Nice shot of 'Blue Ivory'! Get those photos, while the hostas are looking their best.

Thanks for sharing :)

You did a wonderful job of catching them in their "youth". Thanks for sharing. One of the reasons I visit these boards is to see everyone's photos!

Gesila

If Miss Tokyo's photo doesn't do her justice I really have to have the real live Miss Tokyo in my garden. She looks gorgeous in your Photo Op.

Nice job Connie!

Les

Great photos. I love the light in them especially in the Blue Ivory photo.

Les is right, Miss Tokyo is a looker. I could tell it had montana genes (DB x montana A). It's a fairly new plant. Where did you get it?

Steve

Miss Tokyo has unusual colouring - very soft yellow and pale blue green. I've put her in a spot with a little more shade so that she will hopefully keep the colours throughout the season. She found me...I wasn't looking for her...I didn't know about her. I got her at Plant World in Toronto last fall.

Thank you for all the comments.

Connie May

Love those pictures. Keep them coming. You're not boring anyone.

Enjoyed your photos. Really nice shots.

bkay

Nice lighting for these pictures. The hostas are beautiful. I have Miss Tokyo growing in full sun. She handles sun very well, however I like the color of your MT growing in what appears to be a little more shade.

Nice artwork on a number of those shots, Connie May. Thanks for posting them.

tj

Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing your lovely babies!

Alexa

Thank you all.

Hostabuff, do you have a photo of MT in full sun? I'm curious about the colour.

Connie May

A couple of questions about technique for photographing at night.

First, a tripod I'm thinking?

Long exposure or flash.....which.

Depth of field seems to be pretty good, not a shallow depth. But do you set that manually?

What is your camera? I guess I could look at your photo album, which usually lists the camera used, but let's get it all down here. A DSLR or a high class point/shoot?

And I've tried to figure out how to do the black background so many people use with happy results. Also, with a frame which has a leaf hanging over it, not around the whole image, but just around the focal point at any angle they seem to like. Does THAT take special software, or is it somehow embedded as a technique in ordinary programs?

Love the pictures, will have to begin night walks in the garden. Makes sense to me, since it is so danged hot during the day. Might catch a few more slugs having dinner as well.

Hi Moccasinlanding,

The photos were taken as the sun was low in the sky but still peaking through the trees.

My camera is a Rebel XTi that I purchased several years ago and still love. I had it on a semi-manual setting, no tripod, no flash (adjusted ISO as needed). I generally try to avoid using the flash for nature photos.

This was the first time that I'd played with the camera in quite a while. I am finding that I have to re-learn everything.

The aperture on the photo of Designer Genes with the background appearing darker was F5.6.

What type of camera are you using?

Connie May

Love your pictures and blue ivory has been on my want list. It is a beauty. I can see another bed being dug out of my lawn when my husband is gone for the day. He thinks I really have enough hosta but little does he know lol. Once I figure out how to post some pictures I will add some of my own but keep them coming!

Sorry to be so long responding, Connie. Lots going on around here this week.

I have a Nikon CoolPix P500. It is not a DSLR, but I may one day step up to one. I'm having more trouble holding a steady hand these days, even with the anti-jiggle turned on. I do not like flash either, love the subtleties of ambient light. I really enjoy the photography of Alttara Scheer, who is a hybridizer, a photographer, etc etc. You can view some of her hosta and pictures at the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows. And on Flickr.

Almosthooked, sounds like a plan to me. :)