Dragon Fruit by myautofocuslife

Dragon Fruit

In the Year of the Dragon, you can have dragon fruit. 8D

That's what this fruit is called. Too bad it's not actually from a dragon. This is the fruit of a cactus plant. Some people say it's sweet but I find it very, very bland. It's like eating a mouthful of water. The texture is similar to a kiwifruit but creamier. So, to me, it's like eating creamy water. If that makes any sense. I find it weird. I'd rather have a crunchy persimmon or a bittersweet durian anytime!
Never seen this before or tasted it. It's a picture full of colour and texture, interesting comments too.
January 31st, 2012  
I did come across dragon fruit on my trip around China, but never got to actually tasting it., and milky water doesn't sound like my type of taste. Love your focus and composition in this :)
January 31st, 2012  
ooh Livia, your so cheery, thank-you!
January 31st, 2012  
awesome close up shot!! i have never had one of these before but have seen them (not cut open though) I had no idea what they looked like inside until i seen someones shot a lil while ago, and now yours. How weird! maybe one day i will have to try one just to say i had one :) lol
January 31st, 2012  
Jo
Fabulous colour to it's 'skin'. wow, very attractive fruit
January 31st, 2012  
It does make a pretty picture, to be fair to it! :-) I tried it once, some time ago, and seem to recall a flavour not unlike lychees. Pretty delicate and yes, perhaps a tad watery, but somehow quite intriguing. Now I'll have to try and find one, just to remind myself (though we don't see tham often here)
January 31st, 2012  
Love the bright pink with the B&W, beautiful!
January 31st, 2012  
Love the colors. Nice dragon photo!
January 31st, 2012  
Beautiful photo. You caught all of the textures and colors perfectly. I've never tried Dragon Fruit, but I did try Durian, and I have to admit that I'm not a fan.
January 31st, 2012  
Beautiful color and texture! It's very attractive to look at! Good work!!!
January 31st, 2012  
Good focus & crop. The skin colour really pops.
January 31st, 2012  
Very cool shot! Its so interesting when you see the insides of these fruits....its like you almost don't believe that with something that has such a fantastic outer color can have such a simple looking inside. :)
January 31st, 2012  
It's gorgeous. It's too bad it doesn't taste as wonderfully as it looks.
January 31st, 2012  
looks lovely!
January 31st, 2012  
Gorgeous colours! the photo at least makes me want to eat it!
January 31st, 2012  
Beautiful! Love the composition and colors!
January 31st, 2012  
This is a beautiful picture! The black seeds in that cream white fruit is awesome then the pick peel is so pretty!! FAV.
January 31st, 2012  
Nice textures though!!
January 31st, 2012  
Never seen anything like this before. It looks delicious and the photo is great.
January 31st, 2012  
never had it..looks delicious:) but i guess it makes sense that its mostly water, since a cactus saves water in a dry environment
January 31st, 2012  
eva
Nice colours. I have tried dragon fruit and did not like it at all, but it is a colourful fruit.
January 31st, 2012  
What neat texture. You can really see the moisture. Wonderful capture of the details,
January 31st, 2012  
Great colours and pov
January 31st, 2012  
I know this fruit from the market. ( in Holland ) taste to nothing I prefer an apple I like the colors of it
January 31st, 2012  
GreAt shot. Did dragon fruit originally come from south america
January 31st, 2012  
What a cool focus !
January 31st, 2012  
I have never heard about this fruit but your photo makes it very appetizing :)
January 31st, 2012  
Oh this is gorgeous Livia - I've only ever seen this in photos. Great idea to post it in the year of the dragon. Fabulous colours.
January 31st, 2012  
Gorgeous shot Livia. Love the focus & composition - the bright pink is spectacular.
January 31st, 2012  
Never seen one before and it is so pretty:0)
January 31st, 2012  
Actually this sound good to me . . and it really looks beautiful! Beautiful macro and color of this. Even has the moist lush appearance. :)
January 31st, 2012  
I agree I tried it once and it was very bland. Does have the texture you are talking about although I don't know if I would have ever thought to describe it that way :) Pretty shot for a pretty fruit!!
January 31st, 2012  
great close-up, it has beautiful colours shame about the blandness!!
January 31st, 2012  
I have never heard of them either, they do look interesting tho.
January 31st, 2012  
Great DOF and colour!
January 31st, 2012  
