One of my favourite techniques for taking photographs of the low-growing plants in the alpine garden is getting on my hands and knees and propping the camera on the ground to take a photo from a small animal's perspective. “Specialized” equipment is required: kneepads, because the gravel on the paths bites into the knees pretty harshly; and a home-made “beanbag tripod”, to rest and position the camera and lens (thanks Lisa!).
You might prefer the non-cropped version of this photo - I like it better, but I want to try and keep the images on Botany Photo of the Day to a particular width:height ratio.
Speaking of alpine plants, I'm attending the Alpine Garden Club of BC's Spring Show at VanDusen today, camera in hand.
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