Evening falls over the garden, and the shadows begin to take over.....Bl...

Evening falls over the garden, and the shadows begin to take over.....Blog 21.October 21st 2008.

Posted on 21 Oct, 2008 17 comments

In Blog 20 we mentioned that the Stumpery is lit at night, so here are several photographs that were taken this evening as night -time began to fall over the garden…......the garden becomes a magical kingdom at night…

This is a timed exposure showing part of the stumpery at night time.

The dramatic shadows cast wonderful shapes over the area surrounding the pond.
The lighting is a mixture of outdoor low voltage Halogen spotlights, and powerful Halogen floodlights.

The colours and shapes of the ferns and other shade – loving plants are accentuated by the lighting.

Below is a photograph of the front area of the new stumpery showing the two planted hollow tree stumps and the large twisted root system to the right.

Grenville & Alan.
Bristol.U.K
October 21st 2008.

Comments

Terratoonie

21 Oct, 2008

That's funny.
I nearly commented on your previous blog that I would like to see more evening photos, but thought you might be tired after yesterday's hard work !
Very atmospheric and attractive. :o)

Grenville

21 Oct, 2008

Thanks again T.T.

Jacque

21 Oct, 2008

Looks Very Enchanting Grenville/Alan i love it :) X

Grenville

21 Oct, 2008

Thanks Jacque- we were frozen to bits when we were working to set it all up yesterday as it was raining and so cold! Hope all is well with you. Love from us both xx

Ajay

21 Oct, 2008

Could these be the first night garden photos here on Grows on You? Nice blog post again Grenville!

Grenville

21 Oct, 2008

Thanks Ajay- Glad you liked the photos. We will try some evening timed exposures of the garden,and if they are successful we will post them up.

Spritzhenry

21 Oct, 2008

Thanks for these added photos - lovely! I suppose it's a bit too chilly to sit outside at the moment, though!

Dottydaisy2

21 Oct, 2008

Lovely, what lights are you using, and what camera, sorry dont mean to be rude, you take such beautiful pictures.

Grenville

21 Oct, 2008

Hi Dotty daisy -The photos were taken on a Panasonic 10 million pixel camera and a Sony 5 million pixel Cybershot camera. We use low voltage Halogen spotlights and floodlights.

Hi Spritz.We have been braving the cold this evening taking all these special photos. They have taken longer than normal hence the timed exposures, and you have to keep very still.
Normally we would use a tripod to keep the camera steady to prevent the photos becoming blurred.

Bonkersbon

21 Oct, 2008

Wonderful - reminds me of your trip to Bavaria and those glorious grottos.Not the first night pictures Ajay - just the first good ones!

Dotty - Grenville uses the national grid to light his garden and trapped camera crews from all the publicity take the pictures.He and Alan wont let them out till totally satisfied with the results !

Ps thank you for the detailed photos Grenville - very useful he he .

Grenville

21 Oct, 2008

Bonkers -Have you heard the pitiful pleas from the trapped camera persons crying 'Let us out!'
Secret night surveillance cameras have also been installed to detect any of Bonkers spying squirrels or other intrusion attemps.
'M' is on red alert!

Bonkersbon

21 Oct, 2008

Aye but not sympathy for them .Probably enjoyed your hospitality so much that could do with losing a few pounds before release.

Marguerite

22 Oct, 2008

Great photos! What a good idea taking pics at night, but the stumps really look fairytale like. Well done!

Clarice

22 Oct, 2008

I thought that, the do look like a fairytale, but WOW it looks absolutely great, well done to both of you.

Telme8

22 Oct, 2008

Grenville, I must give you full praise for your artistic flair, just shows what one can do with a very little difficult space, Amazing.

Xela

25 Oct, 2008

Beautiful, Grenville.
Yours must be among the last curtains to be pulled each evening, it must be wonderful to sit indoors in the warm and look out of the window onto your magical garden. I love to do the same although my garden lights are the lowly solar-powered ones. My youngsters think I am mad but I find it a very therapeutic way to end the day.

David

28 Oct, 2008

Lovely blog, Grenville, showing how to add yet another dimension to the garden. Many thanks for putting this in the "spotlight", so to speak. Best Wishes!