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Pomegranate

© Laura E. Swan

Pomegranate

Uploaded: December 20, 2009

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Dedicated To Mary Robison.
~ SHE KNOWS WHY! HA!! ~
(Thanks For Your Terrific Sense Of Humor, Mary).

-POM


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:) I'll Share How I Did This One
WITH THE REST OF YOU :)


TV 1/8, AV 2.8
HAND HELD MACRO

(DDR) Frac Filter



Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/8 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

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Laura E. Swan level-classic December 20, 2009

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Douglas Pignet December 20, 2009

Well I guess we know what is for dinner....lol Kewl textures and colors. #8235564

Laura E. Swan level-classic December 20, 2009

HA! Good one Doug! How did you know???

Whatever makes it onto my cutting board is USUALLY for dinner!!!

Thanks for the visit and the fun!

-Laura #8235588

Monnie Ryan December 20, 2009

Yum -- looks very juicy and delicious, Laura! #8235623

Michelle Alton December 20, 2009

Well...I hate to say this, Laura...but it makes me think of brains and maggots!

Beautiful, though (giggle).

And I really do love pomegranates... #8235721

Rony Sagy December 20, 2009

Beautiful effects, Laura. Love the image. #8235770

Laura E. Swan level-classic December 20, 2009

YUMMY! BRAINS AND MAGGOTS FOR SUPPER!

So funny!

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Thank you Monnie, Michelle and Rony!

Still giggling here. Oh, dear!

Truth be known, these remind me of chest X-rays! I will say no more but am very glad I quit smoking at age 24!!!

BUT ALAS - BECAUSE WE KNOW that this is a pomegranate, we have to think good thoughts. Of the taste and the fun of eating one, right?

RIGHT!

They are amazing for our health too! They have a 5 thousand year old history to them as a curing fruit!!! The FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH of fruits for KINGS and QUEENS!

They fight cancer, Alzheimers, night sweats. They are high in Vit C & D and Potassium...GREAT for the skin...

There now. Is the thoughts of Maggots and brains gone from you minds yet?

Thanks all!

-Laura :D

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Ron McEwan December 20, 2009

Gees Mechelle, it is getting to close to dinner time. I took a photo of the bloom this last spring, never have seen the fruit. I am told they are very healthy to eat. Have to try one some day. #8235817

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 20, 2009

That is quite the transformation ,Swanee! Super job indeed!
Beautiful, hilarious & informative................ #8235871

Graham Robards December 20, 2009

Great job, very informative too! ~Pat #8235940

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 20, 2009

GREAT colors and effects, Laura!!! :-) k #8236087

AEK December 20, 2009

okay, i'm laughing too hard to trust what i'd type if I have to engage my brain, but I see what you mean. ha-ha - good for you kiddo. -a. #8236145

ROLAN NARMAN December 20, 2009

A fantastic capture of one of my favorite fruit, embellished by fractalius! A wonderful presentation sister Lulu! I was thinking to do a macro on it this month but I did not wait and I ate it all! So yummy!..and healthy! #8236150

Tommy E. Burgess December 20, 2009

Fantastic set up, capture and DD work Laura!! #8236154

Laura E. Swan level-classic December 20, 2009

Last to first:

Hi Tommy! Thank you friend! You're so supportive. :) See you at YOUR gallery!!!

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Brother Rolan! You won't believe what I have been sitting here eating!!! The second half! Cold from the fridge and so juicy! We don't get them often in Canada so it was a complete treat for me this week! :D How fun that you love them, too! It must run in the family!

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Arlene...I should have been here to dare you! Your brain is alive with wonderful descriptive thoughts! HA! So fun that you dropped by!!! :D

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Hi Kitty and Big Sis PAT! Thank you ladies! xo

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Hi Paddy. Yes. Always and ear full and eye full on Laura's threads. HA! So glad you were here, too!!!

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Hi Ron! I know, I know...That Michelle! HA! I love her off the cuff remarks. I find them terribly refreshing! Honesty is her best policy! :D

I'd love to see that bloom you shot a pic of last spring! Pomegranates are a very odd fruit. They are mainly layers and layers of ~sweetish~ seeds divided by cream colored sheets of blanketing that they grow between.

Hard to explain but really a very strange sort of treat of the gods.

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Thank you all for your kind and fun remarks and for the visit!

-Laura

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Maria Warren level-classic December 21, 2009

WOW SIS.VERY COOL WORK AND LOVE THE EFFECTS AND THE AWESOME DETAILS!!!!

(((HUGS)))♥♥♥ #8236504

Stephen Zacker December 21, 2009

Cool Fruit #8236673

Diane L. Thomas December 21, 2009

This was a Christmas tradition when I was a kid. Brings back memories. Great shot. #8236896

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic December 21, 2009

WoW, again, another shocker...and wonderfully done..the colors pop, too! 8o) #8237452

Tammy Espino December 21, 2009

Superb!! You can call me Tam Tam anytime you want..lol :) Happy Holidays! #8238355

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 23, 2009

It looks like something very lively seen through a microscope! I love it! Well done, SSSLala. #8241766

Laura E. Swan level-classic December 23, 2009

Hi Maria, Steve, Diane, Nancyj, Tammy and SSSKirsten!

Loved your fun remarks.

Thanks so much guys!

-Laura #8241954

John Connolly December 24, 2009

How on earth did I miss this one, Laura! Pomegranates are one of my favorite foods!
Love your subtle DD work here, very well done indeed!
Merry Christmas to you and all your family, stay warm my friend! Maybe an egg nog would be a good idea about this time! #8244645

Mary K. Robison December 25, 2009

Wow, Pom, this lovely (really, it IS lovely)image brought out a lot of interesting comments, didn't it? You'll never be able to look a pomegranate in the "face" again without calling up all these semi-sweet memories (and reactions...brains and maggots?... hmmm... ;-D )
Thanks for the dedication, my friend, and MERRY CHRISTMAS one more time! #8245335

Laura E. Swan level-classic December 25, 2009

Mmmmmm! Eggnog and Pomegranates!

Lets celebrate!

Thanks John and Mary!

I too, have fond memories of this special fruit. When I was a young girl in California we didn't get to eat them very often but they were always a big treat!

And ask ANY maggot what it likes to eat most, too. BRAINS! HA!

See? Everyone wins!

This was a fun thread. Thanks everyone.

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Leslie McLain level-classic December 26, 2009

Terrific colors and effects, Laura. #8247013

Laura E. Swan level-classic December 26, 2009

Thank you Leslie! :)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU! #8248257

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic January 14, 2010

Wonderful image, Laura! Gotta love pomegranites... one of those foods that, if never tried before, would perplex a first-time tester! (How do I eat this thing???)
Love the thread, too!
Smiles, Lisa♥ #8296165

Carolyn J. Connolly January 18, 2010

Outstanding close-up capture here, Laura...and excellent filter work, too!! Beautiful image!! :o) #8305120

Laura E. Swan level-classic January 18, 2010

Hi Lisa! (Big smile here!) You are RIGHT. A first timer would be puzzled for sure! Yes. This thread has been one of the more entertaining ones! For sure!

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Hi Carolyn! Gee! I am being spoiled today! Thanks for your visit(s) and your kindnesses!

-Laura :D #8305875


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