Capsicum chinense Photos

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Peppers and Garlic
Time for a little more food photography! Yet another of those self promotion projects that always gets bumpped by other things.

Sunday, September 16, 2007
Fresh from the Garden
This was taken a couple hours before yesterday's
photo of the day. This was the scene in the middle of the
table that inspired the three hour photo shoot.
The cool purple garlic bulb is from a recent trip
to Gilroy for their Garlic Festival, but most of the others
are fresh from the garden.

Saturday, September 15, 2007
Habanero Reflection
I noticed this pepper as I was sitting at the dining room table
this morning with my wife and bird.
(His cage is in the corner of the dining room. He likes
to be right in the middle of the action.)
We have a huge pile of peppers and tomatoes
on the table from our plants in the back yard.
My wife has been pointing out the cool ones to me for a
couple of weeks, and I finally couldn't wait any longer
it was time for a photo shoot!
About three hours later this was one of my favorite shots.
But I can't take all the credit, I have a great Art
Director & food stylist! The cool
black tray was my wife's idea.

Saturday, July 23, 2005
One from the Pepper Patch
This is one of my little pepper plants living in a hanging basket in my back yard. One of my favorite restaurants (Los Arroyos, on Figueroa in Santa Barbara) makes, among other things, some incredible salsas. One of which is made from Habaneros, one of the hottest peppers. After getting used to eating their blazing salsa I decided I loved the flavor of this little pepper as well as the kick it gives things. So I had to start a little pepper patch in my back yard. Trouble was, I did not want my muse to get into the plants on one of her evening perimeter checks of the back yard. So they are safely tucked away well out of her reach in a hanging basket.