On the side of the road -- drive-by shooting 5! by marlboromaam

On the side of the road -- drive-by shooting 5!

Really a little nicer if you will enlarge to view. Wild blackberries! Not ripe yet, but soon! This isn't the sharpest shot and I wanted to zoom more, but with a car coming up behind me, I had to move on.
Certainly a huge crop here! They are almost a weed alongside a road!
May 16th, 2012  
@maggiemae They have everything imaginable growing around, through and in them. They're wild but, I'll see all kinds of people along the roadside picking them when they're ready and ripe. Love blackberry cobbler the best!
May 16th, 2012  
@maggiemae Forgot to say that they're growing about the stretch of a mile along the roadside! Hope the county doesn't mow the roadsides until they've all been picked!
May 16th, 2012  
i like the lighting
May 16th, 2012  
@kerristephens Thank you, Kerri!
May 16th, 2012  
great shot, i like this combination of soft colors
May 16th, 2012  
@tobi Thank you very much, Santina!
May 16th, 2012  
Blackberries already??
May 16th, 2012  
Great capture from a car... Loving these drive by shots
May 16th, 2012  
I saw some wild blackberries today, too. YUM! I love blackberries!!
May 16th, 2012  
Pam
Wow! They are looking good! Mine haven't flowered yet. I can't wait to eat them! Great find and shot, Maggie.
May 16th, 2012  
The lighting is gorgeous. Beautiful shot.
May 16th, 2012  
Be careful! Mmm sounds good, I just looked at our raspberry bush and it will be a long time before they are ready.
May 16th, 2012  
Lovely textures and colours
May 16th, 2012  
Loooovvvvve blackberries - they are a huge problem here in Australia but they really are the most delicious of berries.
May 16th, 2012  
@janturnbull Yes, they're early this year like everything else! LOL!

May 16th, 2012  
@sugarmuser Thank you, Sharon! Appreciate your comments!

@amandalomonaco So good! Thank you for stopping by, Amanda!

@pammerritt Thank you, Pam! Appreciate your comments, as always!

@yonnie Thank you, Yvonne!

@myhrhelper Thank you, Kathy! I'm very careful! Appreciate your kind comments!

@hasselhotch Thank you, David!

@purdey They will come up almost every where around here! Between the dewberries, blackberries and greenbriar, I have way too many thorny wild things around here! LOL!
May 16th, 2012  
beautiful light Maggie ! And those little red spots are so pretty !
This year yo have to be the first to pick them ....it makes wonderful jam !
May 16th, 2012  
WOW! There is going to be alot of berries as soon as they are ripe. Yummm Great shot.
May 16th, 2012  
@cocobella Appreciate your lovely comments! Thank you, Corinne! I'll try to be the first. LOL!

@camisze Yes, bushels! Thank you for your kind comments, Cathy! Most appreciated!
May 16th, 2012  
Nice sho. Love blackberries. Not much fun to pick though.
May 17th, 2012  
Great drive by shot and a great find, Maggie. I hope you are being careful as you drive and look for things to shoot. I love blackberries. I hope you get to enjoy some, are they in a place to pick them?
May 17th, 2012  
Not blackberries!!! Oh my god, these are my favorite. Every year, we go up to Oregon to visit family. I get to fly fish and gorge myself with blackberries. After seeing this pic, I can't stop my mouth from watering.
May 17th, 2012  
@beckys Thank you, Becky! No, especially while you're watching for rattlers and copperheads!

@darsphotos I am being careful, Darlene! Appreciate your kind comments, as always! Well, yes and no. The weeds are high! Hard to see the snakes that love to hide in the briars! Hugs!
May 17th, 2012  
This reminds me of childhood when my friends I would go pick blackberries...always came home with more on my face than my bucket! Great shot!
May 17th, 2012  
@marlboromaam Does not sound very safe to pick them if there are snakes. YUK!!
May 17th, 2012  
Great shot of these yummy looking raspberries ...we lost our first crop around here got to warm and then a frost
May 17th, 2012  
so bright and beautiful. i like how you filled the shot with the gorgeous leaves and berries. awesome!
May 17th, 2012  
Ooooh, I make a mean blackberry and peach cobbler. Nice shot, Maggie. -It has summer written all over it - although it's only May, but still...
May 17th, 2012  
Cool drive by! Love blackberries, looks like it won't be long till they are ready.
May 17th, 2012  
Like the lace of the berries on the vines.
May 17th, 2012  
@groovygirlrn LOL! I remember those days, Sheri! Thank you!

@darsphotos Have to be real careful!

@cindyrez These are wild blackberries, Cindy. I haven't seen any raspberries around here. Probably too hot for them in this part of South Carolina. My grandparents grew them on their farm in the Smoky Mountains though. They grew the red and the gold raspberries. Loved those, too. Thank you for your kind comments, as always!

@kdimagery Thank you, Kd! The growth is really thick on the side of the road.

@meisen325 I'll bet you do, Monica! Thank you for your kind comments!

@copperheadglass Not long now! Thank you, Meredith!

