Best show garden was 'Save a life - drop the knife designed by Glen Jackson and the offenders at HMP Everthorpe
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine was awarded a gold medal was designed by Daniela Coray who was also the winner of the Young Designer of the Year
Nikon D300 18-200mm 300mm 640iso 1/60 f36
Happy Rabbit Valley
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Do Not Step Over the Fence is a visionary garden - designed by Jon Tilley
Metamorphosis was designed by Peter Styles made by Glyndwr University
fairy Tale is another visionary garden designed by Sheena Seeks
painting with plants garden
Partach is the Gaelic word for a bog and this garden shows hortisculptures by Peter Little
One of the Visionary Gardens - The Relief Garden designed by Sarah Rule - based on the paintings of Ben Nicholson
Nikon P500 810mm 400 iso 1/1000 f6.3
The last time I visited the show at Tatton was several years ago and then I used the Nikon D70 and it was a cloudy rainy day. This year it was hot, sunny and I used the D300 and Nikon P500. A few images will have larger versions if you click on them. Withe Nikon D300 I used the Nikon 18-200 zoom and the 105mm macro. The P500 was useful for recording HD and slo-mo video as well as sound and its extremely large zoom range was often useful.
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 400iso 1/400 f10
Nikon D300 18-200mm 97mm 400iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 30mm 400iso 1/400 f10
Nikon D300 18-200mm 112mm 400iso 1/200 f7
Nikon D300 18-200mm 33mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 142mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 400iso 1/280 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 142mm 400iso 1/280 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 120mm 400iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 123mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 168mm 400iso 1/500 f13
Nikon D300 18-200mm 43mm 400iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 400iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 255mm 400iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 255mm 400iso 1/250 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 255mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 225mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 255mm 400iso 1/400 f10
Nikon D300 18-200mm 300mm 400iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 255mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Busy Bees Nurseries Garden - The Wizard of Oz
Nikon D300 18-200mm 120mm 400iso 1/200 f7
Nikon D300 18-200mm 70mm 400iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 225mm 400iso 1/250 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 157mm 400iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 112mm 400iso 1/400 f10
Nikon D300 18-200mm 255mm 100iso 1/6 f22
Nikon D300 18-200mm 93mm 500iso 1/400 f11
Nikon D300 18-200mm 195mm 500iso 1/400 f10
Nikon D300 18-200mm 195mm 500iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 195mm 500iso 1/400 f10
Nikon D300 18-200mm 255mm 500iso 1/320 f9 100% crop
Nikon D300 18-200mm 195mm 500iso 1/400 f10
125% crop
Nikon D300 18-200mm 300mm 500iso 1/500 f11
Nikon D300 18-200mm 75mm 500iso 1/400 f10
Nikon D300 18-200mm 33mm 500iso 1/320 f9
Nikon D300 18-200mm 97mm 500iso 1/320 f9
members of the public try reading the script of the Archers complete with sound effects
Nikon P500 130mm 400 iso 1/250 f5
Nikon D300 18-200mm 120mm 500iso 1/250 f8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 500iso 1/160 f6.3
Nikon D300 18-200mm 57mm 500iso 1/125 f5.6
Nikon D300 18-200mm 67mm 500iso 1/50 f4.8
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 800iso 1/100 f5
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 1250iso 1/160 f6.3
Nikon D300 18-200mm 120mm 1250iso 1/160 f6.3
Nikon P500 23mm 400 iso 1/800 f5
Nikon D300 18-200mm 112mm 1250 iso 1/250 f22
Nikon D300 18-200mm 255mm 1250 iso 1/200 f22
Nikon D300 18-200mm 123mm 1250 iso 1/200 f22
Nikon P500 810mm 400 iso 1/320 f5.7
Nikon P500 810mm 400 iso 1/250 f5.7
The Chicago Teddybears jazz band
Nikon D300 18-200mm 112mm 640 iso 1/250 f16
Nikon P500 810mm 400 iso 1/800 f6.3
Nikon D300 18-200mm 39mm 1250 iso 1/640 f13
Nikon D300 18-200mm 72mm 1250 iso 1/640 f13
Nikon D300 18-200mm 57mm 1250 iso 1/400 f10
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 1250 iso 1/640 f14
Nikon D300 18-200mm 30mm 1250 iso 1/800 f14
Nikon P500 466mm 400 iso 1/800 f5.7
Nikon P500 23mm 400 iso 1/800 f4
Nikon P500 100mm 400 iso 1/1250 f4.6
Nikon P500 239mm 400 iso 1/1250 f5.1
Nikon D300 105mm macro 1250 iso 1/250 f4
Nikon D300 105mm macro 1250 iso 1/250 f4
Nikon D300 105mm macro 1250 iso 1/400 f5
Nikon D300 105mm macro 1250 iso 1/500 f5.6
Nikon D300 105mm macro 1600 iso 1/250 f11
Nikon D300 105mm macro 1250 iso 1/250 f6.3
Nikon D300 18-200mm 157mm 640iso 1/400 f20
Nikon D300 18-200mm 157mm 640iso 1/400 f22
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 1250iso 1/1000 f16
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 1250iso 1/1000 f16
School front to front gardens - Oaklands School -France and Oaklands Community Kids -Antarctic
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 400iso 1/640 f13
Liverpool FC
Nikon D300 18-200mm 27mm 400iso 1/640 f13
Man City FC