I love dragon fruit! great macro shot Livia!
January 31st, 2012  
Incredible photo!
January 31st, 2012  
Fab macro! I love the colors. Always been a fan of pink/black/white together.
February 1st, 2012  
Coooool! LOVE this!
February 1st, 2012  
mag
really pretty picture...thanks for the narrative...don't ever think I ate Dragon Fruit.....
February 1st, 2012  
Great color and focus
February 1st, 2012  
I've always loved dragon fruit. You captured it beautifully!
February 1st, 2012  
Interesting. But I can't even imagine what it would taste like.
February 1st, 2012  
Okay, will make that my new year's resolution(a little late)...try dragon fruit before the end of Year of the Dragon!
February 1st, 2012  
I looooove dragon fruit and you reminding me why
February 1st, 2012  
awesome focus here!! My new fav fruit is Pommelo-ooh-yum!
February 1st, 2012  
that's one i've never seen; makes a fine photo
February 1st, 2012  
@peterdegraaff I believe it's native to Central and South America. It's now cultivated in many countries including some in Southeast Asia, where I am.
February 1st, 2012  
pretty picture
February 1st, 2012  
Interesting fruit! Nice capture.
February 1st, 2012  
Hmm good description! I've never tasted it. I do love pomegranates tho!! Great shot!
February 1st, 2012  
nice shot i never seen like it before can you put the whole fruit to see how it is.
February 1st, 2012  
love the colour
February 1st, 2012  
Love this shot :) I just realised this is the white one! I've only ever had the red ones here, and they are the most incredible colour! I prefer persimmons too, but durian... hmmm.... not so much ;)
February 1st, 2012  
Not really my favourite fruit but it looks great :) And good for photos :)
February 1st, 2012  
You really are pulling out all the weird and wonderful foods this week! Never tried this either. Love love love this shot!
February 1st, 2012  
FANTASTIC! it is so great!. Love all of this: composition, texture, colours and lighting! favfavfavfav
February 1st, 2012  
A very exotic sounding and looking fruit! I love the textures and the colour contrast between the fuchsia and white!
February 1st, 2012  
We have dragon fruit here in the Philippines but I never actually taste it. Now I want to try because of this shot. Love the textures... I can never imagine what creamy water taste like :D
February 1st, 2012  
wonderful shot!!
February 1st, 2012  
cool fruit cool shot
February 1st, 2012  
@chamal Oh I wish I had taken a photo of the whole fruit but I didn't and we've eaten it all. *LOL* But you can google for "dragon fruit" and you'll see lots of pictures of it. It has quite an eye-catching appearance. 8)
February 1st, 2012  
this is a wonderful shot, the pink is such a beautiful splash of color towards the edge, love it!
February 1st, 2012  
Looks..interesting lol great focus!
February 1st, 2012  
Kim
Fantastic shot! Love the focus, composition and DOF!
February 2nd, 2012  
This is very interesting and I am glad you explained what it is. A very nice photo.
February 2nd, 2012  
Looks delicious.
February 2nd, 2012  
A big, creamy, tasty, dragon-touched "THANK YOU!" to everyone!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by. I appreciate it very much. I wish I could serve you all some dragon fruit. Try it if you haven't. And don't forget to take a photograph first. 8D

Again, thank you all, so much!
February 2nd, 2012  
Looks good! I'd love to try some!
February 2nd, 2012  
Intriguing! Makes for a great abstract :)
February 2nd, 2012  
Cool!!
February 2nd, 2012  
I love dragon fruits. Very nice composition and colors!!
February 2nd, 2012  
great macro. love the colour
February 2nd, 2012  
Makes me want some. :)
February 3rd, 2012  
Great macro, not my favourite fruit either, give me rambutan any-day!
February 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful shot.
February 3rd, 2012  
Pam
I love this! The colors and texture is outstanding!
February 4th, 2012  
Nice, fresh and sharp focus! I love the look but not the taste!
February 5th, 2012  
Wow this is fantastic! So strange I picked a dragon fruit up the day you took this picture with the intention of cutting it open and photographing the goods! It is still in the fridge, waiting to have its picture taken!
February 6th, 2012  
it is such a beautiful fruit, too bad it does not taste better. I like how you got so close for the shot
February 7th, 2012  
Wow! Very cool! Love your point of view on this shot! At first I thought it was a bowl of ice cream :) lol
February 7th, 2012  
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