Onions by olivetreeann

Onions

It's on the chilly side today, so I'm quite content to stay inside with the woodstove. Today's shot came as I was preparing dinner for the crock pot. Yup, I'm in the kitchen terrorizing innocent vegetables again with my knife.
Great composition
December 10th, 2011  
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
December 10th, 2011  
Very lovely photo! I can smell them!
December 10th, 2011  
Not only beautiful and simple . . but a great idea for a photo on a chilly day. And you'll reap the rewards later!! :)
December 10th, 2011  
@sarah19 Thank you Sarah- I hope they're not making you tear up!
@karenann Thank you Karenann! We're going to enjoy them right now (o:
December 10th, 2011  
Beautiful shot in black and white Ann
Onions are yummy on any dish!!!
December 10th, 2011  
if you hadn't titled it, it would have taken me a while to figure it out. Good shot!
December 11th, 2011  
@pulguis Thank you Pulguis- we had them with pork chops, mushrooms, red peppers, tomato and brown rice. Yum!!
@dmariewms Thanks Marie. The last one I did in color, but I thought the b/w worked really well with this- that's why it doesn't look like what you expect it to be.
December 11th, 2011  
You captured the layers perfectly....Sometimes you gotta peel away at them to get to the good stuff! :) Stay warm.
December 11th, 2011  
I was chopping onions for stroganoff but was too teary to see them
December 11th, 2011  
pretty cool textures on these
December 11th, 2011  
@mrssmith Thanks Carla!
@pandorasecho Thanks Dixie- I just happened to have the camera handy before the tears came!
@sarasdadandmom Thank you Terry!
December 11th, 2011  
Making chili on a chilly day? An excellent idea!
December 11th, 2011  
Bev
The black and white works with this photo
December 11th, 2011  
great capture ...did you cry when you tortured them
December 11th, 2011  
Great view
December 11th, 2011  
@yomamabinrotten Thanks Wyoming- not chili- although that would have been an excellent meal as well. Pork Chops, mushroooms, onion, tomatoes, and red peppers (with a little fresh parsely thrown in for good measure) slow cooked in the crock pot- yum!
@prttblues Thanks Bev- I wanted to do a different take on them- not the usual color- although that probably would have worked too.
@steeler lol Howard- almost! Thanks!
@digitalrn Thanks Rick!
December 11th, 2011  
Sounds like a great meal. I'll be over for leftovers ;-)
December 11th, 2011  
Great capture, I almost feel myself tearing up! ~
December 11th, 2011  
@cimes1 lol Carole! You are welcome anytime!
@sanera Thank you Samantha!
December 12th, 2011  
Cool patterns and textures :)
December 12th, 2011  
@alia_801 Thanks Alia!
December 12th, 2011  
Love how abstract this looks, cool shapes!
December 12th, 2011  
Just looking at them and my eyes tear.. I love onions. my daughter in law serves them as a side dish cooked and then later heated up in a mushroom or celery soup.
December 13th, 2011  
@geertje Thank you Geertje! I think they're truly beautiful when you cut them open and see all the layers.
@bruni Thanks Bruni! We can only eat them blended in with other things, and Jeff has to have even less than I, but I've read onions are a good source of vitamin C and so I try to include just a little. I put them in soup too.
December 13th, 2011  
Cool capture, and great framing!
December 13th, 2011  
i love onions, and garlic, too. did you cry while you were attacking this poor onion? wonderful shot, ann.
December 13th, 2011  
Great repetition of line and patterns. I like this very much in black and white as it emphasizes the design.
December 13th, 2011  
This works so well in B&W! I like the subtle tones in this image.
(oh, and I really like the frame too!)
December 13th, 2011  
@pocketmouse Thank you Teresa! I think they call this frame "museum matte". I felt it was the right one for the picture because it allowed the pattern on the onion to stay the central focus of the picture. Sometimes frames can actually pull the eye out of the shot.
@summerfield lol- this time I didn't but there are times when those onions really get to me! Thank you Summerfield!

@potsbypam Thanks Pam- I've photographed this type of onion before in color and it looked great but this time, I felt it would be better to shoot it in b/w for that very reason- the lines.
@kloud Thanks Bonnie! You have certainly got me eyeing my food- especially the vegetables more closely!

Thank you all so much for the encouraging comments on this shot- I'm so appreciative of them!
December 14th, 2011  
Nice close up (Ogres are like Onions, you know)
December 22nd, 2011  
@crickle1969 (o: Thanks!
December 22nd, 2011  
mmm very nice close up :)
January 3rd, 2012  
@tessatessa Thanks Tessa! I really appreciate the view and comment!
January 4th, 2012  
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