Have you ever walked through a farm market or supermarket and noticed tomatoes are stocked near lemons, limes or other acidic fruit? You may be surprised to learn that tomatoes are a fruit but, they are primarily used as a vegetable.
In the late 1800’s there was an international issue involving taxes of Fruits and VEGETABLES. Vegetables were taxed and Fruits were not. The issue was settled in the US Supreme Court with the Tomato being declared as a VEGETABLE.
No matter the classification or which department you find them, Tomatoes are tasty whether in salad, sandwich or cooked!
Patty Charles 
Really nice shot and interesting background. How did you process this?
My garden is going to be full of tomatoes of all shapes and colors this summer. I can’t wait!
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Thanks for the comment! Wish we could get to the tomatoes before the bugs do this year.
Used PSE9 oob selected, large shadow added, stylized with orange yellow orange gradient 85% opacity/reflected. Did not flatten layers at the end.
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They are vegetables to my head, my taste buds and my stomach but I know by definition they are fruits because of the seed aspect. But a wonderful shot of color here!
By the way, corn is not a vegetable either, but a grain. I’ll have to research that definition, but we are quickly losing our vegetables to classification!
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I love the way the tomatoes and lemons are spilling out of the frame, great colours and use of the OOB.
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Thanks for the compliment, this is the first oob I felt good enough about to post.
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Very colorful whether one or the other. I do love tomatoes fresh from the vine while still warm from the sun. When we were kids on the farm, that was our after-school treat. Unfortunately, I couldn’t run as fast as my older siblings and didn’t get the best ones. Now I raise my own.
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Nothing like a fresh tomato off the vine. In this house the first ones end up sliced and slathered with mayo in a sandwich.
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Hi!
Nice snapshot! I really like the story about tomatoes. But around here we consider it a veggie. Have a great day!
Sherrie
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an extraordinary processing, very inventive and convincing, I do like it all: the processing, the colors, the perspective, the details …
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Love the OOB, color and clarity. Fresh garden tomatoes are a treat in the late summer.
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A perfect oob indeed. I love the color in this and envy you for having local? tomatoes.
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Love the OOB processing….perfect and what perfect color!
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Nice composition and colors. Ketchup was made a veggie by Pres Regan for school lunches.
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This is fabulous. I love your frame and the out of bounds treatment.
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Thanks, this is one of my favorites. It was fun to put together.
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Love that processing….I see a job in marketing for your local grocers….nice!
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Wonderful processing…and tomatoes are my favorite fruit…can never get my fill and it will be a good 4 months before any good ones!
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Love what you have done in the processesing!!
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