pretty but... by summerfield

pretty but...

"Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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if i ask you which of these two is sour, you will certainly say, "the lemon."

you are right, of course, but if you will have a taste of that tangerine orange, that was touted at the grocery store as 'honey sweet', you will be shocked that that particular orange, the one you see in this photograph, is more if not as sour as the lemon. so what do you do then? well, you have a camera, make the most of it - shoot the darn thing. that's what i did.
great detail and color in this shot. nice one
May 3rd, 2012  
Lol :) great close up!!!
May 3rd, 2012  
@sarasdadandmom - thank you, terry. almost used the badge today. almost, not quite though.

@hope365 - thank you, hope.
May 3rd, 2012  
Love it!!
May 3rd, 2012  
Nice photo and the story is good for a laugh. I do not like it when the oranges are sour!
May 3rd, 2012  
@olivetreeann - thank you, ann.

@pamfromcalgary - metro touted this as 'honey tangerine' but i knew it didn't look right for a honey tangerine. can't get good grocers anymore! :-) thank you, pam.
May 3rd, 2012  
You light up my life when I "dog tired!" LOVE this!
May 3rd, 2012  
@karenann - thank you, kareann. but you're not going to start singing that song, now, are you? that song really irritates me for some reason. hehehehe.
May 3rd, 2012  
This looks like those candied, jelly fruit slices, the colors are so vivid.
May 3rd, 2012  
@pandorasecho - oh, yeah! now i want some of those. thank you, dixie.
May 3rd, 2012  
cool shot...this reminds me of the game my kids used to play in the car...they wave at the occupants of cars next to behind or passing and if the occupants wave back they shout out sweet and if they don't wave they shout out sour ...now I just don't know how this is going to help you with your orange and lemon problem.
May 3rd, 2012  
That's why I don't eat citrus fruits like oranges. No matter what they say when they try to sell them. Sour-anything does not agree with me. I'd rather take bitter-something. I try not to, of course, unless it's dark chocolate. Great shot! 8)
May 3rd, 2012  
Nice fruit shot! I nearly took a pic of an orange today too, but I accidentally ate it all first...
May 3rd, 2012  
Nice close up- you can not tell it is sour from this.
May 3rd, 2012  
Oh! Thats nice. I feel refreshed looking at it. Great shot.
May 3rd, 2012  
I agree - very refreshing!! I like this! Now I want an orange! :)
May 3rd, 2012  
Love this!!!! beautiful framing too!
May 3rd, 2012  
love the colors -- feels like summer!!! Seriously, you are so good with this food stuff!!
May 4th, 2012  
@steeler - i made an orange-lemon-ade kind of thing and just spruced it up with lots of maple syrup. still sour! hahaha! thank you, howard. i like that game!
May 4th, 2012  
@myautofocuslife - thank you. agree!

@alia_801 - very convenient, isn't it? hahaha! thank you, alia.
May 4th, 2012  
@jannkc - thank you, jann. looks really can be deceiving, ain't it? i tried to convince myself it's not sour, but it was. :-(

@netkonnexion - thank you, damon. i'm so glad you're refreshed!
May 4th, 2012  
@sbb1980 - thank you, sara. but you wouldn't want this orange, it's sooooo sour!

@ruthmouch - thank you, ruth. framing courtesy of ipiccy.com.

@cscecil - practicing some more, might be a career after retirement, you know! haha! thank you, CS.
May 4th, 2012  
Nice one!
May 4th, 2012  
@boogie - thank you, mags.
May 5th, 2012  
perfect capture, amazing lighting and comp. i think you should frame this one too. fav
May 5th, 2012  
@sunnygreenwood - thank you, anne. but it's not attractive enough for me to frame it because i know they're very sour. :-)
May 5th, 2012  
you are right on there!
May 8th, 2012  
Great capture. Love the different tones and composition. As for sweet and sour....Sour always makes the best funny faces on people. LOL.
June 6th, 2012  
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