by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 19, 2017 | Uncategorized, Wildflowers
I thought I’d share a few of my recent wildflower photographs with you. I’ve been checking out some different sites this year – finding all sorts of wonderful places to photograph wildflowers.
Wildflowers in the woods – purple phacelia and celedine poppies
Wildflowers in the Woods © 2017 Patty Hankins
Blue phlox
Blue Phlox © 2017 Patty Hankins
Smith’s Double Trillium
Smith’s Double Trillium © 2017 Patty Hankins
May Apple Blossoms
May Apples © 2017 Patty Hankins
Twisted Trillium – trillium stamineum
Twisted Trillium – trillium stamineum © 2017 Patty Hankins
Twisted Trillium – trillium stamineum © 2017 Patty Hankins
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa
Butterflyweed – Asclpias tuberosa © 2017 Patty Hankins
Butterflyweed – Asclpias tuberosa © 2017 Patty Hankins
Butterflyweed – Asclpias tuberosa © 2017 Patty Hankins
Black-Eyed Susans
Black-Eyed Susans © 2017 Patty Hankins
Sundrops
Sundrops © 2017 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | May 12, 2017 | Pennsylvania, Wildflowers
As I’ve been preparing for my Gardens of Philadelphia workshop I’ve been spending lots of time photographing in the Philadelphia area. Two of the places I’ve recently visited specialize in wildflowers – Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve near New Hope, PA and Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware. I thought I’d share a few of my photos from these two wonderful places with you today.
May Apples © 2017 Patty Hankins
Twisted Trillium – trillium stamineum © 2017 Patty Hankins
Twisted Trillium – trillium stamineum © 2017 Patty Hankins
Yellow Lady’s Slippers © 2017 Patty Hankins
Smith’s Double Trillium © 2017 Patty Hankins
Double Loop Trillium © 2017 Patty Hankins
Stream at Mt Cuba Center © 2017 Patty Hankins
Mt Cuba Center Reflections © 2017 Patty Hankins
Blue Phlox © 2017 Patty Hankins
Shooting Stars © 2017 Patty Hankins
Smith’s Double Trillium © 2017 Patty Hankins
Dogwood in the Woods © 2017 Patty Hankins
Bowman’s Hill Reflection © 2017 Patty Hankins
If you’re looking for a place to see spring wildflowers within a few hours drive of Washington, DC both of these locations are excellent choices. We’ll be visiting both of them during my Gardens of Philadelphia workshop next week. There is still space available if you’d like to join me for a week of photographing beautiful flowers. You can find all of the information about the workshop at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/photographing-gardens-philadelphia/
by hankinslawrenceimages | May 2, 2016 | Boraginaceae Family, Flowers, Liliaceae Family, Papaveraceae Family
In early April I was able to return to a couple of my favorite local spots to photograph wildflowers. We’d had some pretty bad weather – cold, rain, wind and even a few snow squalls – so I wasn’t sure what I’d fine. I was really happy to see the even with all the challenging weather – the wildflowers were blooming – and looking absolutely wonderful.
Here are a few more photos from Bull Run Regional Park in Virginia and the C&O Canal National Park in Maryland.
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dutchman’s Breeches – dicentra cucullaria
Dutchman’s Breeches – dicentra cucullaria © 2016 Patty Hankins
Dutchman’s Breeches – dicentra cucullaria © 2016 Patty Hankins
Trout Lily –
Trout Lily – erythronium americanum © 2016 Patty Hankins
Trout Lily – erythronium americanum © 2016 Patty Hankins
Toadshade Trillium – trillium sessile
Toadshade Trillium – trillium sessile © 2016 Patty Hankins
Toadshade Trillium – trillium sessile © 2016 Patty Hankins
Toadshade Trillium – trillium sessile © 2016 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 13, 2016 | Boraginaceae Family, Flowers, Portulacaceae, Wildflowers
One of the sure signs of spring in the DC area is the blooming of the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin. And for wildflowers lovers – we know that about 10 days after the cherry blossoms bloom – it’s time to start looking for the Virginia Bluebells at Bull Run Regional Park.
I recently spent an amazing morning photographing the bluebells (mertensia virginica) at Bull Run Park. Once again, I got to enjoy (and photograph) the amazing sights of a forest literally carpeted with wildflowers.
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
Virginia Bluebells – mertensia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
I also saw large patches of Spring Beauty (claytonia virginica) – another of my favorite spring wildflowers.
Spring Beauty – claytonia virginica © 2016 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 21, 2015 | Caryophyllaceae Family, Flowers, Liliaceae Family, Papaveraceae Family, Tennessee, Wildflowers
As I was looking through the huge (and I do mean huge) pile of photos that I haven’t weeded, much less edited or shared on my hard drive – I found some of my wildflower photos from my trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from last spring. One of the challenges of taking lots of photos – is that I always feel like I’m behind on sharing my photos
So today I thought I’d share a few of my wildflower photos from last spring. I don’t have enough good photos of the flowers to do a separate blog post for each type of flowers – so am combining a few of them into one post
Wild Bleeding Hearts – dicentra eximia – is a delicate member of the Poppy family. I know a couple spots in the park where these bloom each year – if you look closely at some of my photos of wild bleeding hearts from the Smokies – you’ll see that many of them were taken in the same general area.
Wild Bleeding Hearts – dicentra eximia © 2015 Patty Hankins
Wild Bleeding Hearts – dicentra eximia © 2015 Patty Hankins
Fire Pinks – silene virginica – are about the only bright red spring wildflowers so it’s fairly easy to spot on the trails and roadsides. The challenge with fire pinks is finding them in good enough shape to photograph. The flowers are very delicate so it’s not uncommon to see pretty ratty looking Fire Pinks.
Fire Pinks – silene virginica © 2015 Patty Hankins
Fire Pinks – silene virginica © 2015 Patty Hankins
Fire Pinks – silene virginica © 2015 Patty Hankins
Yellow Trillium – trillium luteum – is one of the wildflowers that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for. Native only to Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky, I try to photograph them every time I’m in the park – since it’s the only time and place I’m likely to see them.
Yellow Trillium – trillium luteum © 2015 Patty Hankins
Yellow Trillium – trillium luteum © 2015 Patty Hankins
Yellow Trillium – trillium luteum © 2015 Patty Hankins
I haven’t had a chance to edit up any of these photos for sale yet – but I do have a number of other wildflower photos available, including several from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can see which of my wildflower photos are available as matted prints or gallery wrapped canvases in the Wildflower Gallery on my website.
