Fruit or Vegetable? by Gary Winters

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18-NOV-2005

Let's settle this once and for all!

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Canon 50mm f/1.8
1/8s f/8.0 at 50.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Mindy McNaugher		28-Nov-2005 00:31
Not sure, but excellent still life!! Fabulous lighting, colors, water droplets and presentation! The Heinz plant is here in PGH!! ;-)

Guest		27-Nov-2005 15:50
Nice nice! I should practise with still life too!

Guest		20-Nov-2005 17:06
A great commercial for Hanz tomato catsup.. :) So crisp shot..

Herb		19-Nov-2005 13:42
YES

Gayle P. Clement		19-Nov-2005 13:31
I love Laine's explanation. Well taken.

tembapix		19-Nov-2005 13:25
To me too, to mar to - I always think of them as a fruit. Whichever, this a great shot - wonderful clarity and colour.

Breland		19-Nov-2005 13:20
However they are served they are always good. I do like the composition of this shot.

Gail Davison		19-Nov-2005 13:11
Well I keep them on my fruit plate if that's any help hehehe. Nice shot!

Guest		19-Nov-2005 13:08
yummy red! I agree w/Scott, a fruity vegetable. Although I have to say, tomato juice sure doesn't taste like fruit juice...

Sheila		19-Nov-2005 13:06
Voted for this perfect shot.

shatterbug		19-Nov-2005 06:40
Really well done! Comp, colors and clarity are excellent! And thank you to Laine for all I ever wanted to know about a tomato! :-)

laine82		19-Nov-2005 06:16
Oh & it does bring back memories of Alphabet Soup which we began about this time last year...that was the best fun. Those truss/vine ripened tomatoes are flavours of the old days when they actually tasted good...superb shot Gary.

laine82		19-Nov-2005 06:12
Botanically speaking a tomato is the ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant, i.e. a fruit. However, from a culinary perspective the tomato is typically served as a meal, or part of a main course of a meal, meaning that it would be considered a vegetable (a culinary term which has no botanical meaning). This argument has led to actual legal implications in the United States. In 1887, U.S. tariff laws which imposed a duty on vegetables but not on fruits caused the tomato's status to become a matter of legal importance. The U.S. Supreme Court settled this controversy in 1893, declaring that the tomato is a vegetable, along with cucumbers, squashes, beans, and peas, using the popular definition which classifies vegetables by use, that they are generally served with dinner and not dessert. The case is known as Nix v. Hedden. In concordance with this classification, the tomato has been proposed as the state vegetable of New Jersey. Taken from Wikipedia online encyclopaedia ( note the ae in english sp ) The tomato also contains Lycopene a natuaral antioxident beneficial in preventing protate cancer. It is related to the potato & eggplant & the nightshades :>)

William G. Mancebo		19-Nov-2005 06:06
Nice work, Gary. The colors and DOF are right on the mark.

Karen Leaf		19-Nov-2005 05:24
I flashed big time to the soup days, thinking it was 'T'. oy. Veggie.

11051912		19-Nov-2005 05:21
A fruity vegetable.

Guest		19-Nov-2005 04:48
Really nice!

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