Saturday, July 22, 2017

Flower photography skills

Flowers spend their flowers are no longer satisfied with their appreciation, more willing to shoot out to share with the netizens, where it is necessary to talk about the flower shooting skills, and this article like the flowers of some of the flowers of flowers experience, Skill is helpful.

1. choose thin clouds cover the scattered light weather.

This kind of weather light soft, no light direction of the restrictions, the picture by the smooth surface, tone and contrast moderate, color reproduction is good, the details of the rich performance. After the rain scattered light weather better, the picture of the flowers will look moist and fresh, color seductive.

2. shooting time should be before 10 am.


Flowers through the night moisture, posture tall and straight, bright color, this time the light and color temperature is also consistent with the best shooting conditions. If you bring a small spray to create raindrops, dew effect, will be more perfect. It should be noted that some flowers are open when sunny enough.


3. Use aperture priority mode to blur the background.

When using the aperture priority mode (AV) to shoot close-up of flowers, you should set the large aperture blur background, that is, reduce the aperture value, this is because the aperture value of the size and aperture size is inversely proportional relationship.


In fact, with a manual function of the card machine shooting close-up or macro better use. SLR for large scenes and the vision of the shooting, the lens of the large aperture value is often difficult to meet the requirements of macro shooting.

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Enjoy lotus tea on Hanoi’s West Lake

VietNamNet Bridge - Every summer season, lotus ponds next to West Lake are a meeting place for a lot of Hanoians who want to relax and cool off.

Lotus ponds are assigned to households to grow lotus and do business. Hence, in afternoons, when the weather is not so hot or on weekend mornings without sunshine, people gather here to enjoy cool air.

You can take photos, hire a small boat to see lotus blossoms, enjoy a cup of lotus tea or simply enjoy lotus fragrance at West Lake.
You can taste delicious rural dishes such asball cake and peanut candy.
Each tea pot costs from VND30,000 to VND50,000.


While sipping tea, you also have a chance to see people here separate the pistils to marinate tea in the traditional way.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Gilbreth column: Night vigils needed for mysterious flower


The two best months in Charleston (in my opinion) are May and October. It’s nearly a toss-up. Most of the pollen is gone this time of year and everything is fresh and green with the renewal of spring; we’re into the white nights (longest days of the year) that will last from now until a month after the solstice and the anticipation of summer fun adds to the excitement. On the other hand, a perfect and refreshing day in October with the big autumn skies and multitude of colors, low humidity and waning insect population — can it get any better?
Now that the secret is out and the whole world knows that life here in Charleston is pretty sweet, it’s fair to note that sometimes it’s sweeter than others based on climate, seasonal activities, amount of available daylight and so forth. Accordingly, I rate the months out of the year as follows, staring with the best: October, May, April, September, March, August, November, June, July, February, December, January.
I surprise even myself by putting an autumn month as #1. Ten years ago that wouldn’t have happened, proving once again how progressive and amenable to change I’ve become with age (if not confusion.)

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Dahlia and Beautiful Leaves

I still have the great joy of my dahlia, since we have not had frost. I can see that there are many who have already dug dahlia tubers up, but I always wait to dig up the tubers, for after we got the first frost.

Dahlia pictures below are from yesterday, when it finally managed to get in the garden.

One of my colleagues has a dahlia bed in the cottage, where they dig dahlia tubers up. Instead, they cut the stems off before the first frost, and cover the dahlia bed with Rockwool winter mats.


I think blueberry shrub and snebollebuskens orange red leaves are the perfect backdrop for dahlia flowers :-)

Last Friday I had a day off, and I had looked forward to a havedag. I did not come in having either Friday or Saturday when it rained non stop.

My daughter has jumped on the craze by drawing patterns on beautiful eterårsblade with Posca pens.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Starry, starry night

Star Flowers? Shooting stars? And ... um ... abenosser? Read more about what else we have handpicked the curiosities of this week's bouquet ...

This week's bouquet is a cornucopia of astral delights, primarily Asters "Monte Cassino". Asters, of course, Latin for "star". Long ago was the flower symbol of patience and elegance; it was also used as a love-charm. Asters is also known as Michaelmas' daisies as the language of flowers symbolize a goodbye or departure. This particular species is known also as Heath Asters and takes its name from a rock just outside of Rome, famous for its historic monastery.


Ornithogalum arabic is also a little heavenly with its wide range of Star of Bethehem called such due to its star-shaped petals. More common names for the same flower is Arabian Eye, Bethlehem and Arabic Star Flower. It is an absolutely wonderful plant!

Anastasia "Star Pink" is an award-winning chrysanthemum, developed in the Netherlands. It won the prestigious Glass Tulip 2012 - the same year it was created. It has pink flowers with bright green tips and a cool vintage look.

We continue with the theme Crocosmias, also known as "star" in the United States. This particular variant is a Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie' and we love its bright orange colored funnel-shaped flowers. (Bloomon comes from the Netherlands, where they love orange). Although their flag is red, white and blue, you've probably noticed that all Dutch sports teams are dressed in orange. It is also the color that permeates everything and everyone at the annual "King's Day", which celebrates King's birthday. It is also a national holiday. We, in turn, do not know who Emily McKenzie is, but we guess that she might not be Dutchman. http://stuffdutchpeoplelike.com/2010/11/30/no-7-orange/

And then the week's twist one Asclepias "Moby Dick," which also goes by the name ... hm ... "abekugler". We freely admit that it is one of the strangest flowers that we have ever seen; but we love everything that is brittle and beautiful.

You need something during the week that works takes balls? So we hope that the flower here reminds you to be brave.

We'd love to see your Bloomon flowers and hear what you think of them.