Photo thread : what’s on your camera roll you’d like to share ?
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Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
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Tell me about your cameras and photo techniques, please
Comments (22)I'm a bit puzzled as to why this 2 1/2 year old thread has popped up again, but I do appreciate all the photography expertise that everyone has shared. PM2, there's a second thread that came after this one if you'd like more info, linked below. I ended up getting a Nikon Coolpix P600 which has a 60x zoom (a bit longer than the 50x Cannon which I also checked out) which I like for long shots of critters in the field. I followed Jane's advice to go and hold a bunch of cameras and try them out, and found both the Canon and the Nikon comfortable, though the Nikon is a bit larger. The Nikon is also slower processing images to get ready for another shot than the Cannon, I think. I am still just beginning to learn to use it, largely using it on the standard landscape setting, though I have started checking out the different options and menus. I most often use it to take photos of critters and scenes we've spotted when we were inside since that's where it's easily available, though I also take it with me when I am going outside specifically to take photos. As Steve said above, "I also use my iPhone a lot because it's in my pocket, and it is often said that the best camera is the one you have with you." It doesn't do a great job on distance or small birds, but it has good color and is great to keep in my pocket to catch some of the surprises I see in the garden. I also use it for many of my landscape shots since it's with me and available when I'm working outside. The few times I've taken the Nikon out while I work in the garden, I've either lost track of where I've set it down, or found it in the way, so I usually just stuff the phone in my pocket when I am doing more than wandering around taking photos. In the birds and mobile features #12 thread, I've posted photos taken with both cameras: Sat, Nov 22, 14 at 9:05 - iPhone Sat, Nov 22, 14 at 9:19 - Nikon Dec 3, 14 at 18:04 - Nikon Thu, Dec 4, 14 at 7:59 - Nikon In the summer, more of the photos were phone photos since I was more likely to be out working during warm weather. Here is a link that might be useful: the second camera question thread...See MoreShow us your landscape - a photo thread - October 2013 part 2
Comments (48)Claire, we're in an outwash plain, so we have layers of sand, clay, and silt. I know we're not supposed to add improvements to the soil when we plant woodies, but if I just mix my soil and put it back into a planting hole, I get a fine grade of concrete. So, my Franklinias are in fairly large mixed borders that have had a fair amount of compost mixed into the native soil, and they're mulched (although I need to check on that soon, it's been awhile). I wouldn't call these areas damp - not by any stretch - and I'm not good at remembering to water. They might be growing a little more slowly than they would in a more well-tended or irrigated garden, but they seem to do pretty well. I did use soaker hoses on the beds for the first couple of years, but no water to speak of after that. I guess I used the hoses partly because earlier attempts to grow Franklinias failed - I bought them all from Forestfarm, in quart pots, so wasn't too invested in survival with my earlier tries....See MoreShow us Your Gardens - A photo thread - December 2011
Comments (32)DtD: I bought the Green Heron from Plant Delights which says that it's a hybrid of H. niger and H. argutifoliius (Corsican). It seems to have inherited the niger early blooming. I've only had it a couple of years but it's been a joy. I don't think any other of my hellebores has buds, but I'll have to look closer at the ones lurking behind the Itea. I've always been leery of niger because of the reports that it hates acid soil, which I have in abundance. Actually, I should have my soil tested again since I've been amending it heavily with compost and the pH may have drifted up. Claire...See MoreSo what;s on your Christmas Wish list....
Comments (30)I had an external hard drive and loved it. I had it set for auto back up every 3 days. It worked flawlessly for almost 5 years. I now have an extra hard drive so no need for the Iomega. For Christmas this year, actually I'd like this present before Christmas, I'd like all the finish work completed in our home. I thought we'd be having a nice Christmas without sawdust but maybe we will celebrate for Valentines Day. In lieu of the woodwork.... I'd like a round bread mold. A Popover Pan. A extra vacuum. Several cutting boards, 10by12" or smaller. A mandoline. A folding step ladder with at least 2 steps. I need one that folds up as small as possible for easy storage but tall enough so I can reach the top shelves. A new potato ricer, mine is on it's last legs. Michelle...See More
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sautesmom Sacramento
3 years agoTiger eye abutilon
Calypso rose
Trader Joe's mini rose
Peach Swirl rose
I forget Camellia ;)
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Lek Arun
3 years agoBlooming right now.
Creme Veranda
Intrigue
All Dressed Up
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3 years agoRosylady, it's nice to see you again. Everything you grow makes me want to grow it too.
I like seeing the plants that aren't roses. That pink hibiscus is truly beautiful, Lilyfinch.
Sautesmom, I tried abutilon, but failed. I need to try again. And, your camellia is so different than the ones we usually see.
