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Photo of the Day: March 2019
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Oh were you the one who landed the helicopter there??!?
lol, I saw that. That happened north of Los Angeles, I might go thereon Monday. I also went to Lake Elsinore right before they starting closing it because of all the traffic it generated.
There's a little cathedral club going on today isn't there?
I snuck in a mini tripod and ND filter. Couldn't use my Lee Big stopper, so not quite enough shutter speed to make everyone disappear, but I like the ghosting effect.
I was half expecting to be told I couldn't use it, so I was glad to have got a few shots that the iPhone crowd wouldn't have got.
Not just any cathedral, but your Sagrada Familia
Been awhile since I’ve gone out to take pictures with my iPhone. This was taken on a partially cloudy day with an iPhone XS MAX.
here, iPhone crowd.
Exactly the people I was trying to lose! Wish I could have some time in there when its closed!Yephere, iPhone crowd.
Been working on a couple of sunrise shots from outside, but they require a few more edits before I'm happy with them.
If anyone is getting tired of seeing Tulip Magnolias, sorry, but for this brief time period that they are around I'm obsessed by them.....LOL! Location matters, and some on a tree in the neighborhood (a neighbor's property onto which I cannot just go tromping without their permission in order to get the "perfect" image) are a little further along than the ones to which I have easier and closer access. From a distance, looking up into the tree, capturing what I could and liking the contrast with the blue sky. Unfortunately it was windy today and so capturing my subjects at a time when they weren't rustling and moving with the wind was also challenging. Anyway, I just love these Tulip Magnolias......
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I had a big one in my yard at a previous house. They are great this time of year, but they can be finicky with cold snaps due to their early flowering. My complaint is they are quite messy and if you don’t clean up under them, they clog the gutters and kill the grass. First those furry buds make a mess, then the dead flowers, then the big leaves. I almost cut ours down, but every spring it redeemed itself.
I should also add that I’ve never heard it called “tulip magnolia.” I learned it as a Saucer magnolia, or Magnolia x soulangeana, taxonomically speaking. That’s why college made me learn the scientific names, as many trees have different names in different regions. There’s a cousin to this magnolia, the “tulip tree” or “tulip poplar,” but it’s a much taller tree and the flowers are yellowish.
Until I moved to this neighborhood back in 1994, I had never seen or heard of these trees and their blossoms. Someone told me that they were called "Tulip Magnolias" and that is how I've thought of them ever since. Only recently have I heard this being called a "Saucer Magnolia;" that makes sense, too as a name. However, to me, the term "Tulip Magnolia" is rather more descriptive because of the shape each blossom takes throughout the budding process until it finally burst into full bloom. Actually, I rather like the term "soulangeana," which is new to me, as these beautiful, delicate and wonderfully scented flowers really resonate in my "soul," so to speak..... Ah, but they are here for such a short time!
Aside from all that, I can relate to your earlier post, Darmok, as these things are indeed finicky and weather-sensitive and definitely can be messy! I am in a condo development and there are three trees at the head of our lake, plus a neighbor in the townhouse development across the lake has one in their yard. When the trees at the head of the lake start tossing buds, blossoms and parts of blossoms around, no big deal, they just litter the public walkway, no one has to worry about cleaning that up. I can see how that would be a nuisance to a homeowner who has one or more of these trees on his or her property! Today when I was near the neighbors' house, I indeed saw a few partial blossoms that had probably been blown by the wind and which had splat-landed on the walkway outside their fenced area. I would be willing to bet that each year, though, their deck gets a fair amount of detritus from that tree, though, both the blossoms and the leaves. Much depends upon weather conditions each year, too, of course.
Well, I'm going to enjoy these while I can, probably just about another week or two at the most, weather permitting, plus the cherry blossoms and then it'll be just about time for real tulips to start appearing.....
Aside from all that, I can relate to your earlier post, Darmok, as these things are indeed finicky and weather-sensitive and definitely can be messy! I am in a condo development and there are three trees at the head of our lake, plus a neighbor in the townhouse development across the lake has one in their yard. When the trees at the head of the lake start tossing buds, blossoms and parts of blossoms around, no big deal, they just litter the public walkway, no one has to worry about cleaning that up. I can see how that would be a nuisance to a homeowner who has one or more of these trees on his or her property! Today when I was near the neighbors' house, I indeed saw a few partial blossoms that had probably been blown by the wind and which had splat-landed on the walkway outside their fenced area. I would be willing to bet that each year, though, their deck gets a fair amount of detritus from that tree, though, both the blossoms and the leaves. Much depends upon weather conditions each year, too, of course.
Well, I'm going to enjoy these while I can, probably just about another week or two at the most, weather permitting, plus the cherry blossoms and then it'll be just about time for real tulips to start appearing.....