I just wanted to let you know that I have created a new video called Wildflowers. It features several of my wildflower photographs and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s “On The Wings of Song” performed by the wonderful harpist (and my friend) Pamela Bruner.
If you like Pamela’s music – be sure to check out her CD’s on her website – PamelaBrunerMusic.com. On the Wings of Song can be found on her Classical Reverie CD.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Dogwoods are one of my favorite spring flowers. This past spring, I photographed several different types of dogwoods in hopes of finally having a photograph of white dogwood blossoms to share with you. With this pair of blossoms, I was able to take the photograph I’ve been wanting to create – the simple white blossoms, the green and yellow centers against a dark background of the woods. I hope you enjoy this photograph of the dogwood blossoms as much as I do.
Until September 30, 2010, SAVE 20% off the regular prices for American Dogwood. The photograph is available through my website in two sizes of gallery-wrapped canvases.
Save $ 20 on the 12X15″ Canvas – regular price $ 99 – September Photo of the Month Price – $ 79.00
Save $ $ 80 on the 20X36″ Canvas – regular price $ 399 – September Photo of the Month Price – $ 319.00
Free shipping to U.S. Addresses for either size photograph.
As with all photographs from BeautifulFlowerPictures.com, American Dogwood comes with my Unconditional Happiness Guarantee. You have one year to decide that it is the perfect photograph for you. If it’s not, just return it (in original condition) for a full refund.
I just wanted to let you know about a new email publication I’ll be launching on September 1. It’s called A Daily Moment of Beauty.
Very simply – it’s going to consist of an email that arrives in your inbox each morning with one of my photographs in it. It might be a flower, a sunrise, a river or some other moment in nature. Some of the times when I’m feeling the most relaxed and the most at peace are when I’m out photographing in nature – be it in a garden or in a National Park. I’m hoping to allow you to experience these same wonderful feelings when you start your day with a Moment of Beauty.
Wouldn’t you love to start your day with a photograph that helps relax and inspire you?
If you would – then please consider sign up for my Daily Moment of Beauty emails – and starting in September you’ll receive a nature photograph from me every morning. A Daily Moment of Beauty is my gift to you – there will never be a charge for subscribed to this email publication.
I’m so excited and happy to announce that special Early Bird Pricing for my 2011 Wildflower Calendar is now available! Save $ 3.00 off every copy of my calendar that you order between now and August 31.
Regular price for the calendar will be $ 19.95 – Special Early Bird Price is $ 16.95. If you order 5 or more calendars – after September 1, the regular price will be $ 17.95 per calendar – until August 31, for five or more calendars, the Special Early Bird Price is $ 14.95.
The calendars feature 12 full color photographs of wildflowers taken in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know how much I love photographing in these areas. So I’m thrilled to have the opportunity for you to have a year’s worth of wonderful wildflowers in your home or office. The calendars are a great way to bring the beauty of nature into your life. You’ll also be helping support a great cause – I will be donating $ 1.00 from the sale of each calendar to the National Parks Conservation Association – an organization dedicated to Protecting Our National Parks for Future Generations.
I hope you’ll take advantage of the Special Early Bird pricing – and order a calendar for yourself – and perhaps a few as gifts for the upcoming holiday season.
Turk’s Cap Lily (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Last summer I spent a week photographing wildflowers along the Blue Ridge Parkway and at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was my first opportunity to photograph the summer-blooming mountain wildflowers. I knew that one of the flowers I really wanted to get a great photograph of was the Turk’s Cap Lily.
So during my trip I took several hundred photos of Turk’s Cap Lilies. This one is my favorite. I love the way the flower stands out against the dark background of the trees behind it. I really wanted to show off the green star in the center of the Turk’s Cap Lily. I photographed this wildflower on the trail to the Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower on the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Asheville, North Carolina.
Until July 31, 2010, SAVE 20% off the regular prices for Turk’s Cap Lily. The photograph is available through my website in two sizes of gallery-wrapped canvases.
Save $ 10 on the 10X10″ Canvas – regular price $ 49 – July Photo of the Month Price – $ 39.00
Save $ $ 70 on the 20X20″ Canvas – regular price $ 349 – July Photo of the Month Price – $ 279.00
Free shipping to U.S. Addresses for either size photograph.
As with all photographs from BeautifulFlowerPictures.com, Turk’s Cap Lily comes with my Unconditional Happiness Guarantee. You have one year to decide that it is the perfect photograph for you. If it’s not, just return it (in original condition) for a full refund.
I just wanted to let everyone know that I was recently interviewed about my flower photography by Sylvia Henderson of Think About It! Think About It! is a personal development and community interest talk show that airs on Montgomery Municipal Cable Channel 16 in Montgomery County Maryland.
I had a wonderful time visiting with Sylvia and doing her show. We talked about photography, places to photograph and why I photograph flowers the way I do.
The first showing of the 30 minute interview will be at 10 PM tonight Monday June 14 on MMC-16. It will reair on Jun 15 at 7 PM, and June 17 at 8:30 PM. Since I don’t have cable TV – I’m going to have to wait to get a copy of the show once it airs. Once I get the DVD, I’ll post a copy of the show to my website so any who doesn’t live in Montgomery County is able to see the show
