Caught Changing Colors
As always, the best camera is the one you have with you.
I only had my ancient iPhone 4S, and its limitations are obvious in this photo. However, I really, really wanted to capture and share this hydrangea (die Hortensie) showing its blossoms in the midst of spectacularly changing colors in late spring.
NB - Hydrangeas are naturally white. but accidental or forced mutations can give them the genetic ability to produce colored flowers. However, whether they show colors (and which ones) depends on soil pH and whether there are aluminum ions in the soil. For more on this, see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrangea#Colours_and_soil_acidity
Location: A private front garden next to a public sidewalk, Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Flower Power.
Caught Changing Colors
As always, the best camera is the one you have with you.
I only had my ancient iPhone 4S, and its limitations are obvious in this photo. However, I really, really wanted to capture and share this hydrangea (die Hortensie) showing its blossoms in the midst of spectacularly changing colors in late spring.
NB - Hydrangeas are naturally white. but accidental or forced mutations can give them the genetic ability to produce colored flowers. However, whether they show colors (and which ones) depends on soil pH and whether there are aluminum ions in the soil. For more on this, see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrangea#Colours_and_soil_acidity
Location: A private front garden next to a public sidewalk, Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Flower Power.