Crab apples in the Rain

Thanks for looking.

Linda,

This is a beautiful image. The colors alone a breathtaking but the water on top makes it stunning. Well done. Regards, Patsy

 

 

Very beautiful image, the drops of water are perfect ...Best regards

Beautiful composition, the raindrops is icing on the cake.

Lovely capture! So sweet! Best regards, Linh Dinh

Very nice Linda, your selective focus on the three make for a nice composition.

Lovely color and water drops show the ending of the season.. A nice crispness..

Well done, excellent composition. Great detail and sharpness. Bravo!

Thank you for stopping by! It is good to hear from you. I appreciate you encouragement so much. All the best.

 

 

Hi Linda. This is a really nice capture. I like your composition and the colors. I have made a few little adjustments with color curves to bring out a bit more brilliance in your shot and i also sharpened a little. I hope you dont mind. There is no right or wrong here, just different options i wanted to share with you. Regards - michel

The colours alone are a very attractive element, with a good DOF and the water droplets just putting the icing on the cake!

Nice work!

 

PS (I wondered why they call them "Crab Apples" who ever seen a crab eating an apple) :- )

 

Warm Regards

 

Alf

Vibrant red crab apples, living-giving force of water, autumn splendor. Lovely, and the imperfections of dark spots on the leaves, etc. just make it all the more beautiful

Michel, thank you for the adjusted image. I don't mind it all in fact I am always flattered when someone takes the time and has the interest to do this. I like it. I has a bit more punch than the original. I really like the way the water droplets really stand out in your version. Have a great weekend.

 

 

Alf, ha, ha, ha, ha...I don't where the "crab" comes from. Their taste is very bitter and sour. My grandmother used to pickle them, but I don't think anyone does that today. Thanks for stopping by. Best wishes.

 

Donna, thank you so much for that lovely comment. It is always good to hear from you.

 

 

 

 

 

A quick search through Google and from http://www.takeourword.com/TOW174/page2.html i found:

 

"There are two thoughts about the origin of [the name] crab in this sense. The first notes that the Scottish form is scrab or scrabbe, seemingly from a Norse source, as there is Swedish skrabba "fruit of the wild apple tree". This would suggest that crab and crabbe are aphetic forms of a much older word. The other possibility is that it derives from crabbed, which itself means, etymologically, "crooked or wayward gait of a crab" and the several figurative senses that follow from that (disagreeable, contrary, ill-tempered, or crooked). One of those senses might have been applied to the fruit of the crab apple: not right, not pleasant, ill-flavored (because crab apples are very sour and astringent)."

 

I thought this was interesting. I have 3 crabapple trees on my property and their main use is for the deer that come to eat them [much to the delight of my kids] in the summer, but i never bothered to find out where the name came from... until now :)

 

Thanks for your reply Linda, i always hesitate before "messing" with someone else's picture but i'm glad you dont mind and i'm happy you like my version.

 

warm regards

 

michel

Delightful colors, beautiful image. Those drops of water combined with the fall colors of the leave drew me in and had me spending several moments just enjoying the lush feeling of this macro; great job.

Beautiful shot Linda .......................................... Best regards.

Beautiful capture. I like the colors, but there is that suspension of the water drops while we wait in anticipation for one or two to drop that gives the picture energy.

 

Very nice work.

So crisp and delicious!

Beautiful capture, Linda. I like the crab apples with drops, the colors and the DOF. Excellent close-up. Kind regards

Michel, thank you for researching the meaning of "crab". Don't worry about "messing" with my images. I am flattered and I find it interesting when I see how someone else would edit them.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you all for your kind comments. Best wishes.

 

 

Great shot Linda...the water droplets are so effective.......lovely colors, sharpness...really well done! sincerely, Gail

The golden tones of the Autumn leaves contrast nicely against the vibrant red of the apples.........

Clarity, crisp details (especially in the crystal like drops), and rich tonality...........

It is a very successful close up imge Linda…7/7…my warm congrats.

 

Stunning image. Very fresh looking and good DOF.

Thank you all for stopping by. Best wishes, Linda