Late Spring in Western North Carolina
May 9, 2015 12:08:51 #
It has been a while since I posted some images so I thought I would do so today. This area has a lot of Catawba Rhododendron. Apparently the climate is right for them. This year they are exceptionally nice. The weather apparently has been good for them.
#1 is our neighbor's, other side of our driveway.
#2 is in front of our house.
#3 is a closeup of three blossoms on our plant.
#4 is a closeup of two blossom clusters.
Note that the individual blossoms look very much like Azaleas. They are a close relative. Though they are at peak here in Hendersonville NC at about 2000 feet elevation, they will not reach peak for five or six more weeks up along the Blue Ridge Parkway and Roan Mountain State Park on the NC/TN border. On the parkway East of Asheville is Craggy Gardens, an area with a lot of these blossoms and a picnic area. There is also a visitor's center there.
Canon T3i with 18-55 IS kit lens. Images reduced to 50%.
#1 is our neighbor's, other side of our driveway.
#2 is in front of our house.
#3 is a closeup of three blossoms on our plant.
#4 is a closeup of two blossom clusters.
Note that the individual blossoms look very much like Azaleas. They are a close relative. Though they are at peak here in Hendersonville NC at about 2000 feet elevation, they will not reach peak for five or six more weeks up along the Blue Ridge Parkway and Roan Mountain State Park on the NC/TN border. On the parkway East of Asheville is Craggy Gardens, an area with a lot of these blossoms and a picnic area. There is also a visitor's center there.
Canon T3i with 18-55 IS kit lens. Images reduced to 50%.
Neighbor's Rhododendron Bush
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Our Plant in front of house
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Closeup of Three Blossoms
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Closeup
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May 9, 2015 12:19:34 #
May 9, 2015 12:39:44 #
Andrea.Jarrell wrote:
Nice, ours have been blooming most of the week.
Well, Mayberry is not too far from Hendersonville. We need to get over that way for a visit this Summer.
May 10, 2015 07:27:59 #
May 10, 2015 10:14:44 #
May 10, 2015 17:32:13 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Beautiful blossoms!
Thanks. This seems to be an exceptional year for them.
May 10, 2015 17:33:08 #
Rathyatra wrote:
Nice set!!
Thanks for looking. I'm looking forward to some trips up to the Blue Ridge Parkway to get more of these.
May 10, 2015 19:02:07 #
Great Rhoddys. Mine are beautiful this year also in Brevard NC
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May 10, 2015 23:17:21 #
May 11, 2015 00:09:11 #
Chuckwal wrote:
Great Rhoddys. Mine are beautiful this year also in Brevard NC
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Yes, they surely are beautiful. Thanks for looking.
May 11, 2015 00:12:42 #
May 11, 2015 09:34:20 #
Herself64 wrote:
Nice series Number three is a killer!!
Annie
Annie
Thank you for looking and the nice comment.
May 30, 2015 12:02:11 #
Chuckwal wrote:
Great Rhoddys. Mine are beautiful this year also in Brevard NC
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First of all, read the rules. It is against them to post an image to someone else's gallery post without asking and receiving permission.
No big deal that you have done so, but some others might be less tolerant. Since you did post an image, I am posting my edit of it. You have nice depth of field and have caught a critter on the blossom, but to my taste you have way oversaturated the image. It no longer looks like the Rhododendron.
May 30, 2015 16:53:37 #
Ron
Thanks for the critique Did not know about the posting
Thanks
Chuck
Thanks for the critique Did not know about the posting
Thanks
Chuck
May 30, 2015 20:36:21 #
Chuck,
No big deal. Some people do get bent out of shape, I found out before I knew about the rule :-(
The image I uploaded looks considerably darker than it did on my monitor.
No big deal. Some people do get bent out of shape, I found out before I knew about the rule :-(
The image I uploaded looks considerably darker than it did on my monitor.
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