@bertrand-mabel It's less an issue to hold the camera upright, and listen to the beep of the automatic which tells me that there is a sharp spot (not necessarily the one I wanted). I take then several images and delete normally at least 19 if not 20 out of 20 afterwards. The biggest and most of the time impossible to solve problem is that the lens is catching the surrounding sky, and this will make the flower always dark. There have been very rare days when I managed to take such image, and the few I took are not worth to be shown (but they show me what the flower looks like because I don't get to see the inner part).
I don't know what weather you have, but instead of the promised better weather, we have rain and different shades of grey only. I still took a few pictures.
Some years ago, OH brought Tulip bulbs from Amsterdam. Whereas most of them never developed, a few thrive in the clay soil. This is one of those.
When we moved in in 2015, I wanted to have a row of white, pink and dark Pink tulips. Problem is that the darker ones are always one month earlier then the other ones.
While you all are great at taking such fabulous close up of flowers how do you take those floowers that are always hanging down? We planted a clematis alpina (having lost one many decades ago) and this one is fantastic but the flowers are all hanging down. If you hold one of the flowers up then you have your hand in the way. What do you do?
I have been seen to kneel down on the path and take photos from upside down. My sons look down from their bedroom window above and giggle.
Not exactly a close-up, but close to a close-up. Flowers of Malus 'Red Obelisk', which has long since forgotten that it was supposed to be a columnar variety.
Close-up of the day is Loropetalum chinense ‘Fede’. This Loropetalum is a standard specimen. It has just shed its first set of pink flowers, is about to shed its dull green leaves from last year and starting a new flush of flowers and a new set of lovely deep pink leaves.
Sunshine that had white light didn't make it ideal for taking pictures, and gusty winds made this series more to a coincidence. I haven't many flowers in the garden and the new plants that I started from seeds don't really want to grow. We bought the one or other plant to have at least something.
Starting in the fern corner.
I got the fern below from Tintern 4 years ago. It was between the stairs up to Offa's Dyke and people walked over it like it wasn't there. I took it out from the place between the stepping stones and planted it at home. It starts now to develop fronds.
I had grown Forget-me-not from seeds last year and they survived the winter.
I bought this Pulsatilla as spring flowering plant last year, and learned later it doesn't like clay soil.
OH wanted to have this Polemonium and so, I had to make space next to the Pulsatilla.
I had to replace my Papillion lavender with a new one. I don't know why but after years of selling Papillion lavender, the garden centres around us have not one single plant, and I bought a different one hoping it develops like the Papillion did.
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The biggest and most of the time impossible to solve problem is that the lens is catching the surrounding sky, and this will make the flower always dark. There have been very rare days when I managed to take such image, and the few I took are not worth to be shown (but they show me what the flower looks like because I don't get to see the inner part).
I don't know what weather you have, but instead of the promised better weather, we have rain and different shades of grey only. I still took a few pictures.
Some years ago, OH brought Tulip bulbs from Amsterdam. Whereas most of them never developed, a few thrive in the clay soil. This is one of those.
When we moved in in 2015, I wanted to have a row of white, pink and dark Pink tulips. Problem is that the darker ones are always one month earlier then the other ones.
The crab apple tree opens now its flowers.
The Vibernum flowers have also opened.
And the Exochorda shrubs flower.
I ♥ my garden.
I haven't many flowers in the garden and the new plants that I started from seeds don't really want to grow. We bought the one or other plant to have at least something.
Starting in the fern corner.
I got the fern below from Tintern 4 years ago. It was between the stairs up to Offa's Dyke and people walked over it like it wasn't there. I took it out from the place between the stepping stones and planted it at home. It starts now to develop fronds.
I had grown Forget-me-not from seeds last year and they survived the winter.
I bought this Pulsatilla as spring flowering plant last year, and learned later it doesn't like clay soil.
OH wanted to have this Polemonium and so, I had to make space next to the Pulsatilla.
I had to replace my Papillion lavender with a new one. I don't know why but after years of selling Papillion lavender, the garden centres around us have not one single plant, and I bought a different one hoping it develops like the Papillion did.
I ♥ my garden.