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Apr 2, 2016 12:22:43   #
Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
 
Here are a few more from my neigbours' garden. Very difficult to get focus, handheld and bending over the plant, while the wind is blowing up pretty well! The keeper rate wasn't very high. Still, I only had to walk about 10 feet from my door to shoot these, so it wasn't exactly a waste!

I need to set up the camranger and tripod, and get some steadier shots.

The sun was shining, but I needed to keep the aperture pretty wide to let me use a fast enough shutter to kill any wind-induced movement. This left me with a pretty shallow depth-of-field... Vicious circle!

I have about a dozen decent images, so I will post them over the next few days.

Medium close-up
Medium close-up...
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Close in - this is almost certain true macro...
Close in - this is almost certain true macro......
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Wider view...
Wider view......
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Apr 2, 2016 17:13:35   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
Phil, these are just beautiful!! I'm looking forward to seeing your other shots of this plant, and I'm also wondering what kind of ground cover this is. It's beautiful.

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Apr 2, 2016 17:32:47   #
DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia
 
Nice ones, Phil. :D :D

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Apr 2, 2016 17:34:55   #
Corolyn Loc: Live in TN
 
Phil these are Phlox subulata. They come in blue, white, rose, and any new color out there. Nice shots!

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Apr 2, 2016 17:35:11   #
Corolyn Loc: Live in TN
 
Dixiegirl wrote:
Phil, these are just beautiful!! I'm looking forward to seeing your other shots of this plant, and I'm also wondering what kind of ground cover this is. It's beautiful.


Phlox subulata.

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Apr 2, 2016 18:14:35   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
I knew you could ID them Corolyn. Thank you!!
Corolyn wrote:
Phlox subulata.

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Apr 2, 2016 18:19:57   #
Corolyn Loc: Live in TN
 
Dixiegirl wrote:
I knew you could ID them Corolyn. Thank you!!


:thumbup:

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Apr 2, 2016 22:32:59   #
Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
 
Corolyn wrote:
Phil these are Phlox subulata. They come in blue, white, rose, and any new color out there. Nice shots!


Thanks for the id... Is there a 'common name' for them?

I will be posting some others over the next few days, but I think it will look a lot better in a week or so, when all the buds open up... That's if there are any left - we have wind gusts of almost 50mph right now!

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Apr 3, 2016 06:44:25   #
waltchilds Loc: Central Florida
 
:thumbup: :thumbup:

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Apr 3, 2016 11:47:25   #
Corolyn Loc: Live in TN
 
Bloke wrote:
Thanks for the id... Is there a 'common name' for them?

I will be posting some others over the next few days, but I think it will look a lot better in a week or so, when all the buds open up... That's if there are any left - we have wind gusts of almost 50mph right now!


Some call them maiden pinks but that is the name of a type of dianthus. Phlox is ok for the common abbreviation but adding the subulata puts it in its height category. You see there is Phlox panniculata (tall) Phlox divercata (medium) and grows in shade and others with which I am unfamiliar. They are butterfly magnets and make a composition very beautiful.

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Apr 3, 2016 11:47:53   #
Corolyn Loc: Live in TN
 
waltchilds wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup:


Thanks Walt! :D :D

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