Black and White Sunday – Cape Gooseberry

Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014 Forestwood

Cape gooseberry

First fruit from my garden. It reminds me of being a child and playing in my Grandmother’s garden, where Gooseberry like this grew wild. The paper cases are a delight to pull apart and inside you will find a delicious berry.

Taken and adjusted slightly with Moldiv and the Nexus 4 Phone camera for Paula at Black and White Sunday

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11 thoughts on “Black and White Sunday – Cape Gooseberry”

mukhamani says:

Nov 23, 2014 at 1:28 pm

Is this sour or sweet?, we have gooseberries here but they are different.
Indian gooseberry – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthus_emblica
Phyllanthus emblica, also known as emblic, emblic myrobalan, myrobalan, Indian gooseberry, Malacca tree, or amla from Sanskrit amalika, is a deciduous tree …
‎Plant morphology and harvesting – ‎Medical research – ‎Chemical research
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1. Forestwoodfolkart says:
  
  Nov 23, 2014 at 6:12 pm
  
  This is the Cape Gooseberry, or Peruvian Groundcherry. Physallis peruviana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz4hyj6Qrw8
  A little tarty but not as sour as a lemon.
  
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Raewyn's Photos says:

Nov 23, 2014 at 4:29 pm

I loved them as a child too. Love your editing. 😍

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1. Forestwoodfolkart says:
  
  Nov 23, 2014 at 5:52 pm
  
  Coming from someone who is very good at editing, I take that as a big compliment!
  
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scrapydo says:

Nov 23, 2014 at 6:03 pm

How do you get it hanging in the air? Interesting B&W

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1. Forestwoodfolkart says:
  
  Nov 23, 2014 at 6:14 pm
  
  it is an effect on the camera phone. I tuned the image to darken it a little on several spots. It was actually lying on its side, but the background is so dark you can’t make it out and it looks like it is leviatating. I think most software programs or apps have “selective tuning”
  
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  1. scrapydo says:
    
    Nov 23, 2014 at 6:33 pm
    
    Goodness me all these things you can do to manipulate the picture!
    
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  2. Forestwoodfolkart says:
    
    Nov 23, 2014 at 7:03 pm
    
    I was totally bamboozled by camera apps and manipulating pictures until I did the snappy happy challenge (you can find it in my old posts if you want to check) as this really made me use them each week and I learnt so much. Moldiv is the app (free download on my smart phone) I used to stitch the photos together in a collage.
    
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  3. scrapydo says:
    
    Nov 24, 2014 at 5:13 am
    
    😀
    
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Paula says:

Nov 23, 2014 at 7:45 pm

I like nostalgia and your editing gives the photo a nostalgic feel. I have never had this fruit. I have now found out it comes from South America. It is important to cherish our precious memories and I am always touched when people decide to share them. Thank you, Amanda.

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1. Forestwoodfolkart says:
  
  Nov 23, 2014 at 7:59 pm
  
  I am glad that you liked my contribution, Paula. Thank you for hosting a fun and inspiring challenge.
  
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