Author Topic: King George (Read 8974 times)

Lyn and Malcolm · « **on:** September 17, 2009, 07:26:39 PM »

Aster amellus King George

Malcolm

ideasguy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 17, 2009, 08:45:22 PM »

Nice one! I must add that one to my collection

Is that a photo taken recently? My Asters aren't flowering yet, Malcolm.
They are a very reliable plant and do well in my garden.

Lyn and Malcolm · « **Reply #2 on:** September 17, 2009, 09:23:26 PM »

Thought you would like that George

The close up was first flower open taken on 6th Sept, and the plant in full bloom on 13th Sept

Lots of other Asters in flower here also.

Malcolm

ideasguy · « **Reply #3 on:** September 17, 2009, 09:54:12 PM »

Do a wee test for me Malcolm.
Cut a flower tomorrow, and bring it into the computer and compare the colours.
Are they exactly the same? If yes, please tell me your secrets. I find that colour very difficult to capture.

Lyn and Malcolm · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2009, 09:58:55 PM »

Will do George.

Malcolm

ideasguy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2009, 10:33:30 PM »

Thanks Malcolm. I'm curious to know.

Lyn and Malcolm · « **Reply #6 on:** September 18, 2009, 01:00:34 PM »

I would say that in daylight the colour of the flower is slightly more mauve than on my main Sony monitor.
The picture of the single bloom is slightly overexposed.

I have gone into the monitor menu and slightly increased the red in the display, which is giving a more accurate colour.
Have checked it with some other colour flowers and pictures as well.

Aster amellus King George seems to be a much stronger plant than any Aster fricartii Monch we have ever had, and a similar colour but less petals.

Malcolm

ideasguy · « **Reply #7 on:** September 18, 2009, 01:26:40 PM »

If its only slightly off colour then you are doing a great job with that camera, Malcolm.

Just checked,and find that one single bloom has appeared on one of my clumps of Asters.
They look promising and should give a really good display in a week or so.

Lyn and Malcolm · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2009, 07:08:08 PM »

A visitor to the garden today, liked King George as well, stayed for most of the afternoon.

Malcolm

ideasguy · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2009, 08:15:37 PM »

Excellent photo, Malcolm. What did you use for that one?

A very nice colour combination, I have to say.
Ive tried for those colours in one spot of my garden. I have orange Day Lillies planted beside a blue Agapanthus.
However,the Day Lillies are just about over when the Agapanthus starts to flower

Still, they are both reliable plants and come back each year

Lyn and Malcolm · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2009, 09:11:57 PM »

Thanks George
I also took photos of the same red admiral on the plant next door to King George which is a yellow rudbeckia, the colour combination didnt look as good.
Photo taken with the Nikon D90 and Tamron 90mm macro lens at 1/200sec f20 and an iso of 2500 no manipulation in photo software apart from cropping slightly.

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Day Lillies are just about over when the Agapanthus starts to flower

Yes they would be here too.

Malcolm

ideasguy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2009, 09:52:32 PM »

Thanks for the info Malcolm.
I have been doing it the easy way lately - on Auto, and need to do some experimentation with the Tamron.
Did you use a tripod?

Lyn and Malcolm · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2009, 10:27:11 PM »

No tripod used George. As mentioned in another post, I usually use aperture priority. But there is a setting in the camera where you can tell it to not go below a certain shutter speed, in this instance 1/200sec, which is a reasonable hand held speed for me. The camera will then alter iso to suit.
The D90 is fairly low noise (in the pictures) even at the iso2500 which was used for the butterfly picture, so no need to manipulate the picture further in software.
All the pictures I take with this camera I save as .jpg and Raw. Just in case I am approached for any picture purchase, none for the last couple of years, when I got a couple on a calender for £30 each, which I wouldn't mind a few more of.

Malcolm

ideasguy · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2009, 11:58:06 PM »

Thanks for that additional info. I will give that a try.

I think £30 for ypur photos is a bargain, Malcolm. They are exceptionally good quality.
Heres hoping you get a few more like that!

Eric Hardy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:24:36 PM »

Some lovely shots Malcolm, especially the one with the butterfly. Here is one of our asters taken today, unfortunately I don't know it's name. Each flower is about 1 inch across. I have done the "George test" and brought a bloom in to compare the colour on our monitor (also a Sony, please note

) The first shot looks very true. The close up seems to have changed the colour slightly. As George has the same camera as me he might be interested to know that the setting was aperture priority with the picture style "faithfull". It has been flowering for some time now and you can see one or two of the flowerlets are going over.

Eric H

Lyn and Malcolm · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2009, 07:09:06 PM »

Quite a difference in colour on those two shote Eric, was it with the same lens for both shots?

There is a big difference in picture quality between my Sony monitor and a Philips I also have, much sharper and clearer on the Sony.
If I look on Display properties the monitor comes up as Sony SDM-S76D, I bought it 2 or 3 years ago.

Malcolm

ideasguy · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2009, 08:12:42 PM »

Thanks for the tips Eric.
I still have only one solitary flower on one clump of my Asters

Lots of buds so, when they decide to flower

, I'll try the settings you and Malcolm have given.

They are fantastic plants, aren't they!
I particularly like them for a number of reasons - they hold their own against weeds, they don't need staked (being woody), they have a very neat form even when not in bloom and they give spectacular display.

Eric Hardy · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2009, 09:00:21 PM »

Quote from: Lyn and Malcolm on September 20, 2009, 07:09:06 PM

Quite a difference in colour on those two shote Eric, was it with the same lens for both shots?

Yes, the same lens, Malcolm, almost the same focal length (one 48mm and the close up 51mm) almost the same speed (1/60th and 1/50th sec respectively ) and the same aperture in each case (f13). The more distant shot is practically colour perfect. Getting close in seems to have had some effect on the colour rendering and is not so accurate. I can't explain it.

Quote from: ideasguy on September 20, 2009, 08:12:42 PM

Thanks for the tips Eric.

I will be interested to see how you get on, George

ideasguy · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2009, 09:34:59 PM »

Ive good instructions to follow, thanks to your latest posting.
I'll post here when Ive had a go.

Palustris · « **Reply #19 on:** September 22, 2009, 12:12:20 PM »

Taken at the National Collection of aster amellus and ericoides at Upton House in dull conditions.

ideasguy · « **Reply #20 on:** September 22, 2009, 12:26:15 PM »

Nice photo Eric.
Hope you dont mind - Ive editied your posting to make the picture show.

Palustris · « **Reply #21 on:** September 22, 2009, 04:06:01 PM »

Ta. It is because I cannot get to PB and have to send pictures by Email to get them on there.

ideasguy · « **Reply #22 on:** September 22, 2009, 04:39:09 PM »

I hope one day you get a good connection Eric. It must be so frustrating for you.
Thanks for making the effort, and I know it is a big effort for you to post photos with your connection limitations- its very much appreciated.

NightHawk · « **Reply #23 on:** September 22, 2009, 04:56:31 PM »

I have been following this thread (along with all the others), but not got round to posting to it until now.

Great photos from Malcolm, Eric H and other Eric

I haven't even had time to go through our gardens for photo opportunities, so I'll just admire all yours.

I also sympathise Eric about your connection problems, and appreciate your determination to not let it beat you.

Keep up the good work everyone.

Laurie.

Author Topic: King George (Read 8974 times)

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