Flowers in Black and White
A fair bit of controversy around this theme as some of the group felt that flowers were meant to be in colour, not black and white, well … here’s both!
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Visits to Dyffryn Gardens in 2019
An album made up from a number of visits to the gardens at Dyffryn House through the summer. I was taken by the reflections created by the water drops entering the pond under the arch. I also created an animated gif of this shot which is rather interesting … I think. A couple of images …
Umbrian miscellany
A selection of images, ranging from building work in process in Trevi – with the disregarded poster, ardent tourists looking at Roman inscriptions in Spoleto, a hat shop and flowers in front of a ristorante in Assisi to a pair of geckos on Isola Maggiore, Lago Trasimeno. Also some images depicting elements of Umbria’s history …
Enjoying the sun at Harlow Carr
Here are a selection of the shots I took during our visit. My favourites? The close-ups of the fritillary and the buds, and the garden shed where I exposed for the shadows knowing I could get the highlights (outside the door of the shed) back in post-processing, which I did. These little things I’m beginning …
Dyffryn Gardens – a real pleasure
We are so lucky to have such a wonderful set of gardens on our doorstep so to speak. A particular favourite is Dyffryn House, a National Trust property now, and we have watched the transformation of the house (owned originally by the Cory family) and gardens over recent years with amazement at the work of …
Garden pleasure
What a lovely day! The garden is beginning to looked cared-for again, so a break for a cup of tea and a couple of snaps. The Australian corner, and below a couple of roses. Both are at their best this year.
RHS Malvern 2018
My second visit to the Royal Horticultural Show at Malvern, here are a few pictures I took as I wandered around with my camera and experimented (on occasion) with my macro lens. First a couple of show gardens … … with a close-up of these amazing “meadow flowers” … … then a macro shot … …
Dahlicious at Dyffryn
Jenny and I took the opportunity of a break in the dismal weather we’ve been experiencing just recently in Cardiff, to go out for the afternoon. We went to one of those places we often return to. It was three years ago that we last went to Dyffryn House and Gardens, and that was …
Orchids in the sunshine
The weather has been so dreary and wet the past few days that when the sun came out this morning, and picked out the orchids in our garden room, I thought … “I must try and capture them before they go over!” These orchids have been really wonderful this winter, flowering since November and bringing …