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Blooming Bilberry


Blooming Bilberry
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Copyright: Milos Koudelka (mikou) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-24
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS, Mora Close-up 58mm +4
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/40 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-10 8:17
Viewed: 714
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
/Brusnice borůvka/
is a name given to several species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium (family Ericaceae) that bear tasty fruits. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., also known as blaeberry, whortleberry, whinberry (or winberry), myrtle blueberry, fraughan, and probably other names regionally. They were called black-hearts in 19th century southern England, according to Thomas Hardy's 1878 novel, The Return of the Native, (pg. 311, Oxford World's Classics edition).
The word bilberry is also sometimes used in the common names of other species of the genus, including Vaccinium uliginosum L. (bog bilberry, bog blueberry, bog whortleberry, bog huckleberry, northern bilberry), Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. (dwarf bilberry), Vaccinium deliciosum Piper (Cascade bilberry), Vaccinium membranaceum (mountain bilberry, black mountain huckleberry, black huckleberry, twin-leaved huckleberry), and Vaccinium ovalifolium (oval-leafed blueberry, oval-leaved bilberry, mountain blueberry, high-bush blueberry).
Bilberries are found in damp, acidic soils throughout the temperate and subarctic regions of the world. They are closely related to North American wild and cultivated blueberries and huckleberries in the genus Vaccinium. The easiest way to distinguish the bilberry is that it produces single or pairs of berries on the bush instead of clusters like the blueberry. Another way to distinguish them is that while blueberry fruit meat is light green, bilberry is red or purple. This way you can also distinguish the bilberry eater from the blueberry eater on his red fingers and lips. Bilberry is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species.
Bilberries are rarely cultivated but fruits are sometimes collected from wild plants growing on publicly accessible lands, notably in Fennoscandia, Scotland, Ireland and Poland. Notice that in Fennoscandia, it is an everyman's right to collect bilberries, irrespective of land ownership. In Ireland the fruit is known as fraughan in English, from the Irish fraochán, and is traditionally gathered on the last Sunday in July, known as Fraughan Sunday.
The fruits can be eaten fresh, but are more usually made into jams, fools, juices or pies. In France they are used as a base for liqueurs and are a popular flavouring for sorbets and other desserts. In Brittany they are often used as a flavouring for crêpes, and in the Vosges and the Massif Central bilberry tart (tarte aux myrtilles) is the most traditional dessert.
(from Wikipedia encyclopedia)
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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-05-10 8:24]

Hello Milos,
gorgous composition, the dark BG does show off this fresh green plants so nicely.
Excellent sharpness and the detail in the leafs are wonderful.
TFS..Sky

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  • Bufo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 422 W: 73 N: 984] (4241)
  • [2007-05-10 8:43]

Hello Milos,
great display of light in your image. The fresh green and dark background is a perfect combination. A fine macro image.
Regards, Jacob

Hi Milos,
An impeccable picture!
I like so much the clear and sharp quality of this image.
It has a plain illumination, that let see plenty of details not only on their leaves but also on the fruits.
Great composition done with a very appropiate DOF.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

Hi Milos,
the shot is so clear and sharp, though high in contrast and detail but the display still looks soft and artistic, nice dark and blur bg that highlight the objects

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3819 W: 190 N: 11368] (35041)
  • [2007-05-10 9:40]

Hello Milos,
Superb capture of Bilberry in flower. Great lighting, colour, especially the translucency of the green leaves, Bg and compo.
NIce to see!
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

Hello Milos,
Very nice soft focus. Exposure and blurred background are great. Colors are vivid. Congratulations to this perfect picture.
JC

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2007-05-10 10:48]

The soft exposure your received in this photo is outstanding. Well saturated colors and nice detail on plant. Excellent composition with amazing DOF.

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2007-05-10 11:43]

Hi Milos,
Really nice flowers. Great colours, background and dof.
TFS, José M.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2262 W: 10 N: 2630] (15567)
  • [2007-05-10 12:54]

Hola Milos,
Textura sorprendente, tonos y colores,
agradable y sensacional presentación.
bello trabajo,
saludos

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5669] (18533)
  • [2007-05-10 13:22]

Hi Milos.
Terrific artistic shot. I like the pictured scene so much. Especially I am impressed with nice colour passage from light green tone to brown colour on the top. It is very impressive and beautiful component of the shot. Light and delicateness of the picture are great. Fine masterpiece from Milos. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

Hi Milos, splendid composition with wonderful colors, elegant presentation, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-05-10 17:01]

Hi Milos,
Colors, composition, your POV and the soft lighting is very nice. TFS
Selen

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2993 W: 162 N: 961] (2823)
  • [2007-05-11 9:09]

Hello Milos,
Lovely composition showing these Bilberry flowers and leaves. Very sharp and I really like the colours which look so beautiful against the brown background. I love Bilberries but its back-breaking picking them!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-05-12 8:01]

Another marvellous shot and marvellous composition!
Exquisite point of view, colors and bg.
Congratulations and TFS.
Maite

Bonjour Milos

C'est une excellent prise de vue en macro avec ces fruit savage ! Composition très belle avec de belles couleurs, et très beaux détails. Merci pour le partage .
Au revoir et merci....JP

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  • NellyD Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 237 W: 0 N: 445] (1783)
  • [2007-05-13 18:14]

Hi Milos,

What a wonderful composition of this bilberry.
The colours look amazing, great sharpness, BG and details.
It's a beautiful image, thanks for sharing!

Greetings, Nel

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  • Viera Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 82 W: 0 N: 72] (488)
  • [2007-05-14 6:39]

Ahoj Milos,
Tato brusnica sa Ti vydarila!Krasny umelecky zaber,zelene listy neuveritelne vynikaju na tmavom pozadi.Zaujimavo vyzera tento kvietok,ja som si doteraz vsimala len plody...naozaj velmi pekne.
Pekny tyzden
Viera

Hi dear Milos my friend,
this shot is very nice.
it has vivid colours and great details.
background is excellent too.
lovely shot.
Regards
Saeed

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