Botanical Gardens

[MelGarratt91]

I recently went to Scotland with my boyfriend and we visited the Botanical Gardens in Edinbrugh (http://www.rbge.org.uk/). Had some lovely flowers there and here are some of the pictures I have managed to process so far. There may be more to come.

All taken hand held with my EF100mm f/2.8 Macro.
If anyone wanted to know the settings then I'll post them another time.

Please tell me what you think

Mel

[gjtoth]

I think you did VERY well with these, Mel. All are composed in a way that sparks further exploration into the image. Great detail and, of course, the color is terrific.

BTW, I used to live in Rickmansworth :)

[jonrayner]

Fantastic shots, nicely composed and sharp details.
Jon

[Kaye]

Mel, what a beautiful series. I was amazed at the intricate edge of the flower in No. 1, but it was No. 3 that really caught my eye.
What fantastic focus, beautiful colour and lighting reflecting nicely on the crystal clear water droplets.

[MelGarratt91]

I think you did VERY well with these, Mel. All are composed in a way that sparks further exploration into the image. Great detail and, of course, the color is terrific.

BTW, I used to live in Rickmansworth

Thanks for your comment, I definitely enjoyed the range of colours at the gardens, glad I could do it justice when I captured it.

Never been to Rickmansworth personally, but thanks to the wonders of google maps I know where you mean now!


Fantastic shots, nicely composed and sharp details.
Jon

Thanks Jon, I love the detail I can get with my macro lens!


Mel, what a beautiful series. I was amazed at the intricate edge of the flower in No. 1, but it was No. 3 that really caught my eye.
What fantastic focus, beautiful colour and lighting reflecting nicely on the crystal clear water droplets.

Thank you Kaye. There were a couple of other flowers with a similar edging to them - particularly when we got to the orchids. Sadly all of the orchids were kept behind glass so it was harder to get pictures of them. I guess they must be too expensive and precious to risk having people pick them or accidently stand on them or something!

Mel

[kinetic]

Hi Mel and a nice series from you.
You have a good eye for detail and I look forward to seeing more from you.
Mark

[MelGarratt91]

Thanks Mark,

There are more to come from this day, it's just finding the time to process and edit them a little bit where they need it!

[johnnya]

Fantastic series. Good detail and composition. I like 1 and 3 the best. Especially 3 :)