Snowdrops

[Palustris]

Just a few of ours today

[NightHawk]

A lovely display there Eric.  Looks so 'spring-like'.

Having said that, the forecast for Sunday here is snow. YIKES!

There's a bit of greenery showing on ours at the moment but no flowers yet.

Is that photo with your new camera, and if so, how are you getting along with it?

Laurie.

[Tom]

A fine display Eric, they are just beginning to appear here in Inverness.

[Palustris]

Yes, new camera, still finidng my way round it. I am struggling to get pictures in focus for some reason.

There are a lot more snowdrops around the place. These are a sterile form of G. nivalis which no-one can id. But we do have drifts of straight G. nivlais elsewhere too.

[Lyn and Malcolm]

Eric

I am struggling to get pictures in focus for some reason.

This may help.

The details from your camera show that the picture was taken at 3.02pm today, so not a great deal of light available.

The aperture was f3.6 so you won't get a lot of depth of focus.

The shutter speed was 1/40th second, so fairly slow and you would have to hold the camera very steady, if you have vibration reduction available on your camera then this would help at that sort of speed.

Lastly, the Iso speed setting was 125, increasing that to say 500 or higher would give you the possibility of a faster shutter speed and a higher aperture.

I wish we had as much room for a drift of snowdrops, like you have there Eric. 

Best wishes

Malcolm

[Palustris]

This any better?

[Lyn and Malcolm]

Yes Eric, you didn't zoom in so much on this one, so you have more depth of focus.
The other settings remain much as listed in the previous picture.

How many snowdrops did you start off with in that clump, and how long ago?

Malcolm

[Palustris]

Odd, cos I set the camera to ISO 800 and increased speed of the shutter, so the settings should have been different. Shall try again.
It probably started off with one bulb something like 80 to 100 years ago. They are not straight G. nivalis, but a sterile hybrid accordsing to John Grimshaw, but he would not give a name to them. We have spread them out a little but essentially they have self spread, via splitting and mole action!

[Lyn and Malcolm]

80 to 100 years...thats a long time.

Here is a copy of some of the settings from that last picture Eric

Make = Panasonic
Model = DMC-FZ28
Orientation = top/left
Software = FinePixViewer Ver.5.1
Date Time = 2009-02-01 13:02:44

[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/50"
F Number = F3.4
Exposure Program = Normal program
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2009-02-01 12:35:15
Date Time Digitized = 2009-02-01 12:35:15
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F2.83
Metering Mode = Pattern
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 13.3mm

[Palustris]

I did look at the Exif data myself and am very puzzled about it ignoring the settings I programmed into it. Ah well back to the manual. The Flash setting is really puzzling as I have turned that offf completely to save battery use.