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The Beauty of Flowers

by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 1, 2019 | News

I’m so excited! Bill and I hung my show The Beauty of Flowers at the beginning of the week. It looks amazing! I can’t wait for you to see it.

Please join me at the opening reception on Saturday March 2 from 1 – 3 PM in the Horticulture Center at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia.

If you are able to join me on Saturday here are some directions to the Horticulture Center. Please do not put the address – 4603 Green Spring Road – in your GPS. If you do, it is likely to take you to the Green Spring Road off of Little River Turnpike that does not connect to the parking area for the gardens. If you need to put an address in your GPS, use Witch Hazel Road in Alexandria to get to the garden entrance.

From the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road in Alexandria, go north on Braddock Road. Turn right on Witch Hazel Road at the entrance sign to the gardens. At the end of Witch Hazel Road, turn right on Green Spring Road (it’s the parking lot). The Horticulture Center is located at the far end of Green Spring Road/the parking area.

If you aren’t able to join me on the March 2, my show will be on display until the end of April. If you’re going to be in the area, I’d love to meet you at Green Spring Gardens to share my show with you. Just drop me a note and we’ll see if we can find a time to meet.

I will be teaching a flower photography workshop at Green Spring Gardens on Saturday April 13. We’ll photograph in the gardens and then end the workshop with a tour of my show in the Horticulture Center. You can learn more about the workshop at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/morning-at-green-spring-april-2019/

I realize not all of you live close enough to see my show in person. So I have created a page on my website with all the photos from the show at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/the-beauty-of-flowers-spring-2019/

Green Spring Gardens will be receiving a 20% commision on photos in the show sold at the Gardens and from my website between now and the end of April. So if you’ve been thinking of purchasing one of my photos, know that you’ll be supporting a wonderful garden if you order soon.

Lovely Lilies

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 27, 2019 | Liliaceae Family

I love seeing lilies at the local botanical gardens. They have such distinctive shapes and come in so many wonderful colors and sizes. I thought I’d share some of the lily photos I’ve edited recently with you today.

Lights in Motion – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 25, 2019 | Abstract

Lights in Motion Absract © 2019 Patty Hankins

I’ve recently added a new photo – Lights in Motion – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/lights-in-motion-abstract/

One of my challenges as a photographer is how do I convey a sense of movement or the passage of time in a still photograph. After all, I’m often capturing just a quick moment in time. By holding the shutter on my camera open for a longer time, I can show motion. In this case, it’s the lights on Christmas tree as it rotates on it’s stand.

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

Chanticleer Garden

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 22, 2019 | Pennsylvania

I’ve had a few questions about some of the lesser-known gardens we’ll be visiting during my Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia workshop in May. so I thought I’d share a bit about some of them here in my newsletter in the coming weeks.

Chanticleer Garden, located in Wayne, Pennsylvania, was described by Garden Design Magazine as “America’s most inspiring garden.” Located on the estate of the Rosengarten family, Chanticleer became a public garden after the death of Adolph Rosengarten Jr in 1990. With terrace gardens, cutting gardens, wooded gardens and more, there is always something to photograph in the 35 acres open to the public at Chanticleer.

In May, we’re likely to find peonies, irises, wildflowers and more in bloom. Here are a few of my photos from Chanticleer to give you an idea of what we might see.

Wildflowers in the Woods © 2019 Patty Hankins

Orchids in the Woods © 2019 Patty Hankins

In the Cutting Garden, Chanticleer Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins

Chanticleer Garden is just one of the gardens we’ll visit during my Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia Workshop in May. For more information about the workshop, visit https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/photographing-the-gardens-of-philadelphia-may-2019/

I’d love to have you join me for a week of photographing some of the beautiful gardens in the Philadelphia area.

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.

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