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A Garden to Dream Over


A Garden to Dream Over
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3196 W: 225 N: 6898] (27347)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-02
Categories: Daily Life, Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Tamron AF28-300 XR
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): New Zealand Scenes [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-11 1:33
Viewed: 411
Points: 32
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A Garden to Dream Over

This is Woodbridge, a country garden in Coatesville that is open to the public. It covers four hectares, with 10 acres of immaculate lawns and carefully planned gardens.

I have visited this place many times, and also with Dawn and Sweety, and I love to wander around the gardens as there are many interesting features including a formal vegetable garden, a croquet lawn, summerhouse and some stunning lavender and box hedges.

This is a view over pond and plants, and you can see some of the house reflecting in the water. It is a very attractive house and I like how it hides away among the trees and plants.

There are two streams that flow into the pond, which is overlooked by the house and a summerhouse that is surrounded by roses and perennials.

Don’t you just love it?
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Looks magical. just love the way you have used the reflection. Can see there is a beautiful kind of order here. Well thats one place I must visit when one day we go back to NZ for a holiday... :)

Great clarity of image. And so many shades of green. Did you know that it is a biological fact that our minds through our eyes can differentiate thousands of shades of green, about 10 times if not more the number of shades in other colours that we can know and identify. :)

Te Arohanui
Francis

I do just love it.
I turned my laptop upside down and it looks just as good, if not better. Cool pic.
TFS Pete.

hello!wonderful reflection on water!excellent colours!TFS
greetings Aga

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  • Dawn Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1224 W: 110 N: 3234] (16107)
  • [2007-05-11 4:32]

This is one of our favourite places isnt Janice.. its always a pleasure to go there.. we must do it again in the Spring.

A circular polarizer here would have made a lot of impact Janice.. you must get one for your new lens...

Thanks for sharing..
Cheers Dawn.

Hi Janice,
Ahhhhh... a lovely place to be, it is still no winter in NZ? I love the crispy greens in this picture, although it has a quite tight crop, particular the top side is a bit too much cut off in my opinion. Nevertheless a vivid sharp photo, with a stunning refelction. TFS!
Hans

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1689 W: 0 N: 1] (11037)
  • [2007-05-11 5:03]

Nice reflections Janice.
Indeed the garden of dream.
Gr Jos

Good afternoon Janice

what a beautiful spot you found here to photograph. Lovely image with so many different plants to see. Good clarity and excellent POV. Someone has thier work cut out to tend to this little lot I am sure.

TFS kind regards Helen

hallo J.
verry nice picture and POV
Regards,
Ella

Hi Janice,

You are absolutely right, this is an amazing garden, your photo gives us a very unique view, including the reflections of the sky. Very good POV, very good detail and sharpness. The colors are vivid and the lighting excellent.
TFS,
Vassilis

Fantastic crystal clear reflections of the house, great colors and POV. Thanks for sharing,
Fran


PS-that was the first time I saw the bench, sorry no stories from me! (^-^)!!!

Hello Janice

Wonderful time we are having here. Sorry to be short, very slow connection and tooe xpensive. Quick Hi

John T

Everytime you show us this I drool Janice. I was reading our real estate magazine on Thrusday and saw a couple of the old colonial mansions which had gardens very similar. LOvely colours and superb reflections. TFS,
David

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  • fff Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 618 W: 0 N: 40] (2608)
  • [2007-05-12 0:15]
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Hi Janice with good camera and lovely weather when the park empty i like to wander too it is a kind of observation to find what so interesting to be photographed in a cycling day i calculate the shots per day there are plenty to be photographed when you far from home sometimes i think i wont be here any more tfs this beautiful pond bye Shimon

Hi Janice,
Beautiful reflections in this very nice picture. Excellent contrast between the green and colours of the reflections.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

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  • fap77 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 51 W: 28 N: 16] (2877)
  • [2007-05-12 14:26]
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"Looks magical", "I just love it", "wonderful reflection", "amazing garden", "fantastic cristal clear", "lovely colors and superb reflection"...
Janice, they might only want to be nice to you. My eyes are not seeing that fantastic photograph. Only a blured and very weak composition. I might be wrong, though...

Hi Janice, Fantastic title :)
Very nice picture. Excellent composition, great reflexion, Beautiful presentation. TFS. regards, Josée

Hello Janice,
Yes I do! I can see it all in the reflection of the pond...:o) Beautiful color! TFs
Donna:o)





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