Archive for November, 2007

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Our holiday in Canberra

September 2007

When we had a short holiday in Canberra earlier this year, a highlight for me was a visit to Floriade. This is a month long annual festival held in Canberra, our national capital. Hundreds of thousands of flowering plants, mainly bulbs like tulips and daffodils create an sensory overload for the visitor.

It was a great opportunity to really give my camera a great workout.

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Our holiday in Canberra

September 2007

While moving around the various displays of flowers at Floriade I experimented a little with my camera. I tried various techniques, angles and aspects to avoid the usual shots one takes of flowers. I was very pleased with the results.

Click on the image to enlarge the photo.

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

When we visited Floriade in Canberra earlier this year I arrived with a sense of anticipation. I had heard from my son that the displays were fabulous. He and his wife had visited several years before us. I anticipated a visual feast and eagerly looked forward to testing out my camera and photographic skills. I came away very pleased on all counts.

The display of hundreds of thousands of flowers, mostly bulbs, was truly amazing.

To enlarge each image click on the photo.

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Our holiday in Canberra

September 2007

I was amazed at the extent of the flowers on display when we went to visit Floriade in Canberra earlier this year. The flower beds seemed to stretch on and on, and just when you think you’d come to the end of the displays, you turn a corner and there before you were another fifty or hundred thousand flowers all in full bloom.

Incredible.

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Our holiday in Canberra

September 2007

One of our main objectives during our extended holiday earlier this year was to visit Floriade in Canberra. This is an annual festival of flowers held in the spring every year in our nation’s capital city Canberra. I had planned to visit this special festival for some years, and this year everything worked out enabling us to experience this amazing display of flowers. Over coming days I am going to share some of the amazing photos I took of this display.

Floriade 2007, Canberra

Floriade 2007, Canberra