Nordic berry pictures
Nordic berry pictures environment is a fascinating subject to photograph, it is an interesting experience for many reasons:
- the natural environment
- rich source of nutrition
- the long traditional culture history of hunter-gathering
- color rich subject
- unique berry structure and shape
- a food source for the birds and the animals of the forest
Nordic berry photography is a seasonal experience, the wild berries of the forest flower early in the summer season and their fruit do not ripen at the same time. There is a lot of time separating the various berries before they ripen, the earliest berries to ripen in the middle of summer are strawberries, both wild strawberries, and the cultured farm strawberries. The bilberries towards the middle of the summer, followed by raspberries and cloudberries. The other berries are lingonberries or loganberries, cranberries and the cottage black currants or red currants. These are the most common berries that most people gather in the Nordic region.
Nordic berry pictures food source
The Nordic berry pictures have a rich source of nutrition, the berries are gathered, cleaned and used in various ways.
- concentrated juice
- berry jam
- preserved berries, particular the loganberries
- frozen whole
- baked product filling
Traditional Nordic culture
Nordic berry is very much in the heart of the traditional Nordic culture, the spring season was viewed as a special blessing from other nature, considering that the Nordic snow and ice covered winter can last up to 6 months, a cold blanket cover over the organic life of the fauna. The summer season also was celebrated, a great relief from the cold dark winter, the quick burst of life returning to the trees, flowers, and grass, was almost viewed as supernatural phenomena. And out of the simple reverence and gratitude, the early nomadic cultures gave offerings to the gods of the natural world.
A Gallery of Nordic berry pictures open for viewing from this link, Nordic Berry pictures.
Read up on the Nordic Environment Images from this link. http://nordicartimages.com/nordic-environment-images/