The colours on that Barberry bush just ask for hundreds of photos. And this is probably how many I took by now. At different stages, with drops and without. With flowers and with fruits after.
The young leaves are green, but as they mature they get that amazing dark red shade. Then in late spring some tiny yellow flowers show that stick terrible. Really... dirty wet socks should give you the idea :p
The bush look pretty amazing at that time on its own. But all those large drops made it this much more special.
At this point I could almost photograph every single drop there and they all would look amazing.
My trusty Sigma lens does a great job with the bokeh too :)
My mum has two types in her garden. The ones you see above with single glowing flowers and the one on the photo below with clusters that grow like grapes. The flowers are the same and look beautiful all together on one stem. Later red berries will show.
This is their winter look. No leaves.
Just black branches and bright red berries. Those are edible by the way.
Boo!
Completely unrelated song for today, just cause it was in my shuffle playlist.
Always loved those lyrics! :))
"Misguided old mule with your pigheaded rules
With your narrow-minded cronies who are fools
Of the first division."
Queen - Death on two legs
year 1975
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
Niceee photos
Thanks :)
I have already forgotten what a barberry bush looks like, but I perfectly remember the taste of "Barberry" sweets.
I still like them :-)
I never had sweets! Didn't even know they make sweet out of them.
Maybe you just didn’t pay attention and therefore didn’t see?
Sweets have a sweet and sour taste, I still like them :-)
I never saw any products made with Barberry. It is not really common in Poland to use for food.
Only recently I read it can be used in liquors. But never saw anyone using it that way.
Jam and drinks are also made from barberry in Russia
Barberry jam recipe:
Barberry - 0.5 kg
Sugar - 300 g
Water - 1 glass
Peel the berries from the stems and leaves.
Rinse well several times
Add sugar and warm water
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 30 minutes on a minimum.
Let cool
Heat again for 5 minutes to a boil and cool again.
Then, for the third time, heat the barberry jam for 5 minutes and put it in sterilized jars, immediately tightening the lids.
P.S. It is advisable to collect the barberry after the first frost - the peel of the berries becomes less dense, their taste is significantly improved.
That is so cool! It does seem like a lot of berries. They are so tiny!
Thank you :))
:-)
wow its looks beautiful sir
Thanks a lot for sharing
Thanks for a visit :)
Amazing macro photos!! They look like scene from Derinadrama! Hahaha.
Thanks a lot!
awesome! #7 my fave, and #2, too.
I like number 2 too :)
Dzieki :)