Harvest of Gourds
by Bruce Bley
Title
Harvest of Gourds
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
My wife and I were visiting Oregon, Illinois for their annual Autumn on Parade. The cities downtown had many vendors of all sorts of wares. I came across this basket of various colored and interesting shaped gourds.
A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without. Likely one of the earliest domesticated types of plants, subspecies of the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria, have been discovered in archaeological sites dating from as early as 13,000 BC. Today, research is being conducted into bitter gourds, Momordica charantia, to reduce its unpleasant taste while keeping the nutritional and medicinal benefits. Gourds have had numerous uses throughout history, including as tools, musical instruments, objects of art, film, and food.
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October 14th, 2015
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Comments (27)
Bruce Bley
Jenn, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Bath and Spa Prints". I truly appreciate it.
Lois Bryan
Oh, Bruce ... I love gourds ... they can be so fun and so unique ... your capture here is perfection ... lovely color and focus and detail!! Very well done!!! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful comment, Lois. I appreciate very much appreciate it.
Marlene Burns
A stunning autumn selection, Bruce What a great find!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Marlene. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
David, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". Thank you so much for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Christy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "The Beauty in Nature". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Photographic Art and Design by Dora Sofia Caputo
Beautiful work, Bruce! Great composition and colors! F/L.
Guido Strambio
Great capture and composition, perfect framing and exposure, love the gorgeous variety of shapes and colors! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Guido, I sincerely appreciate your wonderful comment on my work. Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Roger, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Exploring Illinois - 3-per-day limit". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Dr. Bob and Nadine. I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Artist News". Thank you for the honor.
Linda Foakes
Gorgeous still life capture, Bruce. Wonderful colours and textures and interesting description. l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment, Linda. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Bruce Bley
Dora. I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Glimpses Of Autumn". Thank you for the honor.
Roger Passman
Your wonderful image is featured by Exploring Illinois. Congratulations!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Exploring Illinois", Roger. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jean, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Greeting Cards for All Occasions". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Rebecca, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Pin Me-Daily". Thank you for the honor.
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