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Bluebells - more images added
« on: May 01, 2017, 22:29:38 »
The bluebells are out where I live; the first ones came out about two weeks ago and now they look wonderful.
These ones are from a spot near home  that I finally resolved visiting today, after living here for over ten years.
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 22:52:02 »
Very very nice colours  Simone this Blue in Green is excellent :D

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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 23:31:59 »
Thank you Kosmas!
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2017, 09:52:50 »
Simone, you must have enjoyed the bluebells. I would have been on my knees had I been there :)
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2017, 10:22:25 »
Nos. 2,3 in the series are particularly lovely.

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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2017, 13:05:32 »
Nos. 2,3 in the series are particularly lovely.

They are my favourite too
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2017, 13:07:37 »
Simone, you must have enjoyed the bluebells. I would have been on my knees had I been there :)

I wonder what you could have done with your Heligon...

The place was lovely, there are so many flowers that the air is filled with their soft, fresh scent.

I'll definitely be back for more in the next days.
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2017, 20:06:18 »
No 2 is special, wonderful.
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2017, 20:34:08 »
I remember similar display of English bluebells in the Dartmoors.
There has been a strong promotion for maintaining the british var. of the bluebell, the var.on the continent is the socalled spanish variety.

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants-and-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/bluebell/?utm_source=%2Fbluebells&utm_medium=furl

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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2017, 21:06:47 »
#2 and 3# are beautiful; I question your choice of focus-point in the other two. Our bluebells up here look like they are going to have very good season but have not reached their peak yet.

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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2017, 21:11:07 »
I also love #2.  The peculiar shape of the trees in the background gives a nice twist to the already beautiful image.
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2017, 22:06:59 »
#2 and # are beautiful; I question your choice of focus-point in the other two. Our bluebells up here look like they are going to have very good season but have not reached their peak yet.

Not sure in which two of three pictures you are questioning the focus...

In general choosing the focus in these images has not been am easy choice, apart from where depth of field has been minimized deliberately to bring attention on detail rather than the whole scene.
While I was shooting I mused that it would be an interesting subject for experimenting with tilt and shift, I think I'll give that a try next time I go but I need to have plenty of time for that.
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2017, 22:15:55 »
I also love #2.  The peculiar shape of the trees in the background gives a nice twist to the already beautiful image.

In hindsight I think I should have cropped that image ever so slightly.
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2017, 22:16:40 »
No 2 is special, wonderful.

Thank you Thomas.
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Re: Bluebells
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2017, 22:20:15 »
I remember similar display of English bluebells in the Dartmoors.
There has been a strong promotion for maintaining the british var. of the bluebell, the var.on the continent is the socalled spanish variety.

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants-and-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/bluebell/?utm_source=%2Fbluebells&utm_medium=furl

I can't help but thinking there is a rooted disposition for some British to dislike local genes mixing with European ones... enough said.
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