by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 11, 2010 | Euphorbiaceae, Flowers, New Photos
Christmas Feeling Poinsettia (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Christmas Feeling Poinsettia – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
Christmas Feeling Poinsettia is the first in a series of four poinsettia photographs that I am introducing this fall. As I was deciding which poinsettia photograph to introduce first – Christmas Feeling – a bright red poinsettia was a natural. I just love the combination of red, green and white in the photograph.
This photograph is available as a 10X10″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Christmas Feeling Poinsettia from my website and I will have it available at shows in October and November this year.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 6, 2010 | Colorado, Flowers, New Photos, Photo Locations, Wildflowers
Silvery Lupine (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Silvery Lupine – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
One of the first new to me wildflowers I photographed on my trip to Colorado this summer was Silvery Lupine (lupinus argenteus). In several locations I found stands of beautitful white and purple blossoms of the Silvery Lupine. I photographed this set in the Gunnison National Forest north of Crested Butte. This photograph is one of the ones that remind me how special it was seeing the wildflowers in Colorado – beautiful flowers in the foreground, mountains in the distance and incredible bright blue Colorado skies. I had a wonderful trip to Colorado this year – I can’t wait to head back for more wildflowers. Maybe next year . . .
This photograph is available as either an 12X15″ or 20X26″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Silvery Lupine from my website and I will have it available at shows this year.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 27, 2010 | Colorado, Flowers, New Photos, Photo Locations, Wildflowers
Colorado Blue Columbine (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Colorado Blue Columbine – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
Here’s another wildflower from Colorado. As I started learning about Colorado wildflowers, the Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerula) quickly made it to the top of my flowers I wanted to photograph list. I’ve photographed the Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) several times but hadn’t photographed any of the other wild varieties. I was thrilled to find several beautiful sets of the Colorado Blue Columbine to photograph on my trip. I photographed this set at Yankee Boy Basin in the San Juan Mountains. Colorado Blue Columbine is the state flower of Colorado.
This photograph is available as either an 12X18″ or 20X30″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Colorado Blue Columbine from my website and I will have it available at shows this year.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 20, 2010 | Flowers, New Photos, Wildflowers
Orange Paintbrush (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ve just added a new photo – Orange Paintbrush – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
On my trip to Colorado this summer I photographed several varieties of paintbrush wildflowers. The orange paintbrush (castilleja integra) were the first ones I saw and photographed – I loved the bright orange flowers against the soft green of the surrounding grasses. I saw several hummingbirds seeking nectar deep in the flowers. One of the most amazing sites of my trip was when I saw three hummingbirds at the same group of orange paintbrush plants. I just wish I’d been able to successfully photograph them. Unfortunately at the time, I had my macro lens on my camera – not a longer telephoto lens that would have allowed me to photograph the hummingbirds.
This photograph is available as either an 12X15″ or 20X26″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Orange Paintbrush from my website and I will have it available at shows this year.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 13, 2010 | Flowers, New Photos, Wildflowers
False Bugbane (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ve just added a new photo – False Bugbane – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
Talk about an unusual wildflower! When I first spotted the False Bugbane in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina, I had not clue what it was – I just knew I was fascinated by the texture of the flowers. The white petals head off in all different directions, while the green center is wonderfully bumpy. After photographing it, I was able to identify the flower as False Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis). As I was deciding which photos to offer as canvases this fall, I knew this striking flower was going to be among them. I hope you enjoy this unusual wildflower as much as I do.
This photograph is available as either an 10X10″ or 20X20″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order False Bugbane from my website and I will have it available at shows this year.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 8, 2010 | Colorado, Flowers, Linaceae Family, New Photos, Photo Locations, Wildflowers
Western Blue Flax (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ve just added a new photo – Western Blue Flax – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
One of the wonderful surprises from my trip to Colorado earlier this summer was all the wonderful wildflowers in shades of blues and purples! For some reason, I don’t see as many blue and purple flowers mid-summer on the East Coast as I was seeing the Rocky Mountains. One of my favorites was the Western Blue Flax (Lewisii linum). I was a little confused by the Western Blue Flax when I first saw it – it would be blooming beautifully in the morning – and by afternoon there wouldn’t be any blossoms on what I thought were the same plants I’d seen earlier in the day. It turns out that this flax does bloom early in the day – and loses it’s blossoms as the day progresses. I photographed this set of Western Blue Flax in an alpine meadow in the Gunnison National Forest on a morning hike.
This photograph is available as either an 10X10″ or 20X20″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Western Blue Flax from my website and I will have it available at shows this year.
