Peach Blossoms and Blue Skies
by Dora Sofia Caputo
Title
Peach Blossoms and Blue Skies
Artist
Dora Sofia Caputo
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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Peach Blossoms and Blue Skies - Dora Sofia Caputo
The flowers of a peach tree are produced in early spring before the leaves; they are solitary or paired, 2.5-3 cm diameter, pink, with five petals. The fruit has yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety (peaches) or smooth (nectarines) in different cultivars. The flesh is very delicate and easily bruised in some cultivars, but is fairly firm in some commercial varieties, especially when green. The single, large seed is red-brown, oval shaped, approximately 1.3-2 cm long, and is surrounded by a wood-like husk. Peaches, along with cherries, plums and apricots, are stone fruits (drupes). There are various heirloom varieties, including the Indian peach, which arrives in the latter part of the summer.
Cultivated peaches are divided into clingstones and freestones, depending on whether the flesh sticks to the stone or not; both can have either white or yellow flesh. Peaches with white flesh typically are very sweet with little acidity, while yellow-fleshed peaches typically have an acidic tang coupled with sweetness, though this also varies greatly. Both colours often have some red on their skin. Low-acid white-fleshed peaches are the most popular kinds in China, Japan, and neighbouring Asian countries, while Europeans and North Americans have historically favoured the acidic, yellow-fleshed kinds.
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January 18th, 2015
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Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thanks so much, Mariola, for the feature in your wonderful Group, 500 Views.
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Thank you, Stefano, for the feature in your great Group, 10 Plus.
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Thanks so much, Julie, for the feature in your wonderful Group, Your Story of Art.
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Thanks so much,Doug, for the feature in your great Group, Macro Marvels.
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Thanks so very much, Rebecca, for the feature in your great Group, Contemporary.
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Thanks so much Nermine, for the feature in your great Group, Artist Salon.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thanks so much, Robert, for the feature in your great Group, Your Very Best Photography.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit!
Dora Sofia Caputo replied:
Thanks so very much, Pamela, for the feature in your great Group, Camera Art, and for making this image one of your favorites.
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Thanks so much, Johanna, for featuring this image in your great Group, Photography and Nature.
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Thanks so much, Cindy, for your congrats and kind, supportive comments.
Cindy Treger
Dora, congrats on your beautiful photo being chosen Pick of the Week in Global Flowers Photography. f/l
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thank you, Debby Pueschel, for making this image one of your favorites.
Debby Pueschel
Dora congratulations on your Pick of the Week in Global Flowers Photography! Stunning! FLTwFB
Jasna Dragun
Congratulations, your fellow artist chose this work as "Pick Of The Week" in the "Global Flowers Photography" !! Check out the group gallery and select another artist! l/f
Dora Sofia Caputo replied:
My sincere appreciation to a fellow artist for choosing Peach Blossom and Blue Skies as Pick of the Week in the Global Flowers Photography. Thank you, Jasna Dragun, for your excellent work as Group Administrator.
Dora Sofia Caputo replied:
My sincere appreciation to a fellow artist for choosing Peach Blossom and Blue Skies as Pick of the Week in the Global Flowers Photography. Thank you, Jasna Dragun, for your excellent work as Group Administrator.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thanks so very much, Karen, for featuring this image in your great Group, Lady Photographers and Artists.