Bright Yellow, Red and Orange Epidendrum Orchids
© 2013 Patty Hankins I've had a wonderful time recently photographing some epidendrum orchids. I love the bright shades of red, yellow and orange that I'm seeing in these delicate orchids. Epidendrum orchids are native to the western hemisphere - found from South...
Links – April 12, 2013
Immortality Bearded Iris (c) 2010 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links National Parks Traveler has National Park Week Runs April 20-28 Flower and Plant...
Shades of Pink & Purple Chrysanthemums
One of the wonderful things about Chrysanthemums are all the wonderful colors they come in. Here are some of chrysanthemums in shades of pink and purple that I've photographed over the past few years. Tsurbito - an Anemone Chrysanthemum © 2012 Patty Hankins © 2012...
The Colors of Spring
Saucer Magnolias © 2013 Patty Hankins When I think about the wonderful day last spring when I photographed this Saucer Magnolia Tree - all I can do is smile. It was one of those perfect spring mornings - clear blue skies -- a gentle breeze -- birds singing -- and...
Links – April 5, 2013
Cherry Parfait Rose (c) 2010 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links Park Advocate has Park Service Releases Most-Visited National Park Data for 2012....
Swan Red & White Columbine
I love Columbine (aquilegia)! It's one of my favorite wildflowers. I've also grown to love the various cultivated varieties I see at the botanical gardens - the flowers come in so many wonderful combinations of colors. I recently photographed some Swan Red and White...
Beautiful Roses
Just a post catching up on some of the photographs of beautiful roses that I taken and haven't shared with you yet. Hope you enjoy them 🙂 Easy Going Rose © 2012 Patty Hankins Glowing Peace Rose © 2012 Patty Hankins © 2012 Patty Hankins Mardi Gras Rose © 2012...
Links – March 29, 2013
Callas Lily (c) 2010 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links National Parks Traveler has National Parks Being Lobbied To Do Away With Bottled Water,...
A Spring Snow in Bethesda
It's been a strange couple of winters in the Washington DC area. It has snowed several times - but it seems like it's been a couple of years since we've really had much accumulation. So when they started calling for snow this week - I figured we wouldn't see much -...
Florist’s Cyclamen – cyclamen persicum
I recently had the chance to photograph some Florist's Cyclamen - cyclamen persicum. I'm used to seeing this flowers in a small pot at a local store or in a friend's home and they've never really appealed to me. When I saw them at a local botanical garden in a large...
Links – March 22,2013
Christmas Cactus (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links National Parks Traveler has Purchase Prevents Land Near Joshua Tree National Park From...
Capturing What You See
When people see my flower photographs at shows they often ask me - how do I get them to look the way they do? How do I know what to focus on? What to show in the photo? And what to leave out? I recently recorded a video that walks you through an example of how I...