@daisy Thank you very much, Kathryn!
May 17th, 2012  
Very nice capture and beautiful lightening.
May 17th, 2012  
I like the lighting and colours. This is beautiful.
May 17th, 2012  
Next time bring your bucket!! this is just awesome! I love this series! Keep up the great shot's Maam! enjoying them all!
May 17th, 2012  
great looking crop of berries coming up! when that happens here, all along the road there are cars parked and families with buckets plucking them to take home to eat. you shoot 'em, they eat 'em
May 17th, 2012  
@sanfil Thank you, Sandra! Grateful for your comments!

@dishaparekh176 Thank you for your lovely comments, Disha! Always appreciated!
May 17th, 2012  
love the title, very clever and nice shot.
May 17th, 2012  
@ellimae LOL! They aren't ripe yet. Don't know if I want to risk a snake bite in that tall stuff either. You're looking that stuff at about 5 feet tall! Thank you, Ellen! Appreciate your comments!

@vickisfotos LOL! Yep, happens here, too! Just have to watch for snakes! Thank you, Vicki!

@veekay Thank you very much, Vicki! Appreciate your kind comments!
May 17th, 2012  
Love blackberries! Beautiful composition!
May 17th, 2012  
Beautiful processing! Love the color!
May 17th, 2012  
@ulpiphotos Thank you, Ulpi! Appreciate your kind comments!

@orangecrush Thank you very much, Jerry!
May 17th, 2012  
It looks really beautiful when I view it large. Great details, and I love the light and DOF. The photo does have a dreamy quality to it that makes it very attractive. 8)
May 17th, 2012  
eva
Love the light and soft colours, and I do love blackberries. We have to wait a while yet for them though!
May 17th, 2012  
love the soft lighting - so pretty! =)
May 17th, 2012  
Lovely capture. You sure take risks, taking pictures while driving!
May 17th, 2012  
Great lighting and colours Maggie!!
May 17th, 2012  
Oh yummy!!!!!!!!! Great shot!
May 17th, 2012  
great shot! do you drive or somebody else?
May 17th, 2012  
That's one thing I miss living up North. When I was a kid I looked fwd to berry picking with my dad. Even today, if I was driving by a field of blackberries or raspberries I'd be right out there pickin' away. My mom used to bake the best berry pies. The prices in the grocery stores are insane ;-) Your photo brought back such pleasant memories.
May 17th, 2012  
Beautiful tribute to noticing the details! And - don't you hate it when someone comes up behind you and forces you to stop taking photos?! Don't they know that stretch of the road belongs to you??
May 17th, 2012  
Hope you go back and pick some if you can, Maggie!
May 17th, 2012  
@myautofocuslife Thank you so much, Livia! Appreciate your sweet and lovely comments!

@redrucksack Appreciate your comments! Thank you, Eva!

@mantha Thank you very much, Sam!

@sangwann Not really. I keep an eye out for traffic in my mirrors! Thank you, Dione!

@simon0128 Thank you very much, Simon!

@traciwood LOL! Thank you, Traci!

@hettie I drive, Hettie! Thank you!

@cimes1 Thank you, Carole! Glad it brought back good memories for you!

@coastandcactus LOL! I do! Thank you for your comments, Cissy!

@rmkk Thank you, Marlene! Just down the road a piece. I'll keep my out for when they're ripe.
May 17th, 2012  
Love the GREEN ... and the berries!! Great "drive by" shot, Maggie! Must catch up with you in the next few days!
May 17th, 2012  
@karenann You take your time and you can catch up with me last, if you want to. You know I'm not going any where. =) Thank you, Karen!
May 17th, 2012  
I also love blackberries.
And I hate it when I am trying to take a shot like that and my husband says he has to move the car......not fair. Good shot - and now I want blackberries.....
May 17th, 2012  
Beautiful light!! Worth the effort to enlarge! Love me some blackberries!!
May 17th, 2012  
Love the light, Great shot! look forward to seeing some blackberries soon! :O)
May 17th, 2012  
I love thatlight!
May 17th, 2012  
i love the greenery. great colors! lovely when enlarged!
May 17th, 2012  
@cdonohoue LOL! Thank you, Cathy! Appreciate your comments!

@twinsplusone You are so kind! Thank you so much, Sharon!

@lizzy_lu123 Thank you, Lisa! Grateful for your comments!

@cmc1200 Thank you, Caryn!

@litljen Appreciate your lovely comments! Thank you, Jennifer!
May 17th, 2012  
Lovely lighting Maggie! Great shot! :D
May 18th, 2012  
@princesicita Thank you so very much, Princess! =)
May 18th, 2012  
I love blackberries!
May 18th, 2012  
Yum! I love blackberries too! Tasty drive by !!!
May 18th, 2012  
Gorgeous shot!
May 18th, 2012  
@loragill Thank you, Lora!

@wannabe Thank you, Catherine!

@aleksandra Thank you, Aleksandra!
May 18th, 2012  
This shot is awesome in full screen! I really like the soft and glowing look, especially on the leaves!
May 19th, 2012  
@cjphoto You are too kind! Thank you very much, Chris!
May 19th, 2012  
Mmmmm...anticipation. They will be tasty soon!
May 20th, 2012  
@lindag LOL! Yes! Thank you, Linda!
May 20th, 2012  
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