I grow milkweed every year, hoping for some Monarchs, but I read their migration path bypasses this area. If any confused and lost ones happen by, I will be ready.
I posted these on IG, but not here. At least, I don't think I did.
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Tropical Hibiscus
Adenium Obesum
Maggie Bourbon
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Feiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThese two were picked up home as half dying plants from a local nursery. After some TLC, they just gave me so beautiful flowers as rewards last year.
Pink
Miyama™ Dolcemente Rhododendron
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MiGreenThumb (Z5b S.Michigan/Sunset 41) Elevation: 1091 feet
3 years agoA 2014 pic of my well known Therese Bugnet just starting up post pruning.
A 2015 pic of a one year old Charlotte/Elgin Festival. It's own root too. My mother tells me it's always blooming (but believe me- zero care).
Iris reticulata (or a hybrid if of) from last spring. ALWAYS my first blooms of the season in normal years. I meant to lift and divide them last fall, but lost track of their specific site.
An unknown Phalaenopsis orchid hybrid that opened its first bloom on Christmas Eve and had been going since.
Steven
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3 years agoMilkweed (a NATIVE that came in by itself, and now I have it in two spots at least twenty feet apart. It seems to be perennial and spreads by rhizomatous type roots). It has a very heavy honey and musk fragrance with a hint of mustiness.
I do get Monarchs here, and I'm so very glad to be able to help these beautiful insects in alarming decline. They feed and reproduce here in Southern Michigan. I missed this one's emergence though.
Steven
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3 years agoMiGreenThumb (Z5b S.Michigan/Sunset 41) Elevation: 1091 feet
3 years agoI love bearded irises too! These pale lavender ones were from my Grandma Joyce and I remember them from the lake house. They smell just like grape!
The whites and burgundy russet are from the neighbour's and were her mother's. I saved a few before the house was sold to keep as a memorial piece.A Canna I grew from seed a friend gave me.
The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild
A cactus my Grandma Joyce gave me from my grandparents' place in Florida in 2014. The genus starts with "E" and I forget what it is. It's nocturnal and so very fragrant. The blooms usually only last one day, but this one lasted three. The seed pod is still present and developing right now.
Steven
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oursteelers 8B PNW
3 years agoA few more...
I’ve been trying to get a green fence between us and the neighbor’s house in the middle picture.Originally I had camellias but moved them last spring because they are SO SLOW.
Now I have hydrangeas, rhododendron (also slow) and a rugosa. Hopefully this year I will see some progress. I don’t love looking at his abandoned house.
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Madison Post
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoSome photography I did at the Fort Wayne Rose Gardens last fall. I know you all more than any one else in the world would enjoy portraits in a rose garden!
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3 years agoHardy roses from “Easy Elegance“ company (raised in Minnesota) I planted for a landscaping project for my landlord while living in Iowa last year
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3 years agoSunshine Daydream (mine cut from the bush, 2nd picture of a bunch they have planted in the FW rose gardens)
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3 years agoLastly, the hydrangeas I planted in Iowa when they bloomed last spring after my fall planting. (Sorry to brag, it was my first time growing hydrangeas too and I was pretty impressed with the bloom size!) Sorry all these photos are out of order! We’ve been moving a lot so the timeline is probably a bit confusing Haha
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoWill houzz post my photos if I say the magic word? Pretty please? ;-)
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3 years agoFrom this fall
My neighbor grows gorgeous dahlias and is generous. I grow lots of winter squash.
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I only had 4 roses in my garden last season so I cant yet post in every beautiful color thread, so I thought I'd share here. Zinnia are fun every year.
librarian_gardner_8b_pnw
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Hollyhocks always plant themselves in a new spot and seem to fit right in.
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3 years agoI love hydregena and really enjoyed the photos shared in this thread
My favorites are the blue/purple in the background.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoHere is a nice mini from Rocket Farms that I purchased 4 years ago as a wee little thing.
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Nick 10bSW17
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoIn 2018, I went to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, CA to see the migration and was told I missed it by about two months. It typically runs Oct-March, and I was there the first week of Feb, it's sad to see such an observable decline. A number of years ago I planted tropical milkweed in my garden thinking it was pretty and useful until I heard a segment on NPR that it is thought to be detrimental to the monarch's migration, and have since switched to a native species.
From the National Wildlife Federation:
https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/Milkweed
Tropical milkweed available at many retail nurseries is not native to the U.S. However, it has naturalized in the Southeastern U.S. Science is discovering that its long bloom time may have some detrimental effects on monarch migration and possibly be a source to spread disease within monarch populations. If you do have tropical milkweed in your garden, it is recommended to cut the plant back in the winter months to encourage monarchs to move on to their natural overwintering sites.
A swallowtail checking out ‘Neil Diamond & ‘Scarlet scabiosa.
Rosylady (PNW zone 8)