Still life: seasonal product

Challenge #1 in the Nature and Culture series. Hosted by AndrePooh.

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While autumn has arrived for the northern hemisphere, spring is springing in the southern hemisphere, elsewhere the monsoon has changed. Create us a still life with natural products associated with this season. Explain in the description part what we see.

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Announced:

Saturday, 1st October, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 8th October, 2011 – Friday, 14th October, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 15th October, 2011 – Friday, 21st October, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No special effects; Create the art with your camera not with pp
Colors and contrast should appear natural and realistic.
Basic processing, and cloning out of distractions, is allowed.
Subtle HDR is okay as long as it isn't blatantly visible.

Capture date rules:

Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge.

Additional rules:

Comply with the standard DPR decency rules.
No recycling; photos must not have been entered in previous challenges.
Don't forget the caption (description).
Expect entries, which do not adhere to the rules, to be disqualified.
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496 votes

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Okra's last gasp

by emccrory

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Okra plants don't like 40F weather, and this plant just barely survived a night in the low 40s. This is one (last?) okra pod, still protected by the remains of the flower, trying to grow enough so I can eat it.

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Submitted:	Friday, 14th October, 2011 01:26 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 2nd October, 2011
Focal length:	55 mm
Shutter speed:	1/200 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	200
Notes:	Nothing special--Aperture priority.
Views:	47
Galleries:	View this photo in emccrory's gallery

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