I’ve just added eight new flower photos to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. The new photos include
Helmar Tulip Petals
Helmar Tulip Petals (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
and Crested Dwarf Irises and Star Chickweed
Crested Dwarf Irises and Star Chickweed.
The new photos will be available at shows, starting this weekend at the Flower Mart at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
Hope you enjoy the new photos!
I’m just back from a fantastic trip to Tennessee where I spent more than a week photographing the spring wildflowers. The wildflowers are incredible this year. 2009 was the second year in a row that I’ve attended the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
Last year, I photographed a couple of different types of trillium – the Sweet White Trillium and the Yellow Trillium. This year, I was able to photograph three additional trilliums – Vasey’s Trillium, Catesby’s Trillium and Sweet Betsy Trillium.
Here are some of my photos of the Vasey’s Trillium. These flowers were photographed along the Ash Hopper Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These three Vasey’s Trillium were the only ones I saw all week – and believe me I was looking for them.
Vasey’s Trillium (Trillium vaseyi) are easy to identify. They are the trilliums with the red flowers that hang below the leaves.
The blossoms of the Vasey’s Trillium
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Side view of the blossom
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Side view of the Vasey’s Trillium- the leaves on this trillium can grow quite large
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
And finally – a Vasey’s Trillium from above
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
I’ll be posting more wildflower photographs from the Smokies in the next few weeks. I had a wonderful time in TN and took lots (and lots) of photos.
I will be at the National Cathedral Flower Mart at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC this weekend. The show is an annual festival for gardeners and flower lovers, sponsored by All Hallows Guild. In addition to flowers, the show offers gardening items, arts and activites for children including rides on a restored carousel.
At this show, I will be displaying a booth full of flower photographs. You can see my most recent flower photographs at www.BeautifulFlowerPictures.com
We’re offering a special offer this weekend – available only at the Flower Mart. For each $50 of photography you purchase from Hankins-Lawrence Images, take $10 off your total purchase. So you can take $ 10 off a purchase of $ 50 or more, $20 off a purchase of $ 100 or more, etc. This offer cannot be combined with any other special offers from Hankins-Lawrence Images.
Show hours are Friday May 1 from 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday May 2 from 10 am to 5 pm. The National Cathedral is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Ave and Massachusetts Ave in Washington DC. I will be in booth 25.
Hope to see you this weekend at the National Cathedral Flower Mart.
A few weeks ago, I photographed some Freesia at Brookside Gardens and decided to keep an eye out for more varieties of Freesia to photograph. Recently, I had the opportunity to photograph another variety – Purple Star Freesia at Longwood Gardens.
Here are a few of my photos of the Purple Star Freesia.
Purple Star Freesia (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Purple Star Freesia (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Purple Star Freesia (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Pansies have always been one of my favorite flowers. Living in the DC area, we see them in late fall and early spring. Some people manage to keep them blooming all winter.
On a recent trip to Longwood Gardens, I discovered a gorgeous bed of Dancer Pansies in the Conservatory. There was an incredible variety of shades of purple in the flowers.
Here are a few of the ones I photographed
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Lots of links this week – hope you find some useful information . . .
Photofocus has Three Steps to Getting Out of a Photographic Rut
Digital Photography School has posts on7 Ways to Improve Your Photographic Vision and Survey the Edges of Your Image
Beyond Megapixels has 5 Tips for Better Portraits
Photo Attorney has posts on 18 USC 2257 Concerns for Photographers and on Oprah’s Photo Request Rights Grab
FineArtViews Blog has a post on I’m Not Surprised Your Art Isn’t Selling
PDNPulse has info on groups taking sides for upcoming illectual property debate/legislation
NY Times has a post on Controlling Your Camera’s Flash
Black Star Rising has a post on What to Do When You Don’t Have Access
Copyright Law and Copyright Information has a post on Copyright Infringement Letter – What to do Now
For iPhone users
Mashable has 11 Essential iPhone Apps for a Road Trip
Creative Pro has iPhone Apps for Photographers
For DC Area photographers
Photowalk Pro has info on Difficult Run
DC Shutterbugs has info on the Wildflower Weekend in the Shenandoah National Park
Mike Palmer is organizing a photography meetup at the Wings of Fancy exhibit at Brookside Gardens on May 7
One of the things I’ve discovered this spring is just how many types of Magnolias there are. On a couple of visits to the National Arboretum, I’ve photographed two types of magnolias – and seen many more varieties.
The most recent magnolia I photographed at the Arboretum was a hybrid magnolia named Judy. It is a cross between a lilflora ‘nigra’ and a stellata ‘rosea’ magnolias. I loved the various shades of pink in the petals.
My first photos were taken with the sun shining directly on the flowers.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
When I walked around the tree – I was amazed at how differnt the flowers looked backlit by the sun.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
This last one was photographed with my camera at a 45 degree angle – I just haven’t figured out how to display it so you can see it the way I saw it.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
If you like magnolias, be sure to plan a spring visit to the National Arboretum. Their Holly and Magnolia collection is wonderful.
On a recent visit to Brookside Gardens, I spotted some cute puffy flowers! When I looked at the sign – it said they were Pocketbook Flowers (Calceolaria Herbeohybrida). They really do look like little women’s purses.
The first set I photographed had red flowers. I’m not sure what variety of pocketflower these are.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Nearby was another set of Pocketbook Flowers. These yellow with red spotted flowers are Cinderella Pocketbook Flowers.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Calceolaria Herbeohybrida are a hybrid of three species of Calceolaria from Chile. They are annuals that will grow in zones 8-11.
Links are a little late this week – I haven’t been able to get online long enough to write a post in the past couple of days . . .
Peter Cox has a great essay at Luminous Landscape called An Irish Nocturne.
The Photog Formula has posts on Lens Aperture Explained and 7 Camera Predators to be Aware Of
Cameratown has a great list of Photography Podcasts
Great Photography Tutorials has info on Flower photography
BlackStar Rising has a video series on Google Analytics for Photographers
PhotoAttorney has info on several more photo contest terms.
Virtual Photography Studio has a great post on Growing Your Photography Business using Twitter.
Shawn Duffy has a great idea – First Amendment Photowalks.
And finally a couple of sites for DC area photographers
Robert has set up a great site for one stop info about photography events, happenings and opportunities in the DC area – DCShutterbugs.com
Mike Palmer has setup a Meetup Group for weekday photography in DC called The When Everyone Else is Working Photography Meetup Group.
One of the flowers I’m always looking to photograph are calla lilies. Not only do I get lots of requests for photos of them, but I think they are fascinating flowers. So I was thrilled to find a bed of Golden Chalice Calla Lilies on a recent visit to Longwood Gardens. Their calla lilies were the first one’s I’d seen that weren’t the more common white variety.
Calla Lilies belong to the Genus Zantedeschia and the Araceae Family.
Here are a few of my photos of the Golden Chalice Calla Lilies.
Golden Chalice Calla Lily (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Golden Chalice Calla Lily II (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
