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Clicked CLICK for CLICK!
May 30th, 2008 Madhuram Posted in Food Blog Events | 
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I’m happy to inform everybody that this is my first entry for the prestigious CLICK photo contest. I didn’t have the idea of taking part in the contest until this evening. Like many other bloggers, I have this pre-conceived notion that it’s for great photographers. So I didn’t even bother to think about participating in it.
At this juncture I would like to mention one other thing. Actually I don’t take any pictures for my blog. I arrange the food and my husband being a photography enthusiast, takes the pictures. I was taking it earlier when we had the simple Sony Cybershot digital camera. But recently my husband bought the Canon EOS 40D camera and I have not yet learned to operate it, so for the time being “JK” is the official food photographer.
He ALWAYS has the habit of rushing through things in the last minute, and that’s how he got the idea of participating in the event this morning. I was telling him that we can do it in June, but he was determined to make it this month itself. He has this idea that, only when we near a deadline, we can become more creative. I hate to admit that, but he was right.
We got all these crazy ideas and he started taking pictures of various beans and lentils around 4 PM. He was telling something about using different cookie cutters and to fill them up with different types of beans. So I thought of making flowers with round and heart shape cutters. But that did not come out properly. Then suddenly an idea flashed in my mind, why not use alphabet cookie cutters to spell out CLICK and fill it with different beans. So I tried it out and it did look good, but it was plain. I felt that soemthing was missing and moreover there was a little white color smudge mark on top of “K”. So I had to do it once again in another clean place. Then I got the idea of having a border around the word and started working on it. In the meantime the sun started to set and on the other side my toddler was trying to pull the poster board on which I was working. Finally I was able to complete it and my husband took some pictures. I think it has come out decent.
Here is another click on the same theme:
I really loved this experience of working with my husband or rather arguing with him. So eagerly looking forward to take part in the contest every month.
Thank you very much Jai and Bee.
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May 30th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
that is cheerful and very creative. love it.
May 30th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Creative and beautiful. I love your entry.
May 30th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Very artistic indeed.. Love your last minute brain wave
May 30th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Hi Madhuram! This is my first time here. You have a wonderful blog! Like this click a lot, too.
As to your q abt the okra corn cakes, if you don’t want to use eggs, you could try using some milk or maybe buttermilk instead of water. That should help to give it some richness and softness as well. Let me know if you have success with it! 
May 30th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Last minute click looking lovely
May 30th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Very lovely click border looks very beautiful.
May 30th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
its a fantastic entry madhuram! i am impressed! very creative..
May 30th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Good luck with the contest!!! I think your submission is SUPERB!!
May 30th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Wow, wow, last minute clicker! Amazing photo! So the result is fantastic when you work with your hubby! Keep it up, Madhu! That’s a super duper click. Just like a muggu (rangoli). Have a great weekend.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Thats a wonderful entry for the click event..
May 30th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Wonderful click Madhu
love it 
May 30th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Very creative, Good click for “Click” .
May 30th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
thats a smart one for the click event
May 31st, 2008 at 12:55 am
looks neat//
May 31st, 2008 at 3:29 am
Nice CLICK Madhu!
Siri
May 31st, 2008 at 5:14 am
nice job – love it… the border really adds something extra – lovely!
May 31st, 2008 at 5:55 am
Great Click Madhu..Love the border too.Kudos to ur husband.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:22 am
wooooow madhuram!!!the click is simply marvelous..i first thought that this was a badge didnt realise it was an artistic creation until i saw the second click….really really good:)
May 31st, 2008 at 10:20 am
sorry madhu – i didnt get back to you about the AFAM – have no idea what will be in season in india at that time of the year – can I let you know a month before?
May 31st, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Nicely done!
May 31st, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Really great work. Congratulations!
Have a beautiful Sunday!
May 31st, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Madhu, loved the last minute brainwave
May 31st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Thanks a lot everybody for the compliments. It really means so a lot to me.
Kalai, welcome to my blog. I’ll will definitely try it and let you know.
Arundhathi, sure let me kmow a month ahead. Or else we can also have an alternative, like this time, chili instead of raspberry.
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:55 am
It is a beautiful CLICK! pic, and I love your story of its creation.
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:10 am
Hi. Just to say again, great picture and story
Maybe soon you’ll get the hang of the 40D yourself!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 am
lovely click madhu…..loved the theme…
June 6th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Very neatly arranged