These are some very cool pics!

very very cool

may i ask the size of the pics (meg?)

what do you think the largest size you can print them is? will you provide names of what type of pepper each pic is?

The images are approximately 25 megabyte .BMP formatted images (smaller when zipped for emailing).

The actual pepper images are approximately 5×7 inches with a white border that brings it up to 8×10 inches at 300 DPI (or larger at lower resolution). They look great in an 11×14 frame and black mat board.

If you have a preference for another format that can certainly be arranged.

If you’re interested I’ll certainly let you know what kind of peppers they are.

thanks for the info.

what do you have to do to get a nickname like “Saint” ?

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 10:18 am said:

thanks for the info.

what do you have to do to get a nickname like “Saint” ?

Just do everything Jim does and you’re getting there

Those are very cool. I just got the second one down.

Jeff on 10/11/2007 at 10:04 am said:

The images are approximately 25 megabyte .BMP formatted images (smaller when zipped for emailing).

The actual pepper images are approximately 5×7 inches with a white border that brings it up to 8×10 inches at 300 DPI (or larger at lower resolution). They look great in an 11×14 frame and black mat board.

If you have a preference for another format that can certainly be arranged.

If you’re interested I’ll certainly let you know what kind of peppers they are.

Jeff,
Can we get them in a RAW, TIFF or JPG format as well??
I’m thinking I’ll take one of each if you can give me one of those formats
Let me know.
Thanks!

i second UBK’s comment. i want all.

UBK, can you “name those peppers?”

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 10:58 am said:

UBK, can you “name those peppers?”

Not right now, I’m on a conference call.
Let me think on this.
What do I win if I’m right?? A Fallen Angel Set?

Uncle Big on 10/11/2007 at 10:56 am said:

Jeff,
Can we get them in a RAW, TIFF or JPG format as well??
I’m thinking I’ll take one of each if you can give me one of those formats
Let me know.
Thanks!

TIFF and JPG are no problem… I can get them in DICOM format for anyone wanting to display the original x-ray format on a medical archive system drop me a note if you’d like any different formats. It’ll have to wait til I get home tonight though.

the proto set. LOL

I’ll give em to you when you meet me at the finish line.

along with my shoes and socks if you want em.

hey parker, look, i reached “420″ posts.

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 11:14 am said:

hey parker, look, i reached “420″ posts.

What are you trying to say troy?

just trying to get your attention to see if you’re out there. been missing you with no return emails.

This Look great in my office on glossy paper!!! Great job guys

Nice Pics…. Dougie (yes, the truth) donated

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 10:58 am said:

UBK, can you “name those peppers?”

I’m sure I’m going to embarrass myself by trying to identify a 1 dimensional black and white X ray of chile peppers (of which there are hundreds), but what the hell, I’m game if you are. Here’s my guess:

Pic 1 and 2
Ancho and a New Mex (pic 2 is inverse exposure)
Pic 3
Habanero
Pic 4
Red Savina Habanero
Pic 5
Datil
Pic 6
Jalapeno

I’m sure I’m completely wrong, but the more I stare at those pics, the more confused I’m becoming.
If Jim or Jeff would clarify what I’m looking at, that would be great.
Regardless, this is one hell of a great idea. I’ll be in touch for sure.

Uncle Big on 10/11/2007 at 12:24 pm said:

I’m sure I’m going to embarrass myself by trying to identify a 1 dimensional black and white X ray of chile peppers (of which there are hundreds), but what the hell, I’m game if you are. Here’s my guess:

Pic 1 and 2
Ancho and a New Mex (pic 2 is inverse exposure)
Pic 3
Habanero
Pic 4
Red Savina Habanero
Pic 5
Datil
Pic 6
Jalapeno

I’m sure I’m completely wrong, but the more I stare at those pics, the more confused I’m becoming.
If Jim or Jeff would clarify what I’m looking at, that would be great.
Regardless, this is one hell of a great idea. I’ll be in touch for sure.

Pic 1: Correct
Pic 2: Correct
Pic 3, 4, and 5: All orange habs and #5 is “Pregnant” (small pod within normal pod)
Pic 6: Yellow “Wax Pepper” as labeled at the grocery store

Pretty darn good for a non-radiologist! Of course it would have helped if they were all shown to scale.

