Japanese CamelliaCamellia japonica 'Alice Stakes'
(kuh-MEE-lee-a) (juh-PON-ih-kuh)
Synonym: Common Camellia
Yesterday I had to drive out to Long Island so even though the weather was less than nice decided I would bring my camera and visit Planting Fields and a garden I hadn’t been before, Bailey’s Arboretum. They are only a few miles apart and both were worth visiting. Planting Fields had their Camellia Collection in almost full bloom and it was a magnificent sight. Utterly amazing and breathtaking. Here is a link to the previous post I did on the
Camellia House.
It is one of the largest collections of Camellia grown ‘under glass’ (greenhouse) in the world.
I couldn’t find any references to the ‘Alice Stakes’ cultivar. The flowers were not very large compared to some of the other Camellias but it was perfectly shaped and a very nice soft pink.
I had my Nikon Coolpix 8400 in my bag along with the D70s yesterday. I also had my Sigma 17-70mm, Nikon 50mm/1.8, and of course the 60mm Micro-Nikkor. I brought the 8400 because I wanted to shoot some Black and White and it is easy to switch between color and B&W on that camera. It also features a 24mm (equivalent) lens, which is a nice foil to the 60mm. Anyway I got this picture of Camellia jap. ‘Purity’.
I think I may try to work some more in Black and White this season. It has to be the right flower but I going to be looking at things with the idea about how they would look in B&W.
4 comments:
I have a lot of camellias and I'm not familiar with that one either. I just bought the new camellia book by Jennifer Trehayne. I'll have to check and see if she has is listed there. Gorgeous photos as always!
great! thanks for sharing!
Hi, I am playing catchup and have really been enjoying your flowers shots. You have turned your photography into a real art.
phillip,
I am going over to your site to see if you have posted any Camellia shots. A lot of the cultivars at Planting Fields may have been discontinued since they are from the 1920's.
poor child, thanks for visiting.
max-e, good to see you and I know what you mean about trying to catch up. I hardly got to visit any ABC people last week.
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