tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post4662588052056651313..comments2024-03-23T20:10:59.775+00:00Comments on greentapestry : When Sir Cedric and Lady B Came CallingAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-23136830073432129162010-03-02T19:06:38.118+00:002010-03-02T19:06:38.118+00:00Anna - I just do supermacro and I'm not sure i...Anna - I just do supermacro and I'm not sure if you saw my post yesterday - I got down on my tummy to get a bees eye view of the snowdrop - they are so pretty underneath.Rosiehttp://www.leavesnbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-35587052369304605032010-03-01T08:58:34.604+00:002010-03-01T08:58:34.604+00:00Tips on photographing snowdrops?
Experimenting wit...Tips on photographing snowdrops?<br />Experimenting with different combinations of diafragma and shutter-speed: <br />A large diafragma (low number, like 4.5 or less) gives shallow depth of field and thus) a blurred background (allthough with a compact camera the DOF is never really shallow, as the CCD is smaller in such a camera than in a DSLR)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-74208274886474665922010-02-28T21:25:33.692+00:002010-02-28T21:25:33.692+00:00I do enjoy reading the stories behine cultivars. L...I do enjoy reading the stories behine cultivars. Lovely snowdrops - I daren't start collecting them as I may start to become obsessive about them, and they're not cheap!HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-77818741226584118522010-02-28T19:24:14.437+00:002010-02-28T19:24:14.437+00:00Snowdrops are just the sweetest little things... I...Snowdrops are just the sweetest little things... I have to remember to move mine this year, after they bloom, to somewhere closer to the house so I can see them better. I think I'll also get a few more types. Truly a welcome sign of spring!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-19255792835390767872010-02-28T14:11:20.741+00:002010-02-28T14:11:20.741+00:00I don't know if it helps with your camera but,...I don't know if it helps with your camera but, with mine, I've discovered the detail on whites shows up better if you set the white balance to the setting you would use with a flash - then don't use the flash.<br /><br />LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-66349978030445354742010-02-28T14:07:26.162+00:002010-02-28T14:07:26.162+00:00I don't have many ambitions . . . I just sor...I don't have many ambitions . . . I just sort of bumble on . . . but I've just developed one which I think I really mind about - I'd like a snowdrop named after me! Can you imagine how proud one would feel?<br /><br />I have a little pot of snowdrops in the middle of our kitchen table. I don't know what they are, I bought them already in flower and they were just called 'Snowdrops'. They are lovely.<br /><br />EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-55108987082414217332010-02-27T18:53:04.386+00:002010-02-27T18:53:04.386+00:00Hi Anna~~ The credit will be yours, of course but ...Hi Anna~~ The credit will be yours, of course but I must please borrow the Lost labellus lingo since it is a prolific pathogen in my experience, especially with the heuchera clan. After awhile they all start to look the same so even if the label is accounted for I don't know which plant is the owner of it. I'm dizzy. <br /><br />Thank you for an interesting [if not envious] post! I love reading about the origins of the plants we have. It's kind of like teaching our children that produce doesn't just come from the supermarket but from the ground. It's good to know where our plants' original haunts and how they landed in my little corner of the world. <br /><br />As for hints on taking photos of Galanthus, all I can say is that, in my opinion, the best ones are taken when you're on your belly.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-20390342773315267772010-02-27T18:52:33.672+00:002010-02-27T18:52:33.672+00:00Hi Anna - I've been catching up on your posts ...Hi Anna - I've been catching up on your posts at long last. Did you get that buddleia chopped down? I've found that same fungus on one or two of my plants this year :(<br /><br />I also suffer badly from lost labellus! Made me chuckle that did! :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-12212333426240158202010-02-27T18:26:23.426+00:002010-02-27T18:26:23.426+00:00Some fantastic botanical names for plants - these ...Some fantastic botanical names for plants - these are great - you're right about taking photos of them - it's really not easy at all! Have a fun weekend - MirandaMiranda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840434272680732958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-61636476123740753632010-02-27T00:36:22.710+00:002010-02-27T00:36:22.710+00:00Anna, you are just toying with me now, how much mo...Anna, you are just toying with me now, how much more can I envy you for having such a wonderful collection. <br />If I can't see it in real life, thank you, thank you for posting the pictures!!!!Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-8024495793121906302010-02-26T15:50:24.557+00:002010-02-26T15:50:24.557+00:00What a lovely collection of snowdrops you are putt...What a lovely collection of snowdrops you are putting together Anna, the names are delightful. <br />It was very interesting reading about Sir Cedric, being Suffolk-based myself. Kudos for ordering direct from Beth Chatto - her garden is one of my absolute favourites.<br /><br />Jeanne xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-52211446320552464472010-02-26T13:28:43.926+00:002010-02-26T13:28:43.926+00:00Anna, I love your snowdrops and appreciate the dif...Anna, I love your snowdrops and appreciate the difficulty of photographing them. I suffer from labellus if I don't lose them, the ink fades! Thank you for leaving a comment on my guest post about snowdrops at Tulips in the Wood. A flower we both love but grow in different ways.<br /><br />Best wishes SylviaSylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-32825868094010545392010-02-26T10:40:55.203+00:002010-02-26T10:40:55.203+00:00An interesting post, Anna. I have very few snowdro...An interesting post, Anna. I have very few snowdrops in my garden, but must add to them, they look so fragile and dainty.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-20075562546956472752010-02-26T09:39:55.425+00:002010-02-26T09:39:55.425+00:00Dear Anna, I have so enjoyed reading this amusing ...Dear Anna, I have so enjoyed reading this amusing yet informative posting. Clearly the snowdrops in your garden come from a very good provenance and stock. Galanthus 'Cedric's Prolific' sounds ideal - a 'must have', in fact, for any snowdrop collection as building up numbers does take time and patience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-12928428941652587432010-02-26T08:02:00.030+00:002010-02-26T08:02:00.030+00:00Interesting story on Cedric plants!