I think one of the most interesting aspects of these pics is how you can see the seed distribution… from a cluster at the stem end to those with seeds scattered throughout.

1 and 2 - dont have a clue (maybe a skinny bell pepper and serrano)
3 and 4, i agree with you
5 chinese
6 bhut jolokia

Jeff on 10/11/2007 at 12:36 pm said:

Pic 1: Correct
Pic 2: Correct
Pic 3, 4, and 5: All orange habs and #5 is “Pregnant” (small pod within normal pod)
Pic 6: Yellow “Wax Pepper” as labeled at the grocery store

Pretty darn good for a non-radiologist! Of course it would have helped if they were all shown to scale.

I think one of the most interesting aspects of these pics is how you can see the seed distribution… from a cluster at the stem end to those with seeds scattered throughout.

So other than missing the nit picky details on the Habs (that pregnant pod threw me off) and being wrong on the Jalapeno, UB did pretty good hey general?
I was more right than you, so I’m good with that.
See you at the finish line general!

Jeff, are these chiles sliced open or whole? You’ll have to forgive me if this is a stupid question, I know nothing about x-rays.

bring a nose clip.

Lee@DC on 10/11/2007 at 12:50 pm said:

Jeff, are these chiles sliced open or whole? You’ll have to forgive me if this is a stupid question, I know nothing about x-rays.

These are completely whole. I didn’t know what the results were going to look like until the image was done.

I tried to lay them out so that the resulting image would be as artistic as possible… making sure the stems were in profile, pod shape was recognizable, etc… but what was going on inside the pod was a complete mystery. I just got lucky in getting the “pregnant” hab shot.

how do peppers get pregnant?

Lee@DC on 10/11/2007 at 12:50 pm said:

Jeff, are these chiles sliced open or whole? You’ll have to forgive me if this is a stupid question, I know nothing about x-rays.

Lee, have you ever had an Xray? Did they cut you open to take it?
All I know about X rays is, the room is usually freezing and make sure you cover your ‘nads if you ever want to have kids, or wear lead underwear.

These pics rock, this is one hell of an idea. I like the whole X ray thing, like that Ministry album cover for The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, too cool.
Rock on!!

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 1:10 pm said:

how do peppers get pregnant?

First you take the peter pepper, and grasp firmly but kindly. Once the seeds spill out you approach….. And you can take it the rest of the way (if you choose to)

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 1:10 pm said:

how do peppers get pregnant?

Candle light………A little fertilizer…………..some Barry White……….and it’s sexy time!!

Jeff on 10/11/2007 at 1:14 pm said:

First you take the peter pepper, and grasp firmly but kindly. Once the seeds spill out you approach….. And you can take it the rest of the way (if you choose to)

Wow, that was effectively graphic. Well done.
So…what’d you name the baby pepper?

i guess the male peppers have an abnormally high sperm count?

Uncle Big on 10/11/2007 at 1:17 pm said:

Wow, that was effectively graphic. Well done.
So…what’d you name the baby pepper?

I called it “Snack” and it’s mama was “Lunch”

Jeff on 10/11/2007 at 1:18 pm said:

I called it “Snack” and it’s mama was “Lunch”

Nice. Aptly named and I’m sure the entire family was scrumpdillyicious!

Uncle Big on 10/11/2007 at 1:30 pm said:

Nice. Aptly named and I’m sure the entire family was scrumpdillyicious!

have you ever eaten 3 or more hab’s and thought they were delightful?

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 1:49 pm said:

have you ever eaten 3 or more hab’s and thought they were delightful?

Yes, but they were basic Orange ones and they were mixed in with other stuff. I’ve never cared much for just munching raw peppers.

my thoughts exactly.

who’s x ray machine did you use?

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 1:59 pm said:

who’s x ray machine did you use?

I work for the VA Hospital in Milwaukee, WI and have been an X-ray Tech for nearly 30 years. For the last 8 I’ve managed their computers instead of patients but still have full access to the machines.

