Flowers in the centre of the Gentleman's Cottage Garden

Flowers in the centre of the Gentleman's Cottage Garden

Description

Title:
Flowers in the centre of the Gentleman's Cottage Garden
Caption / Description:

The Gentleman's Cottage Garden in Barnsdale Gardens, Rutland, UK. The garden was built for the BBC TV series "Geoff Hamilton's Cottage Gardens", and was created as an example of how to deal with a garden that is wider than it is long. In 1995 the Gentleman's Cottage Garden was recreated as the main feature garden at the Gardeners' World Live Exhibition.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnsdale_Gardens):
Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, England were made famous by Geoff Hamilton through the BBC television series Gardeners' World which he presented from 1979 until his death in 1996. They are situated on The Avenue in the parish of Exton, a short distance north of Rutland Water.

Geoff Hamilton began developing the garden in 1983 from what was then a ploughed field. It now covers 8 acres (3.2 ha), comprising 37 individual gardens and features.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Europe
  • UK
  • Britain
  • England
  • East Midlands
  • Clouds
  • Green
  • Flowers
  • Trees
  • Plants
  • Garden
  • Rutland
  • Cloudy
  • Gentleman's Cottage Garden
  • Barnsdale Gardens
  • Exton
  • Geoff Hamilton
  • Gardeners' World
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  • Cottage Gardens

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Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
02 Gentleman's Cottage Garden.psb
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Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
3878px x 2595px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
Barnsdale Gardens
City:
Exton
Province/State:
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Location Created:
Sublocation:
Barnsdale Gardens
City:
Exton
Province/State:
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:
52.687851967108, -0.65104684536278 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2010 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1125 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
10mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
15mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
No Flash
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Cloudy
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Tokina ATX107 DX FishEye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Benro C-428 Tripod
Nodal Ninja 3 II Rotator and lower rail
Nodal Ninja 3 vertical arm and upper rail
Arca Swiss Compatible Quick Release Clamp
Remote shutter release
6 shots round, 1 up, 1 down, 1 down handheld, all bracketed ±1EV

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • PTGUI 8 Pro
  • Nikon Capture NX 2
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5
Post Processing:

NEFs converted with -0.3 exposure compensation in CNX2
EV-1 images additionally converted with -1.3 exposure compensation in CNX2
Images (except handheld nadir) stitched, blended, and exposure fused in PTGUI 8 Pro
Handheld nadir image remapped to equirectangular projection in PTGUI 8 Pro
EV0, EV+1, and exposure fused images blended for exposure in PS CS5
LCE selectively applied in PS CS5
Curves adjustment to increase contrast in PS CS5
Cropped and remapped to fisheye projection in PTGUI 8 Pro