Lost Gardens Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Lost Gardens of Heligan are difficult to describe and unlike any gardens I have ever visited. It is possible to sense a kind of tamed wildness. There are walkways in all directions and most of the time you are surrounded by plants and trees well above head height.

Heligan House was built in 1603 as part of a large estate. During the age of discovery when British ships travelled the world, many exotic plants were brought to Heligan. However during both world wars the gardens became neglected, forgotten and overgrown. In 1990 they were re-discovered by Tim Smit, who began a campaign to restore the gardens. The gardens were opened to the public in 1992, but the work is on-going.

We were there while the rhododendrons were flowering and there were huge bushes of them. Here there is a gap in the foliage and flowers.

The map (link right) is just an indication of the whole gardens. It’s impossible to pinpoint where this particular photo was taken.

In the WS is another area of the gardens they call ‘The Jungle’

Here's a link to The Lost Gardens of Heligan website

ISO200 FL18mm

PixelTerror, Philippe, antua, snunney, subhendu_bagchi, s_lush, shevchenko, ktanska, coco, paura, xuaxo, JCG, ruisc_pt, bakes888, ChrisJ, bona, Bluejeans has marked this note useful

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pajaran (3240) 2009-09-22 10:11

Pozdrav iz Cuprije.
Odlican vrt.
Dobra fotografija, odlicne boje i ostrina snimka.
Uzivanje je gledati.
Puno pozdrava, Paja.

plimrn (19682) 2009-09-22 10:15

Hi Kath,
I love rhoadies and you managed the light perfectly to capture wonderful detail. Your framing also gives the sense of being in a jungle, as I'm sure you intended. Finally it is surprising to see the rhododendrons together with a palm, rather than an evergreen.
HLJ, Pat

PixelTerror (86192) 2009-09-22 11:36

Hi Kath
Seems with that one you are walking on the sharp edge of ToS... but it does carry a certain form of exotism I'd not expect from England, OK Cornwall mut be as special for England as is the Bodensee area for Germany, the riviera !
Have a nice day JY

Bartleby (4922) 2009-09-22 12:03

Hi Kath,
beautiful bright colors and a composition that fills tha frame adequately. Works for me.

Philippe

john1 (2126) 2009-09-22 12:04

Hi Kath,

Excellent vertical composition, the details of this palm tree with its flowers are really wonderful.

Very beautiful colors and lights, oh so English gardens might have copied.
Have a good day.
John

Philippe (11775) 2009-09-22 12:46

Hi, Kath. There is a very good DOF in the picture with excellent sharpness on the rhododendrons in the foreground. The palm tree rises just in the space left between the the shrubs. The image also shows that the Cornish climate is a very special one.
Have a nice evening,
Philippe

emka (21578) 2009-09-22 13:24

Hi Kath, I like all gardens. This one looks splendid. beautiful rododendron and palm. But i prefer the one in WS. This jungle is fantastic! I like specially this big fern-like tree. It looks like in the exotic forest.

regards

Malgorzata

antua (470) 2009-09-22 14:48

Hello Kath,

excellent composition with great light management, lovely colours and really nice details. Excellent workshop too. Congratulations!

Regards,
Antonis

danyy (68887) 2009-09-22 23:11

Bonjour Kath,
un vol de fraicheur dans cette photo toute simple mais extrêmement soignée. Un trio de teintes séduisantes, rose, bleu et vert, toutes trois intenses.
Je suis aussi séduit pas la netteté de la prise de vue et son cadrage parfait.
Très amicalement.
Daniel.

Graal (58065) 2009-09-22 23:50

Hi Kath,
beautiful nature, good composition and presentation of flora. Amazing red rhododendrons flowers on FG. I have in my garden but are a small. Good photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

snunney (34974) 2009-09-23 1:19

Hello Kath,
A lovely capture of these beautiful Rhododendron blooms overlooked by the massive palm tree. Light and colours are superb as is the clarity.

