by hankinslawrenceimages | May 20, 2019 | Cornaceae Family, Georgia, New Photos
April Showers © 2019 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photograph – April Showers – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/april-showers/
While photographing at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia in April, I spotted this wonderful sculpture of two young children under an umbrella. And then I spotted all the wonderful pink dogwood blossoms behind them. So instead of avoiding a rain shower, I imagined the children were deciding to close their umbrella and head out into a shower of falling dogwood blossoms.
This photograph is available matted to 14 X 11 and 20 X 16
by hankinslawrenceimages | May 15, 2018 | Cornaceae Family, Ericaceae Family, Iridaceae Family
While I was in California last month, I spent a wonderful few hours at the Jensen Botanical Garden in Carmichael, California. I found some wonderful azaleas, irises and dogwood to photograph. All the photos were taken with my Lensbaby Velvet 56 lens.
Azaleas (c) 2018 Patty Hankins
Azaleas (c) 2018 Patty Hankins
Azaleas (c) 2018 Patty Hankins
Dogwood (c) 2018 Patty Hankins
Siberian Iris (c) 2018 Patty Hankins
Siberian Iris (c) 2018 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Dec 24, 2017 | Cornaceae Family, New Photos
Dogwood Reflections © 2017 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Dogwood Reflections – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website
While photographing in early May I saw a beautiful dogwood tree in full bloom with branches draping over a pond. What really caught my eye was how the greens of the leaves and whites of the blossoms looked reflected in the rippling waters.
Dogwood Reflections is available on my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/reflections-dogwood/
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 2, 2016 | Cornaceae Family, Flowers, New Photos, Wildflowers
Dogwood in the Woods © 2016 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Dogwood in the Woods – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website.
In the spring, one of my favorite sights is seeing the dogwoods blooming in the woods of Tennessee. The leaves on the surrounding trees are a shade of green only seen in the spring which contrast beautifully with the white blossoms of a dogwood tree.
Dogwood in the Woods is available as a matted print on my website.
by hankinslawrenceimages | May 16, 2016 | Cornaceae Family, Flowers, Iridaceae Family, Papaveraceae Family, Violaceae Family
In mid-April, I spent a wonderful morning photographing at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia. Like most of the gardens, Green Spring has flowers and plants to photograph most of the year. In the spring – Green Spring really shines. Mid-April through Mid-May is my favorite time of year to visit this lovely garden. Here’s what I found to photograph in mid-April.
Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra Speactibilis
Bleeding Hearts – dicentra spectabilis © 2016 Patty Hankins
Bleeding Hearts – dicentra spectabilis © 2016 Patty Hankins
Pink Dogwood – Cornus florida
Pink Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Pink Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Pink Dogwood – cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins
Purple Pansies
Purple Pansies © 2016 Patty Hankins
Purple Pansies © 2016 Patty Hankins
Purple Pansies © 2016 Patty Hankins
And the first bearded irises I’ve seen (and photographed) this year 🙂
Bearded Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins
Bearded Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing the beauty I found at Green Spring Gardens earlier this year.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 26, 2015 | Cornaceae Family, Flowers, New Photos, Tennessee
Dogwood at the Ogle Cabin © 2014 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Dogwood at the Ogle Cabin – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website.
I took this photo last April when I was visiting my favorite national park – the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I’ve always loved seeing the blooming dogwoods surrounding the old cabins in the park so capturing a photo of them was on my “want to photograph” list last year. One evening I drove over the Ogle Cabin along the Motor Nature Trail planning to photographing the cabin from the from with the blooming dogwood to the right of the cabin. But when I got there – I saw a totally different composition. When I saw the golden late afternoon light shining on the side of the cabin with shadows from surrounding trees – I knew I wanted to include that in my photo. After photographing from several different angles – this composition was the one that said Spring in the Smokies to me.
I still haven’t managed to capture a photo showing the front of the cabins with a blooming dogwood alongside – but there’s always a chance I’ll find that photo when I’m in the Smokies in April. 🙂
Dogwood at the Ogle Cabin is available as a matted print on my website.
