I visited the RHS gardens at Wisley today to see how the spring flowers were coming along. The conditions this morning were perfect for flower photography in every way but one – a rather stiff breeze. As a result I had to be rather creative with my ISO and shutter speeds (the white flower here was taken at 1/3200 of a second to counteract the wind) and I had my most success in the alpine house where the plants were at least a little bit sheltered. Any trip to Wisley would not be complete without an encounter with the resident cat, Sunny, who was snoozing in one of the alpine flower beds. He was very happy to be stroked and seemed particularly keen to sit on my coat which I’d folded up and laid on the edge of the border – I guess it struck him as a somewhat more comfortable place to sleep than the gravel!

wonderful! tomie · 2011-03-31: 12:09

A flowery small place where everything in the soft air josy63 · 2011-03-31: 12:14

Lovely shots especially of Sunny. I go to RHS Wisley regularly but have never seen him! Lynda · 2011-03-31: 12:14

I hope you left your coat there for him:)) wonderful set, Helen! Eiram · 2011-03-31: 12:42

Wow that white flower almost jumps out of my computer.... maharba · 2011-03-31: 13:07

Nice! snowpie · 2011-03-31: 13:28

Awww! Lovely shots. Sunny is adorable!!! danrav · 2011-03-31: 14:22

Great cat nap !!! LAZYWASP · 2011-03-31: 15:34

lovely set. wonderful colors ????? · 2011-03-31: 17:36

Aww....cute cat! Love the comp and DOF in #1! lookagain · 2011-03-31: 19:07

Precious! Thanks for sharing and bEst rEgArds! davidcardona · 2011-03-31: 19:36

a great set, with a very cute cat :) McMommy · 2011-03-31: 20:52

Love #2..you managed to get a wonderful shot..in my favs :-) NellyBly · 2011-03-31: 22:11

Wow love the kittie shot mystic1 · 2011-03-31: 22:15

Cats! They sleep in the strangest places and manage to look quite content! Great shot so sweet. SheriJ · 2011-03-31: 23:14

lovely detail in the flowers slowpete · 2011-04-01: 06:37

Lovely set! wildduck · 2011-04-02: 12:41

beautiful shots ... and lovely cat ! camilleauteuil · 2011-04-06: 07:38

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