Oh, auto white balance, you failed me so so so badly here. After seriously editing the SHIT out of these pictures until they were passable, they are still inconsistent from one another and just meh. I really only wanted to show these for the food and wine, not for great photos. And how fast of a computer do I need for it to not take a full minute to merge two layers on a RAW image! Dear god!
I clearly need to get out more on Friday nights.
An abbreviated version of our tasting menu: thinly pounded yellowfin tuna with foie gras and toasted baguette, charred octopus with fermented black bean, warm lobster carpaccio with hearts of palm, seared yellowtail king fish with truffle risotto, crispy black bass with hoisin-plum jus, parsnip creme brulee, and maralumi milk chocolate parfait. (Still a mouthful!) And I know now we could have asked for "The Egg."
Finally, here is our meal in all its splendor.


The next day, my palate was ruined and nothing tasted right. I walked around aimlessly during lunch, starving but unable to think of anything that could possibly transition me from the night. Needless to say, I got over that quickly. It's a good thing our palates are so resilient.
well I'm glad you edited the photos even after that :P they look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThey do look fantastic! Great work, even if Photoshop was being a pain.
ReplyDeleteYummm!
i adore this photo story, your dinner seems to be excellent (sauvignon is one of my fav wine!)
ReplyDeletedo you use only photoshop or also other software? I use adobe lightroom, is very fast and the result are so good!
hugs :)
It looks fabulous! I have wanted to eat there since forever. Have you ever watched Eric Ripert's show? You can watch it online and its fantastic. I totally appreciate how you get these awesome shots in low light conditions. Its really tough and something I suck at. I need natural vibrant light. Plus film (which I think your using) adds such a seductive elegant graininess. When are we going to eat? hehe
ReplyDeleteoh frustrating! but these pics are oh so pretty. that last one looks like film!
ReplyDeleteha, that's funny -- when you eat something so amazing that it makes everything else seem so ordinary.
ReplyDeleteLooks good, both the food and the product. Sorry to hear about your trials; hope that gets cleared up.
ReplyDeleteMixed light, AutoWB nightmare. But your whites are white; I would call that a win.
alice,
ReplyDeleteim in love with this post. ; )
Darn Photoshop! I've definitely been there as well-so frustrating. This dinner looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYou eat the best dinners & take the best photos. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteYour last shot with the tea & petit fours has me drooling! Great post & awesome pictures despite your Photoshop troubles!
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