Jostein, Mike and Bob:
In Russia, where the photo was taken, buckthron is cultivated in private
gardens for the berries. I believe the peak of its popularity was in
1980s. The oil (aka "Oleum Hippophaes") and to some extent the juice are
used for very broad medicinal purposes, primarily affecting epithelial
tissues (cold, selected GI and GYN problems, skin, eyes, ...) so broad
that one starts wondering if in part it is a placebo effect. :-)
But making that juice or oil takes quite some effort. And it has one of
the most stable natural "dyes": it takes days to get that orange color
off your hands.
The berries are also used for liquors (I've seen only home-made ones)
and jams. A few year ago, I bought a jar of Russian-made buckthorn jam at
an international food store in the US.
Brian and Alan:
Yes, DOF is a good point.
I didn't have much time while taking the photo for stacking.
But I should've thought about the DOF, as I had room to dial down the
aperture (it was at f/5.6).
Thanks to all who looked and responded!
Cheers,
Igor
Brian Walters Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:53:00 -0700 wrote:
You had me going there for a while - missed the PS initially :-)
Nice contrasting colours there. I agree with alan about DOF.
Cheers
Brian
Jostein Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:00:30 -0700 wrote:
The Norwegian name is Tindved. Alledgedly because the particularly hard
wood (ved=wood) was well suited for teeth (tind) in rakes.
The berries are still (locally) popular for flavouring home made liqours
and jams.
Jostein
Den 26.09.2016 21.45, skrev mike wilson:
Major source of vitamin C for our stone age ancestors, apparently.
On 26 September 2016 at 19:54 Bob W-PDML <pdml at web-options.com> wrote:
We get a fair bit of that stuff growing alongside the Thames in winter. Keeps
the birds fed.
On 26 Sep 2016, at 18:28, Igor PDML-StR <pdmlstr at komkon.org> wrote:
[sic!] ;-)
http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-flowers/_IR34688.html
All comments, critique, suggestions are welcome.
Every several years, I am attempting to photograph this subject,
always
having difficulties, despite (or may be due to?) the bright and
contrast
colors. I am still to get the one I am fully satisfied with.
Igor
PS. Sea buckthorn, genus Hippophae. ;-)
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