Regarding pho...Interesting story on Cedric plants!<br /><br />Regarding photography, either try macro, or try manual focus to avoid blurry pics. Also tripod would help as sometimes is difficult not to move hands when taking a picture.<br />Regarding "burned" white - you just need to play with different options on your camera, I usually change shutter speed or aperture size... the more you play with it, more you learn. Try to take a pic of snowdrops from a frog perspective…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-27682668910766524302010-02-26T03:03:11.191+00:002010-02-26T03:03:11.191+00:00So snowdrops will even come with double blooms?? W...So snowdrops will even come with double blooms?? What a sweet little plant!<br /><br />ps. I too suffer from the dread lost labellus in my garden... :)Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-27263518060299464412010-02-26T00:58:58.417+00:002010-02-26T00:58:58.417+00:00Envy abounds, and pride of your efforts to keep tr...Envy abounds, and pride of your efforts to keep track of who is whom. As for photos, like was said before, get underneath and use the macro. You might just stick the camera under there and hope for the best, take a whole lot of shots. That is what I do. :-)<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-53068310479445106862010-02-26T00:11:19.329+00:002010-02-26T00:11:19.329+00:00Anna, Thanks for the information. But it's the...Anna, Thanks for the information. But it's the story that makes the information hopefully stick! <br /><br />Lost Labellus is a new term for me, but not a new condition, that's for sure!<br /><br />One idea for photographing is to somehow get "under it" or "on level with it" with a neutral background. A macro setting too would be good for such a small, precious subject.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080418514689447091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-13241536117473269072010-02-25T23:26:57.970+00:002010-02-25T23:26:57.970+00:00Anna:
I just finished reading a wonderful essay on...Anna:<br />I just finished reading a wonderful essay on Sir Cedric by Beth herself in Hortus Revisited, and now I have the pleasure of meeting some of their offspring! LOL! Indeed, how envious I am that you can order from Beth's famed nursery! A wonderful further education on the splendid genus Galanthus. I simply must create a spot to try more.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-16713068172561692312010-02-25T22:00:23.449+00:002010-02-25T22:00:23.449+00:00I like your lost labellus quote too! Anna up unti...I like your lost labellus quote too! Anna up until this year I had never even thought of starting a collection of snowdrops - but now that I am taking macro photos I've become much more aware of all their differences in detail. <br /><br />Snow is shocking just a few miles from here - can't get any further north than here and and all the snowgates are closed.Rosiehttp://www.leavesnbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-16524473346673710032010-02-25T21:45:14.434+00:002010-02-25T21:45:14.434+00:00Lost labelus is a terrible affliction. I know it w...Lost labelus is a terrible affliction. I know it well.<br /><br />I envy you ordering direct from Beth Chatto's nursery.<br /><br />You'll have to head up to Cambo in Scotland, enormous snowdrop collection. One day, one day.....Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-53474806239650656802010-02-25T21:31:04.436+00:002010-02-25T21:31:04.436+00:00Most amusing lost labellus. I am in awe of your at...Most amusing lost labellus. I am in awe of your attention to detail keeping them all named, I find it hard enough with clematis and roses but don't even try with daintier plants. not that I have any names on my small number of snowdrops all bought from the market over the years.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.com