She LIVES! [Hydrangea Photographs]
Uploaded: July 01, 2012 03:01:03
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I was on a photo walk yesterday (97 degrees F) in Germantown, an area in Philadelphia. In THAT urban setting, all of the gardens were lush and healthy, and the hydrangeas stole the show!
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Here, in the suburbs, my hydrangea plant, in the past 15 years since I planted it, has NEVER got beyond the budding stage. The herds of marauding deer have seen to THAT!
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But THIS year, the hydrangeas where our driveway meets the road have flourished and are gorgeous. It seems my next-door neighbors, who have turned their property into a mini botanical gardens, have found an effective deer repellant, and they have been spraying our hydrangeas along with their own.
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It is a LOT of work to maintain two acres of gardens in this neighborhood. But they love the toiling that it takes.
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Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 160, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Jeff Robinson
July 01, 2012
Debbie Bray July 01, 2012
Lovely image of your hydrangeas, that have finally had a chance to flower, Michelle!! Love the pov here, too! #10208562Jack Gaskin July 01, 2012
LMAO I was going to shoot these today as they are blooming here also. Sue planted two last fall after the new walk & planter were finished.Lovely POV & colors
Jack
PS Greg head home EARLY this morning #10208669
Carolyn M. Fletcher
July 01, 2012
Monnie Ryan July 01, 2012
Beautiful, Michelle - and I admire your fortitude for going out in 97-degree weather! We hit "our" park yesterday morning when it wasn't much more than 80 (but heating up fast to close to 100) and about 20 minutes was all I could take. #10208689
Deborah Lewinson
July 01, 2012
Debby #10208791
Marijana Fajgl July 01, 2012
Fantastic capture, Michelle! Great info too. #10209228Mike Clime July 01, 2012
Beautiful capture as so glad you finally got to have it bloom for you, Michelle! I've been fighting rabbits and groundhogs in my garden. #10209416
Ann Coates
July 01, 2012
John Connolly July 01, 2012
It is good to see you have eventually seen the result of your work in the garden Michelle! This is a great shot with excellent detail and color!Bill Johnson July 01, 2012
Great close-up and thanks for your comment on my jumper. #10209608
Laura E. Swan
July 01, 2012
This is a very lovely image Michelle! :)
-Laura #10209723
Jyri Vissak July 01, 2012
Beautiful macro! Well seen and presented. #10209941Tiia Vissak July 02, 2012
great colors, details & dof! #10210244
Leslie McLain
July 02, 2012
Tamara K. Walker
July 02, 2012
Jeffrey R. Bange July 02, 2012
Beautiful capture, POV and presentation Michelle, I'm glad to hear that your neighbors have seem to have solved your deer problems. #10211598Neal D. Hatcher July 03, 2012
Beautiful capture and super description #10212160Wm Nosal July 04, 2012
Beautiful Shot, Michelle! #10213971
Chris Budny
July 05, 2012
Patricia A. Casey
July 05, 2012
Heather Loewenhardt
July 07, 2012
Ujjwal Mukherjee July 07, 2012
Wonderful composition and capture with beautiful light and colours,Michelle!! #10218331Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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