I’ve recently photographed several types of peppers at local botanical gardens. As the weather starts to cool, the peppers are beginning to ripen and turn all sorts of wonderful colors. They also come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, which makes for some wonderful photographic opportunities.
At Longwood Gardens, I photographed a set of Starburst Peppers (capsicum annuum). The bright orange color of the peppers framed by the green leaves add a nice burst of fall color to a garden bed.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Another fun color combination of leaves and peppers are the Black Cuban Peppers (capsicum annuum). I photographed these at the National Arboretum in Washington DC. The Black Cuban peppers are little round balls of red or black, while the leaves are a dark purple. It’s a very striking combination to photograph.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
I’ll be posting more pepper photos in the next few days – it’s amazing how many colors and shapes of peppers I’m seeing in local gardens.