Hydrangea and Sweet Potato Vine, 116 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Numbered as they were in the tour guide. Listed in the order I visited them.
Stop #6: 42 South Portland Avenue
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So now I want a burgundy wall a la South Portland, with a simple bench (like the one from Carlton Ave) flanked with ‘Lime Rickey’ heucheras in blue pots! 🙂
Great pictures, Xris. Was this one of those garden tours where you felt like your brain was just full and you needed to sleep afterward? (That may sound crazy, but sometimes on garden tours, gallery hops, etc., I feel that way.)
your pics are really lovely. I love the (don’t really know the words for it–) flat, matte quality to the colours–so beautiful.
what camera do you use?
BSG: I had to go back and see where the burgundy wall was! I hadn’t noticed it; I was taking a picture of the planter bench, which I liked.
I hope you’ve had a chance to check out the photos for Clinton Hill, now that I’ve uploaded them. I have three or four more gardens to upload for Prospect Heights, and then I’m done.
And yes, I did come home and take a nap when I got home! Only three days later, if I hadn’t taken all those photos, I’d have a hard time remembering everything I saw. I took away lots of great ideas.
Melissa: To answer the question first, I have a Nikon D70S. When you view the Flickr page for each photo, on the lower right look for the heading “Additional Information.” You should see a line that reads “Taken with a Nikon D70S.” Below that, there’s a link for “More properties” which shows you all the technical details: camera, lens, shutter speed, and so on for that shot.
I think the light had more to do with how these came out. We had a perfect overcast sky all day; makes for the best garden photography. When it’s sunny, there’s too much contrast.
I also find I usually like the images better when I lighten the shadows, then adjust the contrast further. For example, look at the first three photos from 310 Carlton, and look at the shadows thrown by the pots. You can see how I lightened them up a little bit for the second and third shots.