{"id":14409,"date":"2012-10-07T08:28:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T15:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14409"},"modified":"2012-10-07T08:28:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T15:28:22","slug":"colour-can-con-gardeners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/design\/colour-can-con-gardeners\/","title":{"rendered":"Colour Can Con Gardeners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colour is a complex science and not a subject for the colourblind to take lightly.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kew Gardens September 2010 by AndyRobertsPhotos, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/aroberts\/4996370517\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4130\/4996370517_2ec7e0873b.jpg\" alt=\"Kew Gardens September 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBoth of these images were taken virtually at the same time and of the same plant. Is it red or orange seed capsules that are right. If the plant is Arum maculatum a Lords and Ladies plant then orange would be the favoured colour.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kew Gardens September 2010 by AndyRobertsPhotos, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/aroberts\/4996978284\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4089\/4996978284_3400608183.jpg\" alt=\"Kew Gardens September 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Light has a temperature and like a &#8216;white hot&#8217; metal it can look dark red through orange to a burnt out white.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/products\/272\/gardening-book-of-the-month-july-2011\/index.html\">See the <\/a>&#8216;Fearless Colour Gardens: The Creative Gardener\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guide to  Jumping Off the <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/tips\/colourful-tips\/\">Colour Wheel<\/a> &#8216; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6166393782\/\" title=\"Harewood 052 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6167\/6166393782_c8dc21c4a7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Harewood 052\"><\/a><br \/>\nIt comes as less of a surprise when sun and shade affect colour perception as in this pairing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6166439320\/\" title=\"Harewood 081 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6152\/6166439320_2ce1fa755c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Harewood 081\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6195028933\/\" title=\"Acer palmatum disectum by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6163\/6195028933_122645ac06.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Acer palmatum disectum\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colour saturation can vary with the tone of pigment but is more likely to be a function of the camera and photographic settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6195544224\/\" title=\"Acer palmatum disectum by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6157\/6195544224_f2d6479f5a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Acer palmatum disectum\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6263830495\/\" title=\"Frost 005 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6115\/6263830495_8f3ee9dc26.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Frost 005\"><\/a><br \/>\nReproduction is the last variable we are considering in this set. Electronic screens ipads, phones, Tv&#8217;s etc vary more than printed matter. Even print can often look quite different as plates and blankets wear.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6263834885\/\" title=\"Frost 006 by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6228\/6263834885_ce8d33def2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Frost 006\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more on colour visit the The Society of Dyers and Colourists Colour <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukattraction.com\/yorkshire\/the-sdc-colour-museum.htm\">Museum in Bradford<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colour and beauty is in the eye of the beholder or not. 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