Now for a couple of gardening photos:
Here is a continuation of the series of one of the gardens by the driveway. A couple of weeks ago, I gave you pictures of the garden in Spring and then Summer. Here is the same area in late summer (taken 7/27/06):
The astilbe is all but spent (it actually looks much better in the picture than it did in person), but the Purple Coneflowers and Gay Feathers have come into their own.
Here is a close up of the Gay Feather with a Hummingbird Moth (pretty much centered)
In the garden on the other side of the stone steps leading from the driveway, there was a butterfly that was in love with the Phlox:
Then of course, there are several different lilies
This is a re-blooming daylily (heck if I can remember the name right now)
Those are all oriental lilies that I planted earlier this summer.
And that is pretty much the new pics I have. Hope you enjoyed them.
how lovely bogie. anytime youd like to design my garden feel free to come over....
Posted by: bod | August 21, 2006 at 07:25 AM
It is amazing how well you do in photographing your flowers when I know the vision challenges you have. Wonderful! The photo of the tiger swallowtail on your phlox is particularly striking. That pretty pink lily is every bit as beautiful as the promotional photograph showed it to be. Well done! (And, thanks for the photos.)
Posted by: Cop Car | August 22, 2006 at 06:54 AM
You can't do much wrong with a point and shoot camera (except aim it wrong so it tries to focus on something other than you want to focus on - trust me, I have loads of pics of stuff that focus right).
As for composition - I am always disappointed that I can't get the picture I really want. If WS would take the garden pictures, they would be real gems!
Posted by: bogie | August 23, 2006 at 03:59 AM
My camera is also "point and shoot"; but, it balks, often--telling me that it cannot focus. (When shooting closeups, I set it to the closeup macro. Obviously, the camera isn't "seeing" what it is that I want it to focus on.) Didn't know about that particular talent of WS's. Get him to take some pics to share with us!
Posted by: Cop Car | August 23, 2006 at 09:05 AM
I wish my camera would balk - I waste a lot of film on lousy pictures!
Posted by: bogie | August 24, 2006 at 04:00 AM