September 7, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

I have been going over today's photo for quite a while. I think it came out okay but not as good as I wanted it to. There are a couple of issues. I'll start with the second first. Secondly it was the wrong time of the day for photographing outdoors and the sun was brutal. But hey, it's when I was there. A situation that could not be avoided. But the first issue is that I was not prepared. There are steps that I could have taken to be ready. I could have set the camera to underexpose the image. Being that it was sunny I should have already done this. there are a few more things that I could have done but I didn't so when this opportunity arose I didn't get the best image to work with. But I still think it is pretty good. I hope you like it.

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A lesson i learned a long time ago is that a good photograph begins before I even leave the house. Before I go out to shoot I always have a fully charged battery and I make sure my equipment has been cleaned. I also make sure I have what I may need with me. Tripod, remote shutter release, filters etc. The most important thing though is to know where I am going to be and know what settings to use. This day i simply forgot to check off that last step. Next time, I'll be ready.

Until next time...

It's Tulip Time At Longwood!

For those not familiar Longwood Gardens is a botanical garden in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania that is more than 1,000 acres in size. It consists of many water gardens, incredible flower gardens and a large conservatory that houses many exotic plants and flowers year round.

Main Entrance - September, 28, 2013

I am fortunate enough to live about half an hour from Longwood and thanks to the Christmas gift of an annual membership from Kim I visit there often. Of course I always have my camera in hand:)



With the changing seasons and many holidays each year brings Longwood presents different flower and seasonal displays. Being Spring the current attraction is the annual tulip garden. I visited on Sunday morning and I am here to say they were in full bloom! Today I would like to share some of the photos I captured.

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Conservatory - September 28, 2013

If you would like to learn more about Longwood Gardens please check out these links.



Longwood Gardens Official Website

Longwood Gardens on Wikipedia

As always thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoyed my photos and the beautiful tulip display. In my next post I will share some other areas of the gardens.


  Until next time...