The after-life of carrots... by vignouse

The after-life of carrots...

...at left, one week after being 'beheaded'; in the middle, three weeks after being 'beheaded' and on the right, five weeks after being 'beheaded'!

A few weeks ago, whilst preparing carrots for cooking, I mentioned to Mrs S that as a kid, I used to put the cut-off tops of carrots onto a damp cloth and watch over the weeks as they regrew their foliage. Mrs S had never done this so we've been having fun regrowing the foliage of a variety of root vegetables.

This is for Get-Pushed #504 where my partner Annie @annied said 'Hi Richard, for get pushed I would like you to "tell a story in three photos" - think about not just your individual shots, but how they work together to capture a story.'

BoB I think...
Nailed the challenge!!!
March 27th, 2022  
oooooh! this is superb!
March 27th, 2022  
Wonderful fun for experimenting with things you enjoyed as a child.
March 27th, 2022  
@annied Hey Annie, here's my response to your challenge - I just crept in under the wire... as usual. Good challenge - I was way out of my comfort zone 😉
March 27th, 2022  
What a delightful project
March 28th, 2022  
Neat series of shots and great backstory
March 28th, 2022  
@vignouse great images and great storytelling - amazing to see how much they grew

get-pushed-504 your tag needs fixing :)
March 28th, 2022  
Nice to re-visit childhood memories now and then, great story told.
March 28th, 2022  
They do definitely tell the story. Multiple stories.
March 28th, 2022  
Holy smokes. I suppose this is the winner of the get pushed session.
March 28th, 2022  
Very cool series.
March 28th, 2022  
I remember having fun doing this when I was a kid
March 28th, 2022  
Challenge well met.
March 28th, 2022  
Nice to know they have a hope at an afterlife (unlike the parsnips you posted in January) I got a kick out of that, as I did a whole silly story for our Welsh Choir Halloween “concert” on Zoom that we did just for ourselves, involving parsnips and how much I hate them. Yes, they can come back, zombie-like, if you’re not careful. So...sort of an extension of your challenge from last week (which you met brilliantly!) I’d like to see more anthropomorphism. Choose a vegetable and/or fruit, or several if you wish and have fun. You’re not required to use three photos to show what’s going on. In fact, extra points if any story you concoct fits into only one shot. I look forward to seeing what challenge you come up with for me.
March 28th, 2022  
A super triptych
March 28th, 2022  
Great time lapse tryptych.
March 28th, 2022  
I see my next project with my granddaughter.
March 28th, 2022  
I’ll try that tomorrow! I used to do something similar with sweet potato, putting the lower half in water, and with avocados’s seeds. Great results in both cases. So now I’ll add carrots to the list! Fav
March 28th, 2022  
Fun story. I've recently read about regrowing produce in this way and thought it might be fun to try.
March 28th, 2022  
A super response to the challenge! I remember regrowing carrot tops as a child.

Ian
March 30th, 2022  
hmm -- such an interesting progression shown here. how do you get to the point of having carrot seeds to replant?
April 2nd, 2022  
Richard –
I am so pleased to be partnered with you this week. You are a phenomenal photographer with exceptional skills. It was hard to come up with a challenge that you may not have done much of in the past. And then, I realized that my last shot of my shoes could be considered a product photo – it gave me the idea for you!

How about giving product photography a go? Product photography is basically what it sounds like: photos taken and used to advertise a product. You can use your imagination for your choice of product and your choice of client the photo is for.

Here are two links that may help you out with this:
https://baboodigital.com/product-photography-a-comprehensive-guide/
https://digital-photography-school.com/product-photography-tips-to-improve-your-images/

If product photography is not your thing, Animal portraiture is another challenge for you to consider. Please use the requirements as set out in the challenge linked below.
https://photochallenge.tempusaura.com/2022/03/2022-week-13-animal-portrait/
April 4th, 2022  
Richard -
I see that you must be very busy at the moment. Life does get in the way of 365 at times!
You can issue me my get pushed challenge late in the week if need be as I often save that challenge for the weekend.
Thanks, and have a good one!
April 5th, 2022  
@farmreporter I'll get to you tomorrow or Thursday Wendy... and explain then.
April 5th, 2022  
Not a problem!
April 6th, 2022  
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