Antigua Carnations © 2016 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Antigua Carnations – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website.
I’ve always thought of carnations as those flowers that you get to match your dress/your date’s tie when you’re attending your high school prom in the 1970s. And since I’ve never seen them growing in the DC area, I hadn’t photographed any carnations. And then late last year, I spotted some Viana carnations at my local floral wholesaler – and discovered a new way to look at carnations. Instead of those flowers that looked artificially colored – I suddenly was seeing flowers with amazing patterns along the edges of the petals – and knew that bunched together would provide some wonderful photographic opportunities. As I photographed several sets of carnations, I realized I was creating some amazing abstract photos by focusing in on the textures and patterns in the carnations. This is one of my favorite photos of some pink and white Antigua carnations
Antigua Carnations is available as a matted print on my website.