Cocoa pods, a photo from Jalisco, Pacific Coast

Photographer's Note

The cocoa pods, about the size of a semi-deflated oval rugby ball, grow directly FROM THE TRUNK of the cocoa tree which is native to the Amazon Basin. The pod has a rough leathery rind 2-3 cm thick filled with sweet mucilaginous pulp of a lemonade-like taste, enclosing 30 to 50 large seeds that are fairly soft; their color varies from pale lavender to a dark brownish purple color.
During harvest the pods are opened, the seeds are kept and the empty pods discarded and the pulp made into juice. The seeds are place where they can ferment.
During the heat buildup in the fermentation process, cocoa beans become mostly brown in color, with an adhered skin which is easily released by winnowing.
IMMATURE COCOA PODS HAVE A VARIETY OF COLORS, often green, red of purple; as they mature the color tends to yellow or orange. I couldn't find why the lower one is white.
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Tue (72006) 2019-10-23 11:56

Bonjour Robert,
Great shot of those cocoa pods in two different colours. Both the white one and the yellow one look very attractive and stand out nicely from the blurry green background. Excellent clarity too.
Lars

lousat (121125) 2019-10-23 12:04

Salut Robert,tres jolie composition qui montre les fruits du cacao en different moment et couleurs,j'ai les ai vus plusieures fois dans mes voyages mais le post est toujours interessant,qualite' top! Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

pierrefonds (93657) 2019-10-23 13:16

Bonjour Robert,

Les feuille cadrent bien les gousses de cacao. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des gousses de cacao. La lumière met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.

Pierre

macjake (92637) 2019-10-23 20:39

Hi Rob
I guess we all could learn something here today, this is all news to me. interesting read, so much information there. and the photo turned out well too, and I imagine the lighting conditions were NOT in your favour...so in the end you must be happy with this result. cheers
Craig

Gerrit (56681) 2019-10-23 22:05

Hello Robert,
Beautiful, the white and the yellow cocoa placed perfectly in the frame against the deep green background.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

Nicou (188578) 2019-10-23 22:06

Hello

très originale vue et composition et contraste entre le blanc et le jaune et ce vert superbe composition
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

papagolf21 (145196) 2019-10-23 22:58

Bonjour, cher Robert,
Comment apprendre par la photo et le texte !
Excellent, j'ai encore appris quelque chose aujourd'hui et c'est fort bien.
Belle idée de composition.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (125811) 2019-10-23 23:30

Salut Robert,
Bien présenté avec une parfaite gestion de la profondeur de champ, bon effet avec ces deux teintes sans oublier ce fond vert, idéale luminosité, une photo qui nous met "l'eau à la bouche".

holmertz (83424) 2019-10-24 0:29

Hello Robert,
It definitely benefits the photo that one pod is white and the other yellow, regardless why. Along with the green leaves, and they way they are hanging diagonally from each other, they make the photo artistic in a way nature knows best. The photo and the note taught me someting, which is not bad.
Regards,
Gert

jhm (191483) 2019-10-24 4:12

Bonjour Robert,

The cocoa pods, are lovely photographed.
Nice composition and lovely presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Amicalement,
John.

ikeharel (98874) 2019-10-24 8:51

Missing the bird that would try to chew this...Just my humor, Robert.
Nice and superbly lit fruit picture from a close range.
Bonjourne'e,
Ike

mesutilgim (115528) 2019-10-24 12:18

Hello Robert,
Another nice capture and interesting TE entry in your gallery.
Very good ligth and sharpness. Good graphism and interesting usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

gervaso (27399) 2019-10-28 10:48

Hello, Robert!

A white cocoa like the one in this photo I think I've never seen either, but, by the side of this yellow and orange one, it makes the composition even more interesting, making a very nice contrast with the green tones of the vegetation, everything captured with perfect light and sharpness! Wonderful job!

Miguel82 (36014) 2019-11-02 13:38

Robert, the cocoa tree is a cauliflora species, it means that the fruits grow directly on the trunk like the jack fruit. The seeds produce cocoa and are used to make chocolate. Excellent nature photo. Fine colors, good image quality, instructive photo note, regards.

cornejo (61222) 2019-11-04 3:47

Bonjour Robert, très bonne photo de ces fruits de cacao intéressants, bien capturés dans cette image intéressante avec une bonne netteté, lumière, couleur et qualité. Très bon et intéressant travail parfaitement fait, mes félicitations mon ami. Merci d'avoir partagé.

Bonne journée et bon début de semaine.
Cordialement du sud de l'Espagne.
Angel.

COSTANTINO (93535) 2019-11-21 11:04

Hello dear robert and have a nice time
original version
i like this composition with
interesting presentation
dominating the photo
great shot of these cocoa pods
welldone
regards
Costantino