Flora and Fauna - Plants and Critters: Crocus sativus

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Sunday, 23 March 2014

Fort Royal Gardens: # 7 - 2014

After you pass the pond you find more crocuses, mainly assorted shades of purple with a scattering of whites and yellows.

Artwork consisting of a maze of mirrored panels in Fort Royal Gardens.

Crocuses reflected in mirrored panels

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Fort Royal House in background with artwork in foreground

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Friday, 14 March 2014

Fort Royal Gardens: # 4 - 2014

The clouds had been whisked away by the time I took these photos. Plus it was behind me so I did not have any problems setting up these photos other than trying to get the angle right for the close ups. I always find it strange how people complain that the skies in Europe are grey. I guess they just never notice how often they are actually blue.

Daffodils on the hillside below wooden bench with Fort Royal House in the background in Fort Royal Gardens, Brsitol

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Thursday, 13 March 2014

Royal Fort Gardens: #3 - 2014

Daffodils in the Fort Royal Gardens, Bristol 2014

After coming down the footpath from Fort Royal House, if you turn right at the fork and go past the mass of Crocuses you come to a wide green lawn that slopes up into a hill on the right and down into a pond in the centre with a footpath along the left which runs along the boarder of the garden buffered from the wall that runs along the boundary with more vegetation.

Fort Royal Gardens, Bristol 2014

Since most of the photographs I take are outdoors I tend to work exclusively with natural light which can make for interesting shots especially when there are clouds or the light changes suddenly. Sometimes I visit the same place more than once in order to get different light while on other occasions the light changes within minutes which can be either good or bad depending on the situation. The photos above and below were taken within minutes of each other.

Fort Royal Gardens, Bristol 2014

I know I need to learn more about the various functions on the camera and probably experiment with shutter speeds and all the other things I can do, not to mention editing photos beyond resizing and cropping, but for now this is all I am able to do.

Daffodils in the Fort Royal Gardens, Bristol 2014

If you look closely in the midst of the daffodils is a clump of purple corcuses.

Daffodils in the Fort Royal Gardens, Bristol 2014

When I first came through this part of the garden it was kind of boring with just the bench over looking the lawn but now that the Daffodils and crocuses have emerged clothing the hillside in thier glorious colours it is very nice especially when the sun comes out.

Daffodils in the Fort Royal Gardens, Bristol 2014

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Friday, 7 March 2014

Flowers by the Physics Building: Part 3

Here are some more pictures of the flowers by the Physics Building at the University of Bristol.

The crocuses are a mixture of brilliant yellows, pure whites, lavenders, purples and pale blues. And then there were a scattering of these astoundingly delightful ones which I am not sure are crocuses or not. I was actually trying to get a decent Macro photo showing the stamen inside but could not quite manage it. My camera vetoed my selection and decided that showing the stippling on the leaves was more interesting.
The zoom is automatic and I have noticed that so sometimes it takes me several tries before the camera zooms on what I want it to zoom on. For some reason it sometimes decides I am focusing on something else often giving me a tantalizing macro view of what I actually do want it to focus on before settling on some other focal point. I am saving up for a proper camera with detachable lenses that require manual adjustment since this will not only give me greater range but give me greater control. But ... well for now I still need to learn a lot more on how to use the functions that I do have.

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Thursday, 6 March 2014

Royal Fort Gradens: # 1 - 2014

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Monday, 3 March 2014

Crocuses in front of Royal Fort Lodge

The crocuses are flowering.

Crocuses

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Royal Fort Gradens: # 2 - 2014

As you head away from Fort Royal House down the brick path that leads you down a gentle slope you will see huge scattering of Purple, lavender, pale blue, white and white with purple stripped crocuses under the trees.

At the end of the path you find the boundary of the Gardens. The path forks here with one arm heading off to the right, along the side with the mass of crocuses that are shouting for your attention. But off to the left there is a short path between bushes that leads to a small round lawn with a small sculpture. It is all nestled in a miniature vale of greenery which is easy to miss when you have the colorful Crocuses vying for your attention.