Wow, awesome pics! I will definitely have to order some, whenever I find the time. Very cool idea, Jeff, and very well executed from the looks of it. You could start a “line” of artwork, featuring all x-ray’d chiles!

how many varieties of fresh peppers can you get your hands on? maybe you can get a whole slew of em and do pics like these and make a coffee table book out of em with scientific name, description, etc.

i am sure it would do well with all these chiliheads on the blog here.

all profits go to step up? just a thought.

Uncle Big on 10/11/2007 at 1:11 pm said:

Lee, have you ever had an Xray? Did they cut you open to take it?
All I know about X rays is, the room is usually freezing and make sure you cover your ‘nads if you ever want to have kids, or wear lead underwear.

These pics rock, this is one hell of an idea. I like the whole X ray thing, like that Ministry album cover for The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, too cool.
Rock on!!

Smart-ass Canadian. You know Canada is just America’s hat, right? Lol. I just couldn’t believe how well they turned out - it looks like they were sliced in half.

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 2:28 pm said:

how many varieties of fresh peppers can you get your hands on? maybe you can get a whole slew of em and do pics like these and make a coffee table book out of em with scientific name, description, etc.

i am sure it would do well with all these chiliheads on the blog here.

all profits go to step up? just a thought.

That is a fantastic idea. It could have a regular picture, and x-ray so you can see the insides, a picture of the plant. Then you could do the scientific name, common names and uses, scoville rating, and a sauce recipe! Jim, you should do it for Step up!

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 2:28 pm said:

how many varieties of fresh peppers can you get your hands on? maybe you can get a whole slew of em and do pics like these and make a coffee table book out of em with scientific name, description, etc.

i am sure it would do well with all these chiliheads on the blog here.

all profits go to step up? just a thought.

Chiles… The Inside Story!

I don’t have access to much but with the help of a few well places chilehead amigos from here and other lists we could probably come up with quite an assortment.

How about a color photo overlay, and when you flip it back there’s an x-ray of the same pepper underneath? Sounds expensive but fun.

“I like the whole X ray thing, like that Ministry album cover for The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, too cool.”

Uncle, you’re a Ministry fan? Awesome!

Y’all can’t truly appreciate how talented this Jeff guy is He’s also even more modest than me! He does the Open Fields posters as well (all except one) and refuses to take anything for all the work he’s done on the StepUp site.

The pics really don’t do credit to the things either. When they were laid out on the table at Open Fields, jaws dropped & everyone went ‘whooooh’. They were the first six items chosen IIRC, even ahead of some nice pottery and plates!

I can’t possibly thank he (or Nick!) enough for all they’ve done.

Loading up the truck & headed down to Gatlinburg to party for the weekend with CaJohn & crew before the CHRISTmas season rush hits.

Jim- StepUpForCharity.org on 10/11/2007 at 2:43 pm said:

Y’all can’t truly appreciate how talented this Jeff guy is He’s also even more modest than me! He does the Open Fields posters as well (all except one) and refuses to take anything for all the work he’s done on the StepUp site.

The pics really don’t do credit to the things either. When they were laid out on the table at Open Fields, jaws dropped & everyone went ‘whooooh’. They were the first six items chosen IIRC, even ahead of some nice pottery and plates!

I can’t possibly thank he (or Nick!) enough for all they’ve done.

Loading up the truck & headed down to Gatlinburg to party for the weekend with CaJohn & crew before the CHRISTmas season rush hits.

Stop it Jim… People won’t believe a thing you say about me anyway…

Lee@DC on 10/11/2007 at 2:32 pm said:

Smart-ass Canadian. You know Canada is just America’s hat, right? Lol. I just couldn’t believe how well they turned out - it looks like they were sliced in half.

Well if Canada is the hat, what would that make Colorado?? The butt crack of North America?? I wear my pants low to recognize my incarcerated brothers from another mother. I’m just kidding ya, hope things are well in CO. Give Danny a slap in the head for me would ya?

Jeff on 10/11/2007 at 2:37 pm said:

Chiles… The Inside Story!

I don’t have access to much but with the help of a few well places chilehead amigos from here and other lists we could probably come up with quite an assortment.

How about a color photo overlay, and when you flip it back there’s an x-ray of the same pepper underneath? Sounds expensive but fun.

