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buffaloberries


buffaloberries
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Copyright: Alice Pettway (backpackergirl) (48)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-02
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Exposure: f/2.7, 1/1200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-07 6:26
Viewed: 811
Points: 1
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I captured this shot of some buffaloberries as the sun was setting into Icefall valley just outside Banff NP in BC.

Here's the wiki article:

The Buffaloberries (Shepherdia) are a genus of small shrubs which have rather bitter tasting berries, native to North America. They are eaten primarily by bears and are presumably so popular with bears because they contain a molecule that helps to keep fat on the body which is useful for the winter season. The genus has three species:
S. argentea - Silver Buffaloberry
S. canadensis - Canada Buffaloberry
S. rotundifolia - Round-leaf Buffaloberry
Buffaloberries are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed and Coleophora elaeagnisella.
Buffaloberries are edible by humans. They are quite sour, and afterwards leave the mouth a little dry. The berry is recognizeable by being a dark shade of red, with little white dots on them. They are rough to the touch, and found on both trees and shrubs. While not indeginous to any certain area, they are quite easy to find in most wooded areas of Connecticut.

-- Wikipedia.com

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Hmm I think I've tried eating some of these before. Overall the shot is a bit on the out of focus side with some highlights rather blown out from the sunlight. Looking at your camera settings, an aperture adjustment of say to at least F6.3 would have given you more depth of field reducing the chance of a mostly out of focus shot but still would have left you with a reasonably fast shutter speed.
Keep them coming Alice!

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