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David Nicholson

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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #75 on: September 10, 2009, 08:01:38 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on September 10, 2009, 11:26:36 AM
Quote from: David Nicholson on September 09, 2009, 07:35:30 PM
I'm getting very envious, still no Crocuses showing for me yet.
You need to water them David. ::)

I keep most of my Autumn flowering Crocus outside and open to the weather and boy, have they been watered ;D
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #76 on: September 10, 2009, 08:42:43 PM »
Nothing realy spectacular to report.

My 1st autuum crocus this season is a tiny C. cancellatus ssp. cancellatus.
Unfortunately someone slimy chewed already on the tips >:(
Fortunately, more noses are already visible which gives me hope for a better flowers ;)
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #77 on: September 10, 2009, 09:02:53 PM »
I hope you have put out alternative food for the slugs?
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #78 on: September 10, 2009, 09:17:39 PM »
Mark,
no - I've surprised the beast and caught in the act. :o
It's now in pets heaven. :-X
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #79 on: September 10, 2009, 10:03:58 PM »
Look how variable in height and size these Crocus kotschyanus x ochroleucus are

I'm looking forward to nudiflorus 'Orla' increasing
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #80 on: September 10, 2009, 10:06:48 PM »
Today my greenhouse had many hoverflies, honey bees and bumble bees working the Crocus and Colchicums
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #81 on: September 10, 2009, 10:08:25 PM »
Fantastic shot Mark - larger than life and so 3D  8)
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #82 on: September 10, 2009, 10:14:19 PM »
Thanks.
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #83 on: September 10, 2009, 10:34:03 PM »
The quality of photography from Members of this Forum never ceases to delight me.... and many more like me, I'm sure!

Superb shot, Mark  8)
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #84 on: September 10, 2009, 10:45:30 PM »
well, I cant say every shot was perfect. What really helps is taking a photo that is huge and editing it down. The hoverfly started out as an image 3648 pixels wide = 128.69cm wide = 50.66 inches wide.
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #85 on: September 10, 2009, 10:54:55 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on September 10, 2009, 10:45:30 PM
well, I cant say every shot was perfect. What really helps is taking a photo that is huge and editing it down. The hoverfly started out as an image 3648 pixels wide = 128.69cm wide = 50.66 inches wide.

 Yes, that has really concentrated the image and though the picture is modestly sized, we can clearly see minute details... terrific, isn't it, to be able to produce such images(relatively ! ;) easily oneself, and without masses of equipment , chemicals and a darkroom!)
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #86 on: September 10, 2009, 11:08:21 PM »
This is the original reduced to 700 pixels wide
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #87 on: September 10, 2009, 11:11:54 PM »
Yup, perfectly nice photo.. but none of the ZING!! POW! of the close-up!
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #88 on: September 11, 2009, 02:17:20 PM »
24 hours on and here is nudiflorus and a comparison of it and Orla side by side
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Re: Crocus September 2009
« Reply #89 on: September 11, 2009, 02:40:04 PM »
Looking good - keep'em coming please !!  ;)
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