Begonia Slide Show (2:15 minutes)

My Begonias are up, in full bloom, and very, very beautiful.

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https://youtu.be/-a2c4jkjJ0I * (2:15 minutes)

With more modern cameras and computers, since 2013, I now do most all of my photographic and videographic work in Hi-Definition HD - 1080p. Many of my followers, however, do not have a Hi Speed Internet connections and the images may be pixilated – see also Wikipedia example. Or, rasterised (blurry). There are a few ways of overcoming the problem:

• At the bottom right of any YouTube video click on the gear icon and change the quality of the image from HD 1080p, down to, say 144p, then try increasing it slowly.
• 2. Go to a library, internet cafe or other locaction which has a Wi-Fi site.
• Both the governments of Alberta and British Columbia have made commitments to place Hi Speed Internet through-out their respective provinces; as is the case in most other North American jurisdictions.
  

Many of my photographs are taken at dawn, dusk and/or at night without a flash or other artificial light source. This is the reason they may appear darker than many other photographer's work. Also, increasingly I take closeups (some photographers call them Macro photography, a type of close-up photography ) in order to bring you more detail. I do this in order to show you things you might not see in the usual snapshot. There are, usually, unedited, higher contrasts in the shades of my work. Sometimes, I also do telephoto work.
A note of caution with Begonias: If you decide to grow Begonias outside, they prefer a place that is bright; but never in direct sunlight. Both the blooms and leaves can get easily sun-burnt very easily. Like pansies, roses, and other domesticated species they require a lot of daily maintenance, deadheading (flowers), the pruning of dead flower heads to remove dead leaves and matured flowers. This is to open the plant to the light and so that other fresh flowers will grow in to replace them.
Online Images of Begonias

Following is from Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia

"Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 1,600 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colourful flowers, which have sepals but no petals. Description
With more than 1,600 species, Begonia is the sixth-largest angiosperm genus.[1] The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs, and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa, and southern Asia. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-stemmed, rhizomatous, or tuberous. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant; the male contains numerous stamens, and the female has a large inferior ovary and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. In most species, the fruit is a winged capsule containing numerous minute seeds, although baccate fruits are also known. The leaves, which are often large and variously marked or variegated, are usually asymmetric (unequal-sided).

Taxonomy

The genus name Begonia, coined by Charles Plumier, a French patron of botany, and adopted by Linnaeus in 1753, honors Michel Bégon, a former governor of the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti).

Species

Main article: List of Begonia species

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