By now, regular readers of my blog have probably figured out that I love photographing flowers in local gardens. So for me – summer is one of my favorite times to be out photographing. When I head out to photograph, I never know what’s going to be in bloom or what I’m going to end up photographing that day.
In addition to photographing the lotus blossoms at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and the sunflowers at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, I’ve spent some time at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD this summer. Here are some of my favorite flower photographs that I’ve taken so far this summer.
Jazz Echo Bearded Iris (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Golden Marguerite Daisy (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Yellow Coneflower (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Purple Coneflower (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Earlier this week, I made another visit to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. I ended up photographing some of the water lilies rather than the lotus blossoms I expected to photograph. These are two of my water lily photos from Monday morning.
Water Lily II (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Two Water Lilies (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
I was going to get out there this week also – bad back put an end to that notion – maybe next week, great images Patty – so cool you know all of the names.
I like all your flower shots, but the water lilies are my favorites. Beautiful!
Love that golden daisy photograph… perfect exposure, great clarity.