gardens | Lorrie Whittington

Apple Affair…

15/10/2011

A couple of weekends ago, Luke Orla and I went to Apple Affair at West Dean Gardens in Singleton, which we felt might be the last of the family days out of this summer, and indeed it was. It was a glorious early October day, with the sun shining, and all was merry. Luke got his special apples (once eaten, the seeds will be saved and planted), though alas the beer ran out (they never have enough), and I got to wander around and take some pictures. Orla got her face painted, some treats, a parasol and much bouncing and jumping.

West Dean Gardens – August 2011

23/09/2011

I made this today, after having originally created it using One True Media on YouTube (which by the way was shit) and rendered very badly. I then downloaded Windows Movie Maker this afternoon, worked out how it worked, edited all the images, ripped the music from one of my fave classical CDs and put this together. It is a collection of photography taken at West Dean Gardens this summer, and I have set it to the music of Orfeo ed Euridce by Christoph Willibald Gluck. I am rather proud of it.

West Dean Gardens

22/08/2011

Yesterday Luke, Orla and I went to West Dean Gardens, in Singleton, West Sussex. One of my favourite places, and for Luke and I, a very special and important place. I took my Canon naturally, and though we didn’t have long there, I managed to get some decent shots, my favourites of which I feature here. To see the whole collection, go view the Flickr set, and if you wish to know more about West Dean Gardens, then you can go read the article I wrote for UK Handmade. Oh, and the bottom image, of the tree wrapped in ribbon (more shots of that can be viewed on the Flickr set) is an ongoing project by Magenta Gang. Magenta is from Korea and currently studying a post grad Fine Art course at West Dean and has been working on the tree project since June.

Spring + Blossom + Bees

27/04/2010

I love Spring, it truly is my favourite time of year, and when I see crocuses start to pop up, I become excited. I feel uplifted, positive and renewed. I am anxious to be out doors and play. I think it’s lot to do with being a Spring baby. Anyway…some recent shots, more to come. Sadly, did not get any pics of my lovely Daffodils, as it always seemed to be raining. Some of these shots were very hard to get. The sun was so bright I couldn’t make out the screen clearly, and struggled with a bad neck to see through the viewfinder effectively, when down low. But, I did my best.

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