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I'm no pro but I'd like to see a few pictures on small landscaping projects that incorporate low voltage lighting. Any websites or books?

How about solar lighting?

http://www.siliconsolar.com/solar-garden -lights.html

http://www.mysolarshop.com/

One on lighting in general:
http://www.landscape-america.com/landsca pes/lighting/outdoor_lighting.html

2009-05-12 13:39:23 by D_Icon

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I am taking pregnancy portraits of my brother and his wife.. I am a an amateur photographer.. mostly of landscapes and what not.. or even outside pictures.. but we are doing these inside their house... at around 6:30 or 7.. when it is already getting dark.. how can I create good lighting.. any ideas or tricks?

Really, your best option is to reschedule during daylight to get window light. You could cobble together lights from around the house, bounce and diffuse your flash etc etc or even rent studio lighting. But for an amateur unused to dealing with artificial light sources in portraiture, you will get much better results by going the natural light route.

2008-10-04 14:24:50 by JasminesMommy

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I hooked the transformer up, hooked the first wires in to a and b and spliced the lights in and nothing. They are the ones from home depot, it comes with 4 little spotlights. Any ideas?

I have used a bunch of those and never had any problem-----suggest that you put the transformer (tsf.) on a work table and plug-in to 110v outlet and take one fixture and use it to test the tsf. to see that it is functioning properly____ if not--- return it to the H.D. store and start over with same test----- those wires are hard to seat into the black cable and sometimes you have to ice-pick a hole into the cable to make a good connection to the 12volt tsf and the lamp fixture____ check the connectors ,,,one at a time .........there are different lamp to cable connections .....some of them are better than others______ they will do a nice job of lighting your front steps or the driveway edge don't get discouraged -- end result is worth the labor........

2007-01-05 16:54:07 by roger v

My home is a bright-light country blue with white accents. It's an old farmhouse that was relocated to town many years ago. The previous owners here in town had no flowers, plants or trees, so I'm starting from scratch here.

The house is a tall 2 story and harsh looking. It's very boxy and symmetrical. I'd like to soften it's appearance, attempt to downplay it's height and add some charm and curb-side appeal.

I've found that plants placed closely around the house foundation looks tacky, but the foundation itself looks tacky too.

My husband is dead set against vines. He's afraid they will damage the siding and eves of the house.

I'm not interested in modern looks particularly. They wouldn't match the style.

I'm thinking heaths and heathers, which are proving hard to locate. I also believe phlox, daisies and soft looking plants would go well. My dilema is these plants are about the same height. What are some taller plants that would match this scheme?
Great responses! Thank you everyone!

I live in northern Ohio and have a small, rectangular-shaped yard. Not too much room on the sides of the house, or in front.

Thanks again for the great ideas. Very much appreciated!

You might want to consider a curvy outline to your plantings. This will help soften the lines. A curvy walkway to your door will also help. You can fool the eye by making your plantings curve without having to replace your walkway.

Check out BHG web site, I got a ton of ideas there when I re-landscaped my yard 2 yrs. ago. Home Depot had most of the plants I was looking for. Also, pick up a gardening book so you don't waste your money on plants that won't work for your climate.

Have fun!

2007-05-27 04:28:41 by live_psychic_chicken

The scintillation is most prominate from 9 p.m. to day break. It appears heavier accompanied with the sound as if an airplane is taking off. The scintillation appears at various areas in the neighborhood. i.e. storme drains, base of trees, on the roof top of a very old house where the pipes run through the attic. When the scintillation appears it shoots straight up with extream pressure as if someone opened a gas valve. Trees, cars, roof tops look and act as if they are at the point of combustion but do not ignite with flame. Street lights and solar powered landscape lights dim dramatically during these emissions. Animals are sensitive to this scintillation, exhibiting signs of extream discomfort as if being stung. Along with unexplaned gastro intestional disorders and huge vet bills. I've noticed that family and friends in the area have unexplaned coughing spells and scratchey throats. Often, the feeling of hair and skin are being singed during the emission episods. Please help

Oddly enough, has this area been checked for volcanic emissions. What you are describing sounds a lot like gas emmisions from volcanic activities. The gasses can build up to a point where they are extremely toxic too. It is worth checking into. Either that or it is possible your area is on top of an old landfill with toxic chemicals that are leaking out of the ground. It still would require an air quality test though. Check with your local resources and see if someone can do that for you, and see if you are getting drift off of a local company too that might be causing these fumes. It is very strange definately.

2007-04-09 00:37:06 by Hooptie