Tonka Bean, by Ola Cedell

Tonka bean is the mystery bean, when you forget to put the lid on the jar with tonka beans you can smell it in the whole kitchen! But adding some grated tonka bean in creme will make a difference. In the photo I wanted to reveal the structure / texture of the tonka bean, I added two more beans in the background to add some depth to the photo. -Focus was done on top of the first bean. -Working distance 20 to 25 cm. I used f/4 to have enough depth of field to reveal the structure of the top of the bean. -Exposure -0.3EV (multi-zone or matrix metering)

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 25
Award Score: 65 (Value 11, Clarity 12.5, Composition 17.5, Style 12, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Malmö, Skåne | Sweden

Photographer: Ola Cedell (Malmo, Sweden) Registered
Born in southern Sweden in 1969, Ola Cedell moved to Melbourne Australia in 1996, then to Aachen Germany in 2001, and returned back to southern Sweden in 2003. Food has been a big part of Cedell’s life, as he always enjoys tasting and trying new things. Besides his engineering career, he has been enjoying amateur photography since 1996. Nowadays, Landscape and food photography are his main categories, i.e. for the catering company Gazpacho. His inspiration comes form all around the world, but mainly in southern Sweden as well as France Alpes/Provence.

Portfolio: http://www.cedell.se
Website: http://www.gazpacho.se
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