# I Heart Gardening (Tomato Photo Question) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 28, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931 "2011-09-28T21:49:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/1 "2011-09-28T21:49:03Z")
I just picked a tomato, and realized that from one angle, it had a [nice heart shape.](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/featherlou/Plants/HPIM7365.jpg) I’m thinking about sending the photo off to a gardening magazine. I took the picture with my dirty, worn gardening glove on because I liked the contrast, and I think gardeners would get the concept I’m going for here - it’s a lot of work, but we love it. What do you think? And, because this is the Dope, [Bonus Cat Picture!](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/featherlou/Family/HPIM7363.jpg) My caption for this picture would be, “And another thing - about that kibble we’ve been getting…” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/2 "2011-09-28T21:51:08Z")
Lovely mato you got there! and lovely kitty! I like the concept too - gardening only really makes sense if you love doing the work! Edit: my caption for your kitty pic: I can haz mato? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/3 "2011-09-28T22:42:29Z")
I like the tomato photo. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/4 "2011-09-29T14:36:28Z")
> [@otternell](#): > > Lovely mato you got there! and lovely kitty! > > I like the concept too - gardening only really makes sense if you love doing the work! > > Edit: my caption for your kitty pic: I can haz mato? The kitties can have all the ‘matoes they want - they just ignore them, though. The moths, on the other hand, are apparently good eatin’. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/5 "2011-09-29T15:07:03Z")
Those radiation-treated tomatoes can be dangerous. But I see you’re wearing your Christmas gift from Dread Pirate Jimbo, the hazardous-material handling gloves. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/6 "2011-09-29T15:17:24Z")
I haven’t tried this, but you can upload images to the GardenGate magazine website. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/7 "2011-09-29T15:24:27Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > Those radiation-treated tomatoes can be dangerous. But I see you’re wearing your Christmas gift from Dread Pirate Jimbo, the hazardous-material handling gloves. Heh - I _do_ actually get all my gardening gloves from him. Which is good, because I go through a lot of them. I think I’ll give that a try, **Jackmannii**. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/8 "2011-09-29T15:32:02Z")
I like it! ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/9 "2011-09-29T15:40:16Z")
Nice. But from an amateur photographer’s standpoint, if you want a publishable picture, you have to pay some attention to the background. You’ve got the patio blocks cutting across the picture in the upper left and a rather boring lawn behind the tomato. What you really want in the background is your actual garden. Preferably with a bunch of blooming and flowering things. Failing that, plain green lawn would be a better contrast to the glove and tomato image. Also, clean or Photoshop that white speck of stuff on the bottom left of the tomato. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/10 "2011-09-29T15:50:31Z")
I grew Hungarian Heart tomatoes this year. They are delicious and a deep lovely shade of red in the center. Your heart tomato is great…nice photo. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-gardening-tomato-photo-question/597931/11 "2011-10-01T06:21:08Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Nice. But from an amateur photographer’s standpoint, if you want a publishable picture, you have to pay some attention to the background. You’ve got the patio blocks cutting across the picture in the upper left and a rather boring lawn behind the tomato. What you really want in the background is your actual garden. Preferably with a bunch of blooming and flowering things. > Failing that, plain green lawn would be a better contrast to the glove and tomato image. > > Also, clean or Photoshop that white speck of stuff on the bottom left of the tomato. That’s all good advice - I’ll keep it in mind for the next photo. I can’t re-take this one because I ate the subject. 🙂