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Purple Iris – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 10, 2020 | Iridaceae Family, New Photos

I’ve recently added a new photograph – Purple Iris – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/purple-iris/

A wonderful purple iris edited to give the final image a more painterly feel

This photograph is available matted to 11X14 and 16X20

A Few Irises

by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 9, 2019 | Iridaceae Family

When I think if irises, I think about Bearded Irises, Siberian irises, Flag irises and the little dwarf irises I see in the early spring. It turns out that gladiolus are members of the iris family too! So today I have photos of some beautiful Blue Flag Irises photographed at Mt Cuba Center and some wonderful Gladiolus photographed at a local farm and in my studio to share with you.

Mt Cuba Center

Irises

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 1, 2019 | Iridaceae Family

Irises are some of my favorite spring flowers. I’ve photographed several wonderful irises this spring. I thought I’d share some of my more recent iris photos with you today.

Bearded Irises at Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia

Purple Bearded Iris © 2019 Patty Hankins

Irises in the Meadow at Ladew Topiary Gardens

Iris in the Meadow at Ladew Topiary Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins

A Few Irises

by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 24, 2019 | Iridaceae Family

As I’ve been editing photos this spring – I found several older iris photos I hadn’t edited or shared. And then with the flowers starting to bloom here in the DC area – I was able to photograph some dwarf irises. I thought I’d share all my recently edited iris photos with you today.

Irises at Chanticleer Gardens

Blue Flag Irises at Mt Cuba Center

Dwarf Irises at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Dwarf Irises at Brookside Gardens

A Wonderful Spring Morning at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 27, 2019 | Amaryllidaceae Family, Asparagaceae Family, Iridaceae Family

A couple weeks ago, I spent a few hours photographing at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia. One of things I love about Lewis Ginter is their daffodils – in the spring they have so many beautiful daffodils throughout the gardens. The other great thing about Lewis Ginter is that it is about 100 miles south of Washington DC so spring arrives a couple of weeks earlier there than it does here.

It seems like every year, just as I’m about to go crazy from what feels like a never-ending winter – I start seeing photos of spring flowers taken at Lewis Ginter. And I decide I need to make a quick trip to Richmond.

This year I photographed daffodils, grape hyacinths and dwarf irises on my early spring visit.

Cum Laude Daffodils © 2019 Patty Hankins

Gigantic Star Daffodils © 2019 Patty Hankins

I’m sure I’ll be back photographing at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden again soon. But I wanted to share this wonderful taste of spring with you in case you are in as much need of spring as I am

Siberian Iris Pair – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 20, 2019 | Iridaceae Family, New Photos

I’ve recently added a new photograph – Siberian Iris Pair – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/siberian-iris-pair/

Siberian irises are some of my favorite flowers. With the dark purple flowers, I love seeing the contrast between the purple and yellow in the petals. As I photographed this pair of irises, I loved how I could capture the not only the complementary shades of purple and yellow but also the fascinating structure of these wonderful flowers.

This photograph is available matted to 11 X 14 for $ 54 or 16 X 20 for $ 109.