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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/100s f5.6 800ISO 300mm
Earliest shots from the garden, taken before the compact cam series above, but processed with the rest. Very late evening, very slow shutter speeds, VR saves the day.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/60s f5.6 1600ISO 300mm
Red is not easy to process for us color blind types, but this one came out quite nicely ... I wonder what color it is?
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/60s f5.6 1600ISO 300mm
Facing the driveway, the reds clustered further from the car than the yellows. These are coming up for the third year ... not bad for tulips that stay in the ground all year.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/80s f5.6 1600ISO 300mm
Facing the street, this little group of tulips sits under my tree.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/800s f8 500ISO 300mm
Shot during a light rain. Love the way the drops settle on the flowers.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/400s f8 500ISO 170mm
Most of the tulips are finishing their run ... the bleeding hearts are coming into bloom right behind them and the Ostrich ferns are really growing now ... like the weeds they are.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/80s f5.6 200ISO 300mm
Love those bleeding hearts. My one plant has spawned three plants in different parts of the front garden.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/2500s f5.6 800ISO 300mm
This is the pick of this litter. I love the tones on this tulip, one of the last to bloom and well worth the wait.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/5000s f4.8 800ISO 125mm
Another one with lovely tone. I like shooting tulips in triplets ... but in a somewhat crowded garden it's hard to get the perfect composition ...
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/1250s f8 1600ISO 300mm
Final one in this mini-series ... this I believe is the last tulip to bloom this year. And it found itself right next to a fern, which makes a pretty background.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/200s f11 1250ISO 70mm
Lilac bush just coming into bloom. Looks to be a spectacular show this year.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/160s f11 1250ISO 220mm
Just a couple more attempt at red and yellow together in this series ... over saturation is the word of the day apparently.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/320s f11 1250ISO 300mm
Not bad, but saturation is pretty hard to control for someone who likes his colors bright ...
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/1000s f5.6 1250ISO 300mm
One of the early bloomers says goodbye ...
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/640s f8 160ISO 70mm
The pool is crystal clear and running well. 62 degrees as of 26 May.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/160s f8 160ISO 247mm
The lights still need to go in. When I feel like it.
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/800s f8 160ISO 300mm
Fresh, clear water ... how inviting the deep end looks :-)
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Nikon D300, 70-300VR
1/2000s f8 160ISO 70mm
A compressed view from a shallow angle ... looking nice.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/80s f11 800ISO 500mm
Bleeding hearts are now in full bloom, and it was raining ... so perfect light and water droplets. What's not to love?
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/60s f11 800ISO 500mm
My rather large Honeybell Hosta gathers water like no other plant. They look like marbles.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/200s f11 800ISO 500mm
The French Lilac bush is 10 feet tall, almost as wide and completely covered in blooms this year. Wicked.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/200s f11 800ISO 500mm
My smaller Variegated Hosta is in full leaf and is backed here by my mass of Ostrich Ferns. They have taken over ... be warned.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/250s f6.7 800ISO 500mm
A shot of more of the Lilac bush from the street ... facing the front garden where the Ostrich Ferns reign supreme.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/125s f9 800ISO 500mm
A lower angle looking up at the Red Maple in my neighbour's yard ... the French Lilac looking particularly striking against the dark background.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/100s f10 800ISO 500mm
What can I say? I love Lilacs. This shot against the ferns again.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/60s f10 800ISO 500mm
One of the new (self-seeded) Bleeding Hearts is growing right next to my entry-way, so the background here is the red brick on my house.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/80s f13 800ISO 500mm
A huge mass of Lily-of-the-Valley is in full bloom in front of my door. Very cute, but after a few years, they take over. About 4 or 5 years from how, the Lilys will meet the Ferns and much heat and light will be generated in the titanic battle for my front garden. Can't wait :-)
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/80s f13 800ISO 500mm
It's pretty heard not to love the little heart strings ... really pretty. I have a dozen of such strings around my front garden.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/60s f11 800ISO 500mm
Yes, the Ostrich Fern is evil, but like many evil things, it has its charms. Sometimes they are unspeakably beautiful.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/80s f13 800ISO 500mm
Ditto.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/125s f13 800ISO 500mm
And again ... there is nothing more fun than searching for new patterns to capture with these plants.
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Nikon D300, 300mm F4 AFS, TC17e
1/125s f13 800ISO 500mm
I love how big some of these water droplets can get on a Hosta leaf.
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Canon G10
1/250s f2.8 80ISO
Hostas in the rain, again.
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