Berry Christmas!! Photo

Photographer’s Note

wishing one and all a BERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

the last time i was in Baguio City, it trained cats and dogs so to speak. nothing extra could be done except curl up with two thick blankets in the hotel room, but then also managed to go buy some fresh strawberries at the public market. perhaps it is only in Baguio that strawberries can be seen year-round. they aren't as big as their western counterparts but rest assured, they are organic!

Maligayang Pasko sa lahat!

salvator, saylan-cb, stego, PixelTerror, parbo, bostankorkulugu, COSTANTINO, edytungkal, jwmunro has marked this note useful

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belido (16341) 2008-12-24 8:09

Helllooo Ben,

finaly an image it's not deleted! :)) Fantastic aproximation...I feel I can take one of those. Simple and beautiful image. I'll try to have a Berry Merry Christmas... :))) I wish you Boas Festas, um Feliz Natal e um próspero Ano Novo. Que seus desejos se realizem nesse ano que está por vir.
Um forte abraço,
Carlos

denisn72 (6977) 2008-12-24 8:09

Hello Benedict
An original way to wish Merry Christmas. Those strawberries looks delicious! Details and colours are fantastic! Well done!
Best wishes.
Denis!

mehr (1358) 2008-12-24 8:49

Hi Benedict,
berry christmas too.
Very funy title.
TFS.
Bahram

amazon (10599) 2008-12-24 14:19

hi benedict,
berry merry christmas....oh original....
beautiful shot,ilike your chiristmas colours,
best wishes,
iffet

riclopes (32969) 2008-12-25 4:32

hehe, very original and funny, Benedict. I always enjoyed these fruit patterns of yours. This one is bright and colorful in a very sharp image.
Berry Christmas to you too!
ric

plimrn (19600) 2008-12-25 9:28

Hi Benedict,
and a berry merry Christmas to you as well. I like this berry original Christmas card.
3Ks to you, Pat

salvator (18763) 2008-12-26 1:03

Hi Ben,
Wondefully defined berries, with the green and red superbly defined.
I wish you a merry christmas, and a happy, healthy and prosperous new year with all the ones you love.
Best regards. Salvator.

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-12-26 1:05

Hi Benedict,
Superb idea!Great image and very nice colours.
Excellent work!
Happy new year
Regards

erdna (5348) 2008-12-26 8:37

I like your berry red Christmas present. My eyes feasted on it!
I have not been to Baguio for 15 years! I will be in the Philippines on the third week of January, I will see if I could visit the place where I learned how to ride a bike. That was summer of 1949!

Andre'

stego (22350) 2008-12-26 14:23

Hi Benedict,
I remember well that in my early times of TE I was delighted by the fruit desserts you presented us. This is a much familiar fruit to me than many of those, but equally photogenic. You got a very attractive image with this delicious pattern of red and green.
I hope you had a Berry Christmas and I wish you have also a very Berry New Year.
Regards, José.

PixelTerror (86038) 2008-12-27 2:42

HI Benedict,
LOL you won the award of the Xmas title that made me laugh !!!
An image with alternating vivid reds and greens, and that makes me hungry...
Merry Xmas and happy new year to you as well JY

baba_flies (7969) 2008-12-27 3:48

Hello Benedict! I never had a berry xmas so far but I need a fruit plate to overcome all the calories that I have eaten over the last 72 hours. All so bad and all so good at the same time. What a funny title :))) Have a berry time you too, eat a lot of fruit, seems healthy, but sometimes it is nice to overdo things. Happy days, Barbara.

parbo (10968) 2008-12-27 17:28

Hello Benedict,

This is very creative and intelligent one especially with its header and just as real strawberries. I'm sure (I know) this type is natural and more delicious then giant size of other varieties. Congratulations twice.

I hope you and your family had a very nice Christmas holiday and with my best new year wishes.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

aadilj (17950) 2008-12-28 21:16

This is vibrant and fresh and very neatly processed and captured to get a solid impact benedict. great composition

devimeuxbe (55865) 2008-12-29 23:00

Hi Benedict
execcelnt idea. This cropping is beautifull with this red dominante.
excellent
All the best for you in 2009
Bertrand

hatti52 (12654) 2008-12-30 2:18

Hi Benedict,
berry christmas o you too)
wonderful colours and sgarpness
happy new year

trekks (14262) 2008-12-30 9:46

hi benedict

Very nice colorful strawberry shown in the natural cluster and the red/green is really very good choice for your Xmas theme.

Wishing you Happy 2009.

tfs, bill

lousat (15302) 2008-12-30 14:21

Ahahah,surely one of the most unusual way to make Xmas whishes! Great idea and perfect realisation,my best compliments,happy 2009,Luciano

bostankorkulugu (33518) 2009-01-01 20:59

LLOOLL for the berry christmas... what an eye catching one benny, simply amazing... wishing you all the bst in the new year my friend... take care...

korkut

elherbz (0) 2009-01-02 7:56

U got a very creative idea.Those red & green colors for a X-Mas greeting are super. The lighting is just right & it make U crave for a strawberry.

tinvin (320) 2009-01-02 9:46

Nice and delicious Bro...Very Crisp and sharp parang gusto kong kumuha ng isa at sumubo. Overall Bro maski pang all year-round pang Christmas naman ang kulay.

Wishing you the joys of the season...

Marvs

maglex (1556) 2009-01-03 3:52

Hi Benedict, unmistakeably your signature! The message very well delivered for the season. Very nice vivid colors! Thanks for sharing...Alex

COSTANTINO (22551) 2009-01-09 12:09

Hello benedict,
I like the title berry Christmas instead of Merry Christmas
very clever idea,vivid shot,marvellous colours
simple and sweet,fresh photo I really like it
thanks for sharing
Costantino

Jepoy (32) 2009-02-01 18:48

i love strawberries! this pic makes me wanna go to a local supermarket and buy a pack..or maybe 2.

good colors and nice compo..love it!

edytungkal (4519) 2009-02-15 5:13

A funny and colourful to wish a Christmas day, i think i missed this beautiful shot....
A nice shot Ben, tfs

daniel

anducina (8085) 2009-03-16 6:33

Hi Benedict,
Very nice colors and details. Generally, I have never thought to associate Christmas with strawberries...but I like the idea. Funny and original.
TFS,
Andreea

jwmunro (6571) 2009-05-26 20:31

Hello Benedict -

Sometimes when it rains we have to find a diversion and a market is a good place. I like this image for the details. Everything is sharp and in focus. The exposure is spot on. Yummy is all I can say!

Thank you for sharing

John

serp2000 (9375) 2009-07-27 21:58

Superb!
Hello, Benedict, my congrats on your 7000 points today!
Excellent colours! Good idea, fine shot!
Have a nice time!
Serghei

Photo Information

Copyright: Benedict Ong (Benedict) (7062)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-05
Categories: Food
Camera: Canon EOS 30D DIGITAL, EF Canon 15mm f/2.8 (fisheye), Hoya 62mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/2.7, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-12-24 8:03
Favorites: 1 [view]