Some photos of Crocus and spring bulbs taken in February, St Johns College, Oxford

St John’s College is one of Oxford University’s most prestigious colleges; it was founded in 1555 and is reputed to be one of the wealthiest colleges. In spring, it’s gardens are well worth visiting for its naturalised bulbs. I visited in February when the crocus were in full flower. In a few weeks, the daffodils will be coming out.

Crocus

Snowdrops amidst the crocus. For these photos, I used a mini tripod and time delay. This enables to have a a high F setting F32. This enables a wider field of focus to be sharp in the picture. This needs a slow shutter speed of 0.5 seconds, which is why you need a tripod. Compact cameras are excellent at taking an individual flower (using low F setting) but struggle to take whole field in focus.

Crocus

Crocus

St Johns College

Opening Hours St John’s College Garden

St John’s college garden are open to the public from 1 to 5 pm daily ( or until dusk in winter)

Members of Oxford University can visit at any time between 9-5pm with three guests.