance the original and saved it. Then I created a sepia version and saved that. Last, I clipped images of the colored fruit and pasted them into the sepia version."

ENTRY #12:

TALENT: Indira
BLOG: Mahanandi
LOCATION: Boardman, OH, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Gongura and rice mudda(ball) on sabudana(sago) papad
EQUIPMENT: Nikon Coolpix 5400

ENTRY #13:

TALENT: Andrew
BLOG: Spittoon Extra
LOCATION: London, England, U.K.
SUBJECT: Autumn Salad
EQUIPMENT: Canon EOS350D
NOTES: "I used an 18-55mm lens. No tinkering, light is natural sunlight. The cushion came from Habitat, the dish from Debenhams, and the fork from John Lewis. Salad constructed from various bits from Waitrose and my veg box people."

ENTRY #14:

TALENT: Melissa de Leon
BLOG: The Cooking Diva
LOCATION: Panama
SUBJECT: Delicia de Coco
EQUIPMENT: Sony Cyber-shot 7.2 megapixel

ENTRY #15:

TALENT: Clea
BLOG: Clea Cuisine
LOCATION: Genoble, France
SUBJECT: Tarte Choconoisettine aux Poires
EQUIPMENT: Nikon Coolpix 5200

ENTRY #16:

TALENT: B
BLOG: Culinary Fool
LOCATION: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Buckwheat Blini
EQUIPMENT: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P200
NOTES: "Macro mode, no flash."

ENTRY #17:

TALENT: Sweetnicks
BLOG: Sweetnicks
LOCATION: New Jersey, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Payton Enjoying Her Cupcake
EQUIPMENT: Kodak Z730
NOTES: "No retouching, just cropped it."

ENTRY #18:

TALENT: Dagmar
BLOG: A Cat in the Kitchen
LOCATION: Gothenburg, Sweden
SUBJECT: Autumnal Walk
EQUIPMENT: Olympus Camedia C-3020

ENTRY #19:

TALENT: Fahara
BLOG: Souperior
LOCATION: Warwickshire, U.K.
SUBJECT: Happiness Is...(part2 in a series)
EQUIPMENT: Casio Digital Camera
NOTES: "Taken...in a farmhouse belonging to a friend. The meat was bought as a spur-of-the-moment buy at a food fair in Essex, and it roasted so perfectly I couldn't resist taking a picture! A roast in the perfect way to warm up when the cold wintery nights draw in as far as I'm concerned."

ENTRY #20:

TALENT: Kalyn Denny
BLOG: Kalyn's Kitchen
LOCATION: Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: The End of the Tomatoes
EQUIPMENT: Casio EX-Z57

ENTRY #21:

TALENT: Angie
BLOG: Crazy Salad
LOCATION: San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Festa della Castagna
EQUIPMENT: Nikon D-70
NOTES: "I shot this in my hotel room at midnight, with the light from a small desklamp. I got in as close as I could and set the camera on self-timer mode."

ENTRY #22:

TALENT: Lynette
BLOG: Lex Culinaria
LOCATION: Edmonton, Canada
SUBJECT: Wild Mushroom Ragout
EQUIPMENT: Sony DSC S90

ENTRY #23:

TALENT: Magictofu
BLOG: slurp & burp
LOCATION: Ottawa, Canada
SUBJECT: Garlic in Oil
EQUIPMENT: Canon G3
NOTES: "I placed the camera, in my hands, on an upside down bowl on the counter top."

 

ENTRY #24:

TALENT: Cookiecrumb
BLOG: I'm Mad and I Eat
LOCATION: Santa Venetia, CA, U.S.A.
SUBJECT: Dessicated to the One I Love

ENTRY #25:

TALENT: Melissa
BLOG: The Traveler's Lunchbox
LOCATION: Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
SUBJECT: Comfort by the Cup
EQUIPMENT: Nikon D70

ENTRY #26:

TALENT: Cin
BLOG: A Few of My Favourite Things!
LOCATION: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
SUBJECT: Just Clowning Around with Burnt Butter Cupcakes

ENTRY #27:

TALENT: David Hagerman
BLOG: EatingAsia
LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SUBJECT: Dum Dreams
EQUIPMENT: Canon T-90 with an 85mm 1.2 lens, on Fuji Vilvia 100F slide film.
NOTES: Scanned with a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000.

ENTRY #28:

TALENT: Mia
BLOG: The Skinny Epicurean
LOCATION: Singapore
SUBJECT: Satowa Kitchen - Beef Sashimi
EQUIPMENT: Sony Ericsson K750i

ENTRY #29:

TALENT: Monkey Gland
BLOG: Jamfaced
LOCATION: U.K.
SUBJECT: Penne with Red Chard and Pecorino

ENTRY #30:

TALENT: Simona
BLOG: Lo Spazio di Staximo
LOCATION: Italy
SUBJECT: Bocconcini di Maiale alle Olive e Limone
EQUIPMENT: Canon Powershot S70
NOTES: "Manual mode, indoor light, no tripod."

ENTRY #31:

TALENT: Grace Ediza Virlouvet
BLOG: The Food Journal
LOCATION: Luanda, Angola
SUBJECT: Grilled Mussels with Apricot Sauce

ENTRY #32:

TALENT: Dan
BLOG: Saltshaker
LOCATION: Buenos Aires, Argentina
SUBJECT: Mock Abalone
EQUIPMENT: Canon C-3020z

Comments

[melissa]

Great work Moira! They are all beautiful, yummy photos!...some of them look better in the original post (mine for example). So, I invite you to visit the blogs and take a look over there. Hugs from Panama!

[Moira]

Hi Melissa...thank you! Of course, everyone should most definitely follow the links to see the photos at their best.

[Nic]

That is some collection of delicious looking food!

[Rosa]

All of these pictures look great and professional! They make me hungry...

[shauna]

Thanks for doing the round-up, Moira. Especially given the computer problems!

[AugustusGloop]

Wow. Everyone's photos just keep on getting better and better. Can't wait to see more!

Thanks for hosting, and assembling such a fine cast of judges too!

[Culinary Fool]

These look great! And what a good way to share the information, Moira! Can't believe this is just Part 1 - this event has become so popular!

[Rachael]

Now THAT is what I call a DMBLGIT round up! Spectacular work, thank you. And I cant wait to visit all of these sites...such beautiful, scrumptious and amazing photos. Sigh.

[Sylvie]

These are truly amazing photos. I can't wait for part 2. Everything just jumps out and says eat me.

[Sweetnicks]

As usual, fierce competition. Lex, fantastic shot!

[Moira]

Hi everyone...yes, the entries are fab, aren't they? Many thanks to you all for your support and sweet comments.

Make sure to check back on December 1 for the results!

[Staximo]

Thanks for hosting the round-up, Moira!
Some photos come from really really professional photographer! Great photos!

[Jane35]

Great entries, hope you do it more often.

[Moira]

Hi Simona...aw, thank YOU for participating!

Hi Jane35...eeek! I think I'm done with hosting events for a bit. Thanks for the vote of confidence, though!