NEW Mundane Challenge – GARLIC

July 11th, 2016

It was really lovely to have my spluttering mundane steam iron shot selected to host the next mundane object challenge. Many thanks to Belinda @adayinmallacoota for hosting the mundane-iron challenge, and to all who entered and voted.

The next mundane object is garlic! .

The mundane challenge is about learning to really ‘see’ and appreciate the beauty in the everyday objects that we often taken for granted. You are free to use any photographic technique you would like to capture this mundane object but “ there can be no question that the item in the challenge (ie garlic) is the star of the shot, and entries must be photographed within the challenge period”.

You can feature a single clove, or a whole head, or multiple pieces. There are the leaves, flowers or new shoots to consider. Find the beautiful textures and shapes. Shoot colour or B&W, find soft & creamy or highly contrasting tones. You can use garlic by itself, or as the ‘lead item’ combined with other objects. The garlic can be whole or cut, raw or cooked, or even used to ‘build’ a new object or tell a story.

The odour of raw garlic may not be to everyone’s liking, but when added to food in the correct way, it really brings a dish alive! Similarly, garlic might look humble and mundane, but the photographic options to create a beautiful picture are many - if you really, really ‘look’ at it !

The starting date for mundane-garlic is now, Monday, July 11th, and it will run through to the end of Friday, July 22nd (AEST). Voting will commence on Saturday 23rd July.

* enter as many shots as you like
* each entry must be taken within the challenge period to be considered as a finalist.
* tag your entries mundane-garlic

You can view the entries at http://365project.org/tags/mundane-garlic

Feel free to post your entries on this thread page, share your thoughts on the challenge, and inspire or assist others. As a starting inspiration, here is one from @kategoring

and other ideas are
here and here

Objects that have been used : ice, toothbrush, screwdriver, veggie peeler, bar of soap, scissors, electric plug, paper clip, jar, language, cardboard, toothpick, hex key, hair comb, screw, button, key, coin, ballpoint pen, shoe, glass, plastic bag, thread, books, lightbulb, toilet paper, envelopes, door handle, tea bag, broom, tin can, egg(s), shoelaces, clothes peg/pin, wheel, mailbox, pill, bottle, chain, zipper, seed(s), vegetable(s), cutlery, playing cards, mobile phone, pasta, chair, camera, blanket, paper, rubber, tack, hanger, index finger, mouse (non furry), sock, bubbles, candles, bread, beds, tap (faucet), strainer, match, umbrella, paintbrush/es, corkscrew, stairs, mirror, rock, cup/mug, knob, buckle, rake, power pole, box, clock, nail, gears, hinge, wastepaper-basket, hammer, cheese grater, ruler, glasses, gate, chocolate, towel, light-switch, iron, garlic.