Andre. said at 1:50 a.m. on May 22, 2008: Some nice flora shots here.Like the turtle too:)
Alligator said at 1:58 a.m. on May 22, 2008: Beautiful shots Noreen. Great colours. Looks like it was a nice day too. We could use some of those out here! :(
Alligator said at 2:00 a.m. on May 22, 2008: Oops - that was me (corina) not Ms G Not sure how I managed to do that! Must be a left over cookie! LOL
AliDar said at 2:13 a.m. on May 22, 2008: Wow! the colours in some of these are amazing, and I see you've been playing around with dof as well! I love the shot of the chives... I think they are chives. And in the last shot the orange of the Rhodo just pops off of the page! Very glad to see you making a Tabblo Noreen! :) ... hmmm, looks like Gwen to me. ;)
Karsten said at 2:17 a.m. on May 22, 2008: what a great landscaping!!!! it´s a so complete garden! The calla lilies are great, as well as the fern and the turtle!!! just a great job noreen! Thanks for sharing!
Karsten said at 2:19 a.m. on May 22, 2008: and forgot the lotos !!! It´s really a complete garden!
Hollyridger said at 2:29 a.m. on May 22, 2008: Andre, Corina (Gwen's Mum!), Dar and Karsten - thank you all for your kind comments. Dar, I think perhaps Gwen had been using her Mum's computer and Mum was not aware that she (Gwen) had not signed herself out. I have to confess that I have a new camera and some of these photos were taken with it, a Canon G9. The other camera I used was my old faithful Sony R1. It is not difficult to capture these colours in this particular garden. They really are unbelievable, nevertheless I am pleased with the hardware! BTW, I think you are right, Dar, about the chives or allium, the giant variety - they are between three and four feet tall, just gorgeous.
Noe said at 4:31 a.m. on May 22, 2008: Wow... awesome place Noreen and beautiful shots, fantastic work! =)
YorkJodi said at 9:06 a.m. on May 22, 2008: A wonderful garden... love the way you have photographed it & some of the close ups... my favs are the white (? calla lilies ?) on the black background (very Georgia O'Keefe) and the lone purple close up with lots of others blurred along the right side... Thanks for giving me a peak into Victoria, BC
Debdog said at 10:55 a.m. on May 22, 2008: what a BEAUTIFUL garden .......i love to see Victoria
Aberfoyleontario said at 12:22 p.m. on May 22, 2008: Lovely shots Noreen, both macro and landscape! Very peaceful and colourful. Great work!
Candlepower said at 2:24 p.m. on May 22, 2008: Tranquil and gorgeous! Love the little turtle!
SterlingGray said at 5:25 p.m. on May 22, 2008: Very, very beautiful collection. Love the third shot, what a great backyard.
OscarDaniel said at 11:26 p.m. on May 22, 2008: Amazing pictures Doreen!! great tabblo!!
Riccam said at 12:45 a.m. on May 23, 2008: Great pictures Noreen! Looks like your new camera is working really well!! Love the turtle.
Lifequest22 said at 12:51 a.m. on May 23, 2008: Your photos are stunning Noreen---An enchanted garden. The colors are amazing.
Hollyridger said at 3:50 p.m. on May 23, 2008: Noe, Jodi, Deb, Anne, Pat, Sterling, Oscar, Rick and Linda - thank you all so much for your generous comments. I am touched. Jodi, I think the Georgia O'Keefe flower is an Iris - the Calla lilies are also white and are in the seventh shot beside the pond!
Chiloedream said at 4:25 p.m. on May 23, 2008: MAGNIFIQUE, le miracle majestueux du printemps, et la sérénité de l'eau. Merci chère Noreen.
Painterlaura said at 12:45 p.m. on May 24, 2008: Well Noreen, you have outdone yourself with these. I live here and yet have never been to these gardens and I am certain that I will now go - always on the list of things to do. You are becoming a very accomplished photographer with great control over the depth of field on these photos. Laura
Welshchick said at 3:11 p.m. on May 24, 2008: Noreen~ I am with Laura above~ Victoria is on my lists of adventures! This garden with the Buchart gardens are calling me! I shall hop the ferry from Anacortes this summer! Bravo my friend!
