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In the Garden #14- Fuchsia
Another fortnight has passed us by and it’s time for this beautiful fuchsia to get a touch of powder paint. Photographed from my back garden, it thrived in our modular posts, amongst the pansies and violas. A most welcomed sight in the morning. This vibrant colour is a real highlight amongst the other blossoms. Occasional…
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Flower of the Day – 1st March 2023
Rhododendron Where is this year going, already it seems as if it is flying by. I just can’t believe we are now in March. Today’s flower of the day is the gorgeous pink rhododendron. Pink rhododendron blooms in the summer amongst the beautiful green foliage of its plant. This flower has been known to bring…
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In the Garden #13- Dahlia
Sorry I’ve not posted much on this challenge… but the last 4 months have just gone from one thing to another. First that nasty virus, and then the loss of my mother-in-law. And if that wasn’t to hit our family, one of my friends, fell badly and was put on a machine, which was turned…
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In the Garden #12- Yellow Viola and Feather
I really can’t believe how quick this fortnight has gone… and here we are again with another In the Garden Photo Challenge. This week it’s two images one photographed within my garden of a yellow viola flower. Camera Settings Camera: Canon EOS 70DLens: Canon EF-S60mm EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USMF/Number: f/4.5ISO: 100Focal Distance: 60 mm Shutter…
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Primroses
I was just sitting here today thinking about the seasons, and then realised that in about 3-4 months times we will be in spring. Once Christmas has been and gone, we will be counting the days down to spring. And one of the flowers that I do love in spring is primroses. Camera Settings Camera:…
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In the Garden #11- Orange Calla Lily
I really can’t believe how quick this fortnight has gone… and here we are again with another In the Garden Photo Challenge. This week it is back again in the archives for a revamp of a previous edit of this orange calla lily. Camera Settings Camera: Canon EOS 600DLens: Canon EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STMF/Number: f/8.0ISO:…
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Throwback Thursday – Dahlia – Bishop of Llandaff
With so many varieties of Dahlia at times it is hard to find the variety of a chosen dahlia. However, I was lucky with this one, Bing told me exactly what it was and what variety it was. Good old Mr. Bing! 😀 😀 😀 This photograph was taken about 20 months after the photography…
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In the Garden #10- Globe Thistle
Another fortnight has passed by and here we are again with the In the Garden Photo Challenge. I’ve be delving again! Back into the archives and I found this beautiful globe thistle photographed at Quex Park and Gardens in Birchington, Kent. The thistle globe flower’s formal name is Echinops, but I think its common name…
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The Temple
Well, the weather here in the South East looks rainy with thunderstorms on Sunday, so if we do decide to go out on a photography jaunt it will definitely have to be on Saturday. One place we love to visit, is Nymans in Handcross West Sussex and looking back on when we did our last…
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In the Garden #9- Narcissi
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ-48Lens: n/aF/Number: f/5.2ISO: 500Focal Distance: 180 mm Shutter Speed: 1/250 secPhotograph Date: 08.04.2012Location: Emmetts Gardens in KentPhotographer: BrenSoftware: Adobe Lightroom Classic and ON1 Photo RAW 2023 Posted as Part Of: Next In the Garden – 5th November 2022
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In the Garden #8 – Great Comp Garden
Camera: Canon EOS 70DLens: Canon EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USMF/Number: f/2.8ISO: 100Focal Distance: 60 mm Shutter Speed: 1/500 secPhotograph Date: 31.07.2022Photographer: BrenSoftware: Adobe Lightroom Classic Posted as Part Of: Next In the Garden – 16th October 2022
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In the Garden #7- Chartwell Rose
Camera: Canon EOS 70DLens: Canon EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USMF/Number: f/2.8ISO: 100Focal Distance: 60 mm Shutter Speed: 1/4000 secPhotograph Date: 28.02.2022Photographer: BrenSoftware: Adobe Lightroom Classic Posted as Part Of: Next In the Garden – 2nd October 2022