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Garden strawberry


Garden strawberry
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Copyright: Igor Germanovic (germma) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1041 W: 38 N: 1046] (9762)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-11
Categories: Daily Life, Food, Nature, Event, Decisive Moment, Macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Amazing red! - Part III [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-12 0:39
Viewed: 300
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Genus: Fragaria
Species: F. xananassa


The Garden strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa and related cultivars) is the most common variety of strawberry cultivated worldwide. Like other species of Fragaria (strawberries), it belongs to the family Rosaceae. Technically, its fruit is known as an accessory fruit, in that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries (achenes) but from the peg at the bottom of the bowl-shaped hypanthium that holds the ovaries.
The Garden Strawberry was first bred in Europe in the early 18th century, and represents the accidental cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America, which was noted for its flavor, and Fragaria chiloensis from Chile, which was noted for its large size.
Cultivars of Fragaria ×ananassa have replaced in commercial production the Woodland Strawberry, which was the first strawberry species cultivated in the early 17th century.

The typical cultivated strawberry comes from the Americas, and is a hybrid of the North America F. virginiana and the South American F. chiloensis, developed through accidental hybridization in the early 18th century. The F. chiloensis clones brought from Europe were exclusively female, and thus had to be planted with pollen sources to obtain fruit, resulting in hybrid seed from which F. x ananassa is believed to have arisen, probably around Brest, France.
The name Fragaria comes from "fragans," meaning odorous, referring to the perfumed flesh of the fruit. Madam Tallien, a great figure of the French Revolution, who was nicknamed Our Lady of Thermidor, used to take baths full of strawberries to keep the full radiance of her skin.
Fontenelle, centenarian writer and gourmet of the 18th century, considered his long life was due to the strawberries he used to eat.
Strawberries were considered poisonous in Argentina until the mid-nineteenth century.
Popular etymology has it that the name "straw" berry comes from gardeners' practice of mulching strawberries with straw to protect the fruits from rot (a pseudoetymology that can be found in non-linguistic sources such as the Old Farmer's Almanac 2005).
There is an alternative theory that the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon verb for "strew" (meaning to spread around) which was streabergen (Strea means "strew" and Bergen means "berry" or "fruit") and thence to streberie, straiberie, strauberie, straubery, strauberry, and finally, "strawberry," the word which we use today. The name might have come from the fact that the fruit and various runners appear "strewn" along the ground.
Another theory suggests strawberries received their name from the long-time practice of packing the delicate fruit in straw.
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Helli Igor! Original shot. Nice light and colors. Very good sharp. Perfect capture. Well done!

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1906 W: 76 N: 0] (18995)
  • [2008-06-12 0:41]

Pozdrav druzhe ;)))
hvala ti na osvezhenju...
J ;)

hello Igor
Wow!
what a fine detail captured here my friend.
lovely shot rich colours
nice Background with accurate DOF
good light with informative notes.

regards
manuj mehta

I n Italy is named FRAGOLA Mr Botanic
very nice photo and great macro
i think is tasty too!!
ciao
Lucio

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  • Kiwis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1590 W: 0 N: 184] (12916)
  • [2008-06-12 2:54]

Hi Igor,
Great macro shot! She look appetizing. Everyone will want to have it :))) Great colors and details clear. Good job. Have a nice day
Diane

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  • zomik Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 198 W: 59 N: 173] (2405)
  • [2008-06-12 5:24]

Hi Igor :)
Nice and tasty :-))
Wonderful macro. Well done.

Zosia :)

zdravo dragi Igor
Woow. Bi sakala da ja vkusam ovaa prekrasna jagodka. Odlicno makro i kompozcija. Prekrasna pozdina
Mnogu pozdravi
Melanija
Mnogu fala za cestitkite

Lepa jagoda koja leti:)
Divna ideja i rad drugar!
Pozdrav.
A.

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  • KrL Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 502 W: 95 N: 386] (6185)
  • [2008-06-12 6:03]

Quelle belle fraise Igor... ça tombe bien, j'ai faim ;)
Bonne composition, avec le BG.
Bonne journée

Karèle

Hello Igor!
Great focus, wonderful colours, and nice perspective!
Mmm, tasty!
Best regards!
Lili

hello dear igor

very juicy pulpy strawberry
well captured
good lighting and little backlit effect is good
well done dear

tfs
js

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2167 W: 385 N: 2285] (24750)
  • [2008-06-12 10:34]

Merhaba Myfriend dear Igor..l..
Excellent job with beautiful photo, wonderful colors and a very beautiful macro....
Selamlar...
Milas...

pozdrav igore!
jako dobra fotka, ali probaj ju flipnuti vodoravno, jer mi fotku gledamo od lijeva, a tebi je desna strane prazna, znači, oko brzo ode van.
kad bi ju flipnuo prvo bi ti bila praznina na lijevoj strani, a onda jagoda i tu se oko zadržava.
naravno, konstruktivna kritika, nadam se da ju uvažavaš.
pozdrav!
zoran

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  • gnada Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2094 W: 59 N: 2676] (14733)
  • [2008-06-12 13:08]

Zdravo i hvala na pohvali...

Ovo si bas potrefio za moj ukus, divan rad...
Samo to i klopam uz maline sa slagom i secerom.

Pozdrav, George

Hello Igor
A stunning capture with the classic red green combo.
The details on the berry are fantastic. The placement of the subject is perfect.
DOF is spot on.
Your frame is very very asthetic.
Great Capture.
tfs
(thanks for the info....appreciated)

smiley soon

Hi My Friend Igor,
Wahhhh..never seen like this before.Beautiful shot with great composition and good sharpness with good light.Beautiful colors and nice bokeh BG.
Wonderful done.

CM

Not easy to catch a shot like this, I've tried and failed many times so my hat is off to you. Nice composition and colour, beautiful light.
Well done mate
Rew

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  • dorian (68)
  • [2008-06-13 8:09]

Bravo Igor, very beautifull and fresh image!
Interesting style!

Hello Igor,
Beautiful composition color conrtast and clarity.
Great close up.
TFS
Selahattin E

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  • Koala Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 390 W: 19 N: 74] (2726)
  • [2008-06-14 1:41]

mmmmm,looks really tasty :P
Very nice vivid colors, i almost want to grab it out the monitor :))

Have a nice day!

Alexandra

Hello Igor,

Excellent capture of the strawberry, great focus and light. Also the vivid colors make this photo very attractive. TFS
Sorina

Hi Igor,

An absolute beauty, good textures and colour and defenitely ready to eat.

TFS
Els

Zdravo, Igore!

Moje omiljeno voće i moja omiljen boja! Izgleda kao prava! Odličan snimak!

Pozdrav,
Slavica

Hello Igor. Beautiful capture of this solitary fruit in brilliant texture and color. Pleasant crop and well muted background. well done and best regards. Jusni

Odlicna fotografija,Igore !!
Sve je kako treba:)
pozzzzzz
biljana

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