Hollyridger said at 3:17 p.m. on May 24, 2008: Thierry, Laura and Rhonda... your comments are much appreciated, almost overwhelming actually but that's OK _ i can handle it!! Rhonda, I look forward to your ferry trip to Victoria this summer - we must meet up. Butchart Gardens is another of my favourite gardens.
Marcif said at 12:46 p.m. on May 26, 2008: Wow, beautiful photos of a beautiful place! I especially love the first shot, so dreamy. I like the turtle too, how cute. All are lovely!
Hollyridger said at 3:25 p.m. on May 26, 2008: Thank you, Marci...
Pkeener said at 1:05 p.m. on May 29, 2008: Thank you for this wonderful dip into a gorgeous place. My favorite is #3, although, I am hard pressed to pick one. Your photos are always like a special book to open and enjpy.
Hollyridger said at 8:03 p.m. on May 29, 2008: Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments, Pam - much appreciated.
Msisongkram said at 10:34 a.m. on May 30, 2008: Wow Noreen, this is absolutely awesome! Each of them has thier own beauty. It will be easier to pick a Ms Universe than this. They are so pretty, gorgeous, sweet and nice. Its not fair to describe with words as there were so precious! Well done, Noreen! Great job! Excellant Tabblo!
Siagian said at 5:33 p.m. on May 30, 2008: Noreen, what a pleasure to view your tabblo. these are ALL beautiful!
BERRY36 said at 10:23 a.m. on Jun 1, 2008: Mais c'est le Paradis ? C'est superbe ! Amicalement. Claude
Hollyridger said at 10:45 a.m. on Jun 1, 2008: Claude, thank you so much for visiting and your kind comment. I do hope you will post some tabblos soon - it is a lot of feel good fun!
BERRY36 said at 10:51 a.m. on Jun 1, 2008: Merci Doreen. Je ne fais pas de tabblos, je préfère regarder ceux des autres bien plus talentueux, même si je ne mets pas toujours de commentaire. C'est pour ça que cet oeil (le mien), que j'ai mis en icône, me symbolise parfaitement. Je suis en train de continuer mes visites ... Amitiés. Claude
Shenresi said at 2:35 p.m. on Jun 4, 2008: absolute stunning, these shots are so wonderful made, in the front clear and the background a little bit blurred in wonderful colours like a painting- great work, Holly !!!
Hollyridger said at 4:56 p.m. on Jun 4, 2008: Wow, Angela, I am extremely flattered by your generous comment. Thank you so much ... by the way, I was using my newest camera, a Canon G9 and I am VERY pleased with it! Noreen
Pkeener said at 5:15 p.m. on Jun 4, 2008: I love the turtle swimming next to the lilly pads
AliDar said at 2:39 a.m. on Jun 10, 2008: I just came back to see your water reflection shot, and I'm glad I did. My attention was caught by different shots this time. The first one with the softening of the blurred edges would make a wonderful greeting card and the colours in the 9th shot are quite amazing. ... Also, did you do anything to the white irises? I don't think I noticed that one the last time or I'm sure I would have said something. I love the dramatic lighting and how the dark background makes you focus on that lighting and the beautiful flowers highlighted by it.
Hollyridger said at 11:18 a.m. on Jun 10, 2008: Dar, you have been busy! No, I just checked - the Irises photo is straight out of the camera, no cropping, nothing. I took it with the Sony R1 at f11, 1/200, focal length 71.5mm which is as long as it gets on this camera. The blurring/softening of the first photo was done in iPhoto. Thanks again for your interest and encouragement!
21-gramm said at 8:04 a.m. on Jun 26, 2008: a paradis place, Noreen!
Akeke said at 7:00 a.m. on Jun 29, 2008: Beautiful!
Please wait while we load