John_F_Kennedy (31473) 2009-09-23 1:23

Hello Kath,
Beautiful vivid colours and what an interesting flower, perfectly placed with this low view. A wonderful composition,
Best wishes,
Achim

subhendu_bagchi (3167) 2009-09-23 3:46

Namaste Kath,
a simple but tight composition where the flowers take a lead role with those greeneries surrounded. Nice contrast. The pinks are nice to see. Your lower point of vision made it very good.
Have a nice day.
Subhendu

s_lush (2244) 2009-09-23 4:01

Hello Kath,
You have shot a very colorful photo of these beautiful exotic plants. The light, colors and general photographic quality are perfectly good. Excellent job! Thanks for the interesting commentaries!
Best regards,
Sergiy

gilou530 (35270) 2009-09-23 13:34

salut kath
une image trés colorée ou ce palmier trone majestueusement au pied de toutes ces fleurs un POV qui donne toute la beauté des lieux
amitiés
gilbert

gunbud (27933) 2009-09-23 17:34

Hi Kath,
These stunning pink flowers contrast brilliantly along with the green trees with the cloudsless blue sk.
Excellent sharp details and clear crisp colors.
Cornwall must get a bit of the Gulf Stream to grow those tall palm trees.

shevchenko (9952) 2009-09-23 20:25

Hello Kath,
What a corner with variety type of plants, I can imagine how beautiful the garden and how enjoy to walk around there, good low angle shoot and good frame to the flower, palm tree and blue sky as background, distinct photo shoot under bright sunlight, well done.
Ally

ktanska (16585) 2009-09-24 1:18

Hi Kath,
Excellent perspective, giving closeup view to the flower on the right, blue sky on the background, and less common Englisg feature, a palmtree. Small aperture was an obvious choice on this one.
Kari

syrus_persia (2170) 2009-09-24 8:16

Kath, Salam
Excellent shot with very good ligh and colours. The POV is fantastic !
Well done.
Cyrus

coco (27866) 2009-09-24 8:54

Hi Kath.

Excellent work with the light and exposure and also with the composition. The low POV is very good and also the note.

Well done.

Waylim (10843) 2009-09-24 9:27

Hi Kath,
It seem like a tropical junkle here, it is nice to see that you have such green and lush nature in the UK as well. I always assume it's aways grey and rainy :) there. AT least the two times that I was there. I have not seen a tiny bit of sunshine. Love you POV looking through the bush of azaleas in bloom, and the palm tree make me think of Southern California. Beautiful nature shot.
Way

paura (38484) 2009-09-24 17:08

Kath,
The f/16 results great in order to allow this excellent DEP. Very captivating colours in this well framing photograph. Well done.

Regards

Paulo

xuaxo (5743) 2009-09-25 10:25

Very nice photos of tropical Britain, I mean Cornwall.
Greetings,
F.

JCG (25405) 2009-09-26 5:26

Hello Kath,

I was interested in the Internet site (that I put in my favourits) which you put in your note, this place seems superb, a true digest of ecology !!! A very beautiful bouquet that you us offers on this photograph, I like your choice of visual angle which gives depth to the image. I appreciate also your photograph in WS and his exotic charm. Place to discover for in love one with nature, like me… Thank you Kath.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

ruisc_pt (6206) 2009-09-26 6:34

Hi Kath
These lost gardens aren't lost at all now that you put them in the net superbly for our delight.
Awesome almost 3d effect in the foreground
love it.
TFS
Rui

bakes888 (18245) 2009-09-27 0:54

Hi Kath. You certainly have captured an exotic flavour in these two photos. Wonderful colours and excellent composition in the main post. Very wild and lush in the jungle shot. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good Sunday, Paul.

ChrisJ (70293) 2009-09-27 0:59

Hi Kath

Missed this one. Striking warm cold colour contrasts, between the reddish pink flowers, & blue sky. Good sharpness & smart choice of a vertical frame. It looks almost tropical! Tfs!

bona (2347) 2009-09-27 14:21

Beautiful pink florwes. It looks really preaty this garden. The tree on the background is pretty too, looks a kind of palm.
thanks for share this wondeful place.
Andre

baba_flies (8013) 2009-10-01 7:11

Hello Kath! I am "behind", running after all your wonderful photos that have come up in the meantime. BUT: I was enjoying some sunshine in Merano which was nice too. The climate in Cornwall seems so mild when I see the palm tree in the back, it has certainly a Southern flair. Sounds like a wonderful garden to visit. I was just in one in Merano and for my taste they have overdone it and it is more like a "city garden", ways too tamed for my taste so I guess this one would be the perfect choice for me. Very beautiful the flowers in your foreground leading us up to the sky with the palm tree in the back. What a lovely jungle ... neverthelss, there is probably even more work involved to have a wild garden and too keep it in shape but not too much. Beautiful picture!!! Have a great evening, Barbara.

Bluejeans (32439) 2009-10-25 15:51

Ola Kath ,
Uma bela foto bem cheirosa , com estas bonitas flores vermelhas no primeiro plano , bom contraste entre o verde e o azul , boa luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo