Bird of Paradise seed

This is the seed of a Bird of Paradise flower as seen through a scanning Electron Microscope. Click on the links below to see the image gallery.

Welcome Trust Photographic Awards 2009

Doñana Biological Station Exhibition

     Doñana Biological Station

The Doñana Biological Station is a public Research Institute belonging to the Spanish Council for Scientific Research CSIC in the area of Natural Resources. Our fundamental mission is to carry out multidisciplinary research of the highest standard directed to understanding, from an evolutionary viewpoint, the way in which biodiversity is generated, maintained and how it deteriorates, as well as the consequences of its loss and the possibilities of its conservation and restoration. An inseparable derivative is also to promote the transfer of this knowledge to society.

The Institute is formed by its main building in Seville and two field stations, the Doñana Biological Reserve ICTS (Doñana Natural Space, Almonte, Huelva) and the Roble Hondo Field Station (Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Natural Park)

HARMONY AND THE FRACTAL DOÑANA MARSHES

A stroll through harmonic forms sculpted by the mud, the weather and water in the marshes of Andalusia.

Doñana fractal harmony and wetlands is an initiative of the National Research Council which is composed of a popular exhibition, a book and you're visiting this site.

Through the original and stunning aerial photography Hector Garrido has done in the marshes and the Atlantic Andalusian scientific direction of Professor Juan Manuel Garcia Ruiz, visitors can approach the complex and fascinating world of fractal geometry of the forms of nature.

The report "The Skin of Doñana," published in El Pais Semanal (26/10/2008) has won the National Journalism Award in the category Sustainable Doñana Photography in November 2008.

Walking routes in Spain

The top walks in Spain website has a gallery of plants for Spain which would suit any Mediterranean climate garden.

Each of the 163 walks in the Spanish mountains is accompanied by a detailed description, map, contour profile, GPS waypoints, slide show, photos, driving instructions and a road map. There are also photo sets on more than 1200 plants, which you encounter along these hiking routes.

National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens

National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens Garden Plant Conservation Gloucestershire Group, Reg. Charity No. 1065087

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Hawthorn blossom

White flowers are one of the hardest to photograph in the garden because the camera exposure meter is designed to measure an average mid tone and therefore under exposes the flower. A way round the problem is to take the exposure reading from the back of your hand and set the exposure on the camera to that reading.