Are They Edible?

[FrankMi]

I came across this very colorful bush up in the Tennessee Smokey Mountains and was fascinated by the unusual berries so I grabbed a shot.

This isn't the kind of image I usually shoot. I feel there is enough definition to isolate the berries from the busy background. I'm just not sure if it can be a reasonably interesting image as I'm at a bit of a loss for cropping and composition.

I haven't settled on any cropping as yet so this is still full frame. Any suggestions or edits with explanation would be most welcomed.

[pnodrog]

Good vibrant colours (colors?) in fact it may pay to tone down the saturation and luminance of the reds to make the seeds/nuts/fruit stand out a bit more. A square crop may suit.

I cannot advise on if they are edible or send a recipe. Give them a try and if you continue contributing to CiC we will all know they were.

[ggt]

wow, Frank, love the red in the leaves. A square close crop would work nice. On the left just to the point where that orangish twig is upright. I have no idea what the plant is. The red is almost overpowering. I don't know if it will get better with the crop --reduce the luminosity a bit maybe? Otherwise the beautiful red leaves will just seem like a big red blob behind the green berries. The detail on them is so nice.

wait here is what I mean:


I don't mind an even closer, asymetrical crop:


Hope you don't mind that I did this.