Countdown to spring! One garden photo per day - Part 2

Welcome, Terri. Love the photo of your grandmother as well as the peonies and the statue.

Terrific tulip, Patti!

Allison - yellow is my favorite spring color. It's such a welcome sight.

Back to March for some crocuses.

Very nice Dahlianut! - Love the crocus!
Nice deep yellow tulip Allison!
Like the purple streaked ones pirl, and that deep purple one looks like a biggie!

Apple blossoms in April.

Just planted some last fall,a giant mix from B&B i cant wait to see them,probably May here.

don egolf redbud

One thing that I've noticed in the posts here is the quality of the photos - they are incredible. The shots with the central flower(s) so crisp and clear and background kind of muted are so pretty.

This is off topic, but are most of you also photography enthusiasts? I just have a simple Sony point and shoot digital camera, and do just that - point and shoot... I'd love to start learning more about garden photography. Is there already a thread you can point me to about the types of cameras/lens and techniques you guys use to get those incredible closeups? Terri

I just use a NIKON CoolPix 2000.
and trust the "auto" setting.
Victor and WHA do the camera thing.
Check "Communities" forums to see about photoing gardens.I never thought of that but its an idea.
Maybe your community has workshops in photographing flowers.

thx for the complement Joann - i use a Canon point and shoot as well and usually keep on auto mode too - i just "try" to think of the composition and background. Victor is the real photographer here. Of course there are many others that do a great job as well.

I use a wave and shoot cuz I have not learned to use my new camera yet which I WILL do soon. Weinerbrain me should have brought the new one with me as Penny (roybird) in Sante Fe could have shown me how to use it :(

Hey people--we still use film.

Oh my goodness. Miss a day or two and there is a lot to catch up on. Beautiful pics all. Tulips of every color, daffs, hyacinths, branches looking like wonderful berry decorated trees, birdies of every color, crocus, lily of the nile. All terrific.
This is a DL that has a name similar to what a chubby guy's description might include, 'Cherry Cheeks'. Ho Ho Ho!

Good morning all. Thanks, Bill. Don't leave out WC! He's a great photographer and fellow crazy. Terri, I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. There is a Photos forum and a Camera forum. Camera is the one to ask equipment questions, though it is not very active. But again, I'd be happy to answer any questions - you can dmail me anytime.

I use both a Sony H1 p&s and, now, more often, a Nikon D300S dslr. I have a number of lenses.

Great blue, NuttyD. Love the apple, WC.

Here's a weeping katsura from April.

Dont leave out Boojum too! She takes some awesome pics!
... wait a minute, why did that guy leave me out?! (lol!)

- Anyway there's a lot of the best photographers here in the Northeast Section, you don’t have to take super pictures in order to enjoy what’s here to offer, but I’ve you’d like to learn more about taking pictures there’s a photography section in DG where professional as amateur photographers ask questions and get answers. There’s a lot of topics covered and you can ask a question by starting a new topic.

* The effect you are referring to, (the sharp central image and blurred surrounding is easier to achieve in a camera with interchangeable lenses, rather than a point and shoot although it can be accomplished. I use a Nikon DSLR, it allows for interchangeable lenses. ☺

(...and yes Victor is very good, and crazy too! lol!!)

- Beautiful shot Victor!!

Thanks, WC.

There are many good photographers on this forum. Did not mean to leave anyone out!

Terri - on point and shoots, if you have a Macro setting, you can get that effect. In that setting, the camera automatically adjusts the size of the lens opening to give you that.

This message was edited Dec 24, 2009 11:56 AM

Don't forget our Allison who also has a pic in the DG calendar along with Victor and others here. I got my calendar and it is lovely!

I used to use a Sony Mavica with floppy disc drive. It was so easy to upload pics. Now I am using a Lumix with Leica lens which has more features and sharper pics. All I wanted was something that could withstand garden dirt:-)

We have tons of great photographers on here, Victor, Boojum, Allison, WC, Pixie, and others. Unfortunately I'm not one of them, but learning.

Here's an April shot of my Japanese maple babies with their new leaves on. These are the ones I got from Highland Park (with permission).

Terri, love your TA DA peony shot. Welcome. Here is Tulipa Estella Rijnveld looking like a Christmas tulip. Patti

Bringing us into early May with SDB iris Reddy Set ('08 intro)

Polly how wonderful is that? Do you grow JM's from seed?

Love estella and the Reddy set.

Oooo, pretty tulip. Love those irises, Lucy.

Joyce, I have never tried them from seed. I went to Highland Park in Rochester, and they have a JM collection. A groundsperson was pulling seedlings to toss, and I asked if I could take some.

Wow! That's great! Nice collection!

Thank you. And free is good.

Very pretty photos! And a super collection of JMs! Harper----have a wonderful vacation---talk with you in February!

I just love this in spring.

Janet

edited to add the name of the Sedum

Larinem Park sedum


This message was edited Dec 25, 2009 2:34 PM

Nice JM collection. Lucky to get all those beauties for free.
Janet that is very pretty. I like the bloom patterns, like stars. What is the name?
A present from my garden to you all. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone.

red today for Christmas!!

Yeaaaaa crismis.
Spring will be next

Nice, all!

Since it's Christmas, here's my Norway spruce in flower in April.

shirazz and bloodgood jm

Ooooo! That's nice in the spring Janet! I like that too!
- Cute ge, I can tell you're in no rush for spring! (lol)
- Beautiful shot ngam! Nice deep rich colors!
- Beautiful red tulip Allison!
- Nice change of pace Victor, love the close-up of the Norway!

- I'm sticking with Allison and going with a tulip in May...
'Fringed Elegance'

Now that is a beautiful tulip WC, it just went on my 'must have' list!

Beautiful color on that tulip Allison, perfect for today.^_^
Ngam that penstemon is a scrumptious color.
Janet what is that lovely plant??

This message was edited Dec 25, 2009 12:21 PM

Merry CHRISTmas everyone,

sorry I'm bad about hitting that send button before adding the names, this sedum is a must for the garden.

Larinem Park Sedum

I'm so loving everyone's contributions here. Incredible folks.

Janet

Wow, that sedum is unique. I'll have to look for that one.

Love the tulips.

Cute Jo!

Nice trees guys!

Here's Highland Park where my JM babies came from,

Merry Christmas with a Christmas cocktail!!
oops, it's empty ;)

Nice park picture Polly

Yes, I agree, it looks like a beautiful park!

It is a beautiful park, right Jo Ann?

A ton of walking, up hill and down. The park is 155 acres, has 500 cultivars of lilacs, 1200 lilacs altogether. 35 cultivars of magnolias, 700 cultivars of azaleas, rhodies, and mountain laurel.

The park occupies most of a glacial moraine, for those interested in geology.

When I was a child I went there daily with my aunt. Now we go three or four times a year.

Frederick Law Olmstead ( Central Park NYC)designed a couple of parks here,I think Highland is one of them.
This is a really nice area, so glad they voted down a cassino in the middle of town.

think this one is greenland or something like that

I had tulip dreams last night!
Wonder why?

uuhhh don't know.. but I would like that one!

;)