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Tomato-Go-Round
Tomato-Go-Round
MelonMusketeer


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Location: Immokalee Florida
Date: Dec 3, 2008
Galleries: Candid, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2008

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Comments: 14
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 Tomato packing machine in operation. They pack them green so that they will ship well, and they ripen as they travel.
P&S Fuji A920 camera, "Natural Light" setting, hand held.
Levels and brighten a little.
I assembled all this machinery, about half of it from scrap yard items. It took about a year working by myself.

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 08/16/2009 10:11:49 AM
Huh! That's really cool that you're the one that assembled the assembly line. This is a great shot! Love the angle you chose.
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 12/07/2008 12:47:08 PM
this looks like a perfect candidate for turning this into one of those miniature shots.

mini tutorial

interesting to learn that the tomatoes are packed green!
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 12/04/2008 11:54:42 PM
I thought they were green apples. hehe
Nice angle :)
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 12/04/2008 07:23:22 PM
I thought this looked familiar. Glad to see it's up and running well.
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 12/04/2008 06:43:11 PM
Nice lines :) I love green tomatoes too. Fried, raw, baked... yum!!!
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 12/04/2008 06:05:37 PM
Fascinating who would have known!
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 12/04/2008 09:47:04 AM
Interesting (I've never seen a tomato packing line before) shot. Nice composition, too, with those lines going into the background. Could you boost the color just a bit??? Nice work, as always.
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 12/04/2008 09:25:17 AM
Sooo interesting! Your photos are always fascinating, Waddy. Love the leading lines here - and the colors are great.
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 12/04/2008 08:59:43 AM
How cool! Something I've never seen before.
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 12/04/2008 08:56:40 AM
Amazing that all of the primary colors are in that shot. Mix it with the neutrals of the grays and beiges of the factory and the people and tomatoes stand out. COOL
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 12/04/2008 08:48:37 AM
Hand-packed? Looks very labor-intensive.
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 12/04/2008 04:41:36 AM
Hey I didn't know that about tomatoes. Good slice of life.
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 12/04/2008 02:31:48 AM
You and the boy did a good job of building this Waddy. Did you finish it by the deadline? I know they didn't give you much time. Any way good job - it's nice to see the fruits of your labour (so to speak) lol
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 12/04/2008 02:26:34 AM
That's very interesting. I didn't realize tomatoes were packed while they were still green, but of course it makes sense. Neat shot.
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