I’d buy that FOR SURE. I’d even sell them up here in the store. Very cool idea.

DEFCON Creator on 10/11/2007 at 2:37 pm said:

“I like the whole X ray thing, like that Ministry album cover for The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, too cool.”

Uncle, you’re a Ministry fan? Awesome!

But of course UB likes Ministry, Skinny Puppy too Creator.
I used to have long hair dontchaknow. I’m still a closet head banger (not that there’s anything wrong with that) even though our new baby prefers Chamber Music (ick).

I’m seeing these pics on a t shirt. You should X ray Jim biting into the peppers and pop that on a t shirt. That would be way cool.

hey jim, with all your free time, maybe with your vast resources, you can get some or your grower buddies and contribute some fine specimens aafter next years harvest and got Jeff to do the xrays and sell the books at FF and ZF.

then maybe after that book went to the top seller list, do a “where’s pepper” instead of “where’s waldo?” concept book.

maybe a pepper dressed in swimsuit calender?

“Well if Canada is the hat, what would that make Colorado?? The butt crack of North America?? I wear my pants low to recognize my incarcerated brothers from another mother. I’m just kidding ya, hope things are well in CO. Give Danny a slap in the head for me would ya?”

We’re doing great, buddy. You? How’s the family?

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 3:08 pm said:

maybe a pepper dressed in swimsuit calender?

Okay, but for March it’s gotta be Pepperman in his pepper suit with a bikini on, laying sideways posing on a table drinking a beer! Ug, that’s wrong.

you thought it first you vegetablephyle.

Lee@DC on 10/11/2007 at 3:11 pm said:

“Well if Canada is the hat, what would that make Colorado?? The butt crack of North America?? I wear my pants low to recognize my incarcerated brothers from another mother. I’m just kidding ya, hope things are well in CO. Give Danny a slap in the head for me would ya?”

We’re doing great, buddy. You? How’s the family?

Family is great, weather sucks. Workin’ on some new stuff.

Lovin’ the pic ideas. I can see a whole line of xray peppers products.

name 21

Is it me or when you look at the fifth Pepper picture long enough, I swear I see Anthony!!!

generallee on 10/11/2007 at 5:12 pm said:

name 21

21? I’m trying to work here. Customers to look after.
There’s more than 21 ideas for these products.
Jim and Jeff need to make this happen.
I’ll give Jim my ideas directly, thank you very much.
It’ll be our little secret.
Oh look at that according to my watch, it’s 4:20, gotta run.

the truth on 10/11/2007 at 5:17 pm said:

Is it me or when you look at the fifth Pepper picture long enough, I swear I see Anthony!!!

Why? Is he pregnant too? Enough hot sauce may cause mutations!

Mr. Nick Lindauer:

I also have an idea for a show for the Food Network, specifically for the overworked Bobby “BBQ” Flay. I’ll settle for any other chef for this idea, though. I contacted the Food Network website, and learned that they only take ideas from Production Studios. I have a cousin in LA who is a Producer himself. Maybe we could pitch the ideas to him! Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Mike Carrieri

Oh! By the way, my favorite hot sauce is Pepper Plant Sauce from here in California. My other favorites: Sriracha (the rooster), 100% Pain (a punch in the gut!), Tapatio, and Tabasco.

Mike

I have just bought the photos, going to look great in my office, but need them sending to a different email address other than my ebay one!
Could you please send them to enquiries@chileseeds.co.uk
Thanks
Gerald

Gerald on 10/12/2007 at 4:25 am said:

I have just bought the photos, going to look great in my office, but need them sending to a different email address other than my ebay one!
Could you please send them to enquiries@chileseeds.co.uk
Thanks
Gerald

Files have been sent to the email address requested. Thanks!

Just came through, thanks

If we guess the name of the pepper right do we win a prize, forfeited to charity of course…..

The guessing took place about 40 comments ago but if you promise not to cheat you can guess again…

Love the pics. Gonna pay for my laptop background real soon. (I’m poor.) ((. . . Saw the original x-ray pics up close and in person at the raffle.)) (((They were gone by the time my number was called but I still made out.)))

Now put away the Ministry and put on some Pantera, would ya? <—that little smiley thing here.