Citrus Celebration Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is what you see at the gates of Pompeii, quite a contrast to the ash frozen bodies inside the site.

Exposure on this shot was a bit tricky, there was a pile of lemons (partially visible) in the sun that were over exposed. I decided to try this crop and actually like it a lot.

The bottles contain delicious Limoncello liqueur and the huge yellow hanging fruits are real lemons...

from wikipedia:

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast Asia. The plants are large shrubs or small trees, reaching 5–15 m tall, with spiny shoots and alternately arranged evergreen leaves with an entire margin.

Citrus fruits are notable for their fragrance, partly due to flavonoids and limonoids (which in turn are terpenes) contained in the rind, and most are juice-laden. The juice contains a high quantity of citric acid giving them their characteristic sharp flavour. They are also good sources of vitamin C and flavonoids.

grigand, rossy85, happypoppeye, isa, jean11-3, leo61, Mistral has marked this note useful

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grigand (12802) 2007-06-05 16:51

Hi,
A nice picture, I like a lot compo and colors, well done
ciao
andrea

darrasin (2860) 2007-06-05 16:59

Hello Shir! Yes the tight crop makes this a very striking image. Simple but very effective with many patterns within the scene. And of course the colors are well seen. Good title too!

Well done,
Doug

rossy85 (2865) 2007-06-05 17:24

HI Shir,
Nice composition. Great details and colors.
Congratulations,
Rossy

Sekhmet73 (4133) 2007-06-05 17:31

Hi Shir, a tripudium of vitamin C!
Very good contrast between colours, your image is sharp and well detailed.
Sabrina

CeccoPhoto (2711) 2007-06-05 17:31

Ciao Shir,
have you a orange for me, please? :-)
Excellent and wonderful composition, the colours are perfect and the POV too.
I like also your frame!

Bravo, CeccoPhoto!!

happypoppeye (4064) 2007-06-05 17:38

...great photo. Really great colors with the contrasting yellow and orange. Composition is perfect with the almost panoramic crop and really good framing to compliment the photo. Nice note also.

jean11-3 (2799) 2007-06-05 18:09

Bright eye catching store Shir.
A good crop,lovely colours and sharp details.
I like your comment about the contrast between the citrus stall and the 'ash frozen bodies'.
TFS, regards Jean.

isa (1964) 2007-06-05 18:10

Hi Shir,
Great composition, citrus colours, good lights and definition. Nice shot.
Well Done,
Regards,

Isa

ViktorVaughn (1517) 2007-06-05 23:59

A fabolous photo of a fruit stand. There have been many posted on this site, but I think this is one of the best. The colours are great and the oranges are everywhere, on the bottom, on the right side, even hanging from the top.

Nice shot.

mporta (3352) 2007-06-06 14:29

Hi Shir
i like your picture and not only for the bright colours. I like the geometry, with only straight lines, without any sort of perspective distortion.
It's a shame for the bad reflession in the glass of the sandwiches box.
cheers
Matteo

leo61 (43712) 2007-06-06 14:33

Hi Shir!
Great shot of this citrus shop.Good sharpness,fantastic colors and great contrast.This format works very well here.
Regards,Leo

canan (963) 2007-06-07 3:43

very vital photo..lively colors and perfect graphical repetition feeling...tfs..

Davidwh (3654) 2007-06-08 16:00

Hi Shir,
Quite amazing! So many oranges...I certainly wouldn't try to count them...I'd probably have to keep starting over again.Having seen the original image your cut is just perfect.The lines are great and the bags of oranges frame beautifully.Spot on exposure and crystal clear.....great stuff!
Regards, David

Mistral (13778) 2007-07-23 13:37

Hi Shir,
love your composition and framing as I love lemons and oranges too!!!
A smile
Luca

krakowiak (4704) 2007-07-30 2:44

Extra composition! Fanstastic colours!!! Just perfect :)

Photo Information

Copyright: Shir Goldberg (shirgold) (2439)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-06
Categories: Daily Life, Food
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-S 18-70mm 1:3.5-4.5G ED DX
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Your favorite images, Fruits and vegetables from the world [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-05 16:47
Favorites: 2 [view]