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Rigatoni with Nduja and Prawns
Rigatoni with Nduja and Prawns
Lonni


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pasta (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: Aug 30, 2009
Aperture: f3.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Aug 30, 2009

 I've been awfully absent from challenges lately due to almost every affliction under the sun, but when a food theme came up, I had to put in the effort!

Nduja is an extremely spicy meat and chilli pepper paste from Calabria, Italy. I had a great time making some of it especially for this recipe. I was going to make this for our family dinner, but then I realised that my 1 year old might not appreciate it so much :) I made a modified version for dinner, put her to bed, then moved on to the cooking and shoot.

It's been a while since I had my speedlights out, so I was a bit out of practice. I tried this with an umbrella, but I decided in the end that bare-bulb flash worked better in this case (mimicking sunlight better I think).

The wine is the 2005 d'Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz from the region of McLaren Vale in South Australia.

My only goal in this challenge is to be within cooee of Enzo, but I think that might be a little ambitious!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/06/2009 05:53:14 PM
I love the depth of clarity that you got on the pasta. The table set-up seems a little scattered with the crossed utensils and the tilted placemat. The sprigs of basil (?) are a nice touch. 7
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 09/06/2009 04:44:31 AM
People should be required to submit recipes with these entries. This looks really tasty, and the presentation is outstanding.
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 09/04/2009 02:05:02 PM
This is a menu shot for sure! Well done!
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 09/04/2009 06:55:36 AM
someone else took a photo of their lunch too, yours is a much better angle.
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 09/03/2009 06:38:56 AM
to me this is just a bit dark, but your focus is nice and tight...very clear...
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 09/01/2009 01:56:02 PM
Nice natural lighting here, a good photo.
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 08/31/2009 11:23:52 AM
your set up is great....imo the wrinkled tablecloth is distracting
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 08/31/2009 01:53:39 AM
superb going to have pasta for dinner now lol {10 from me}
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