On my last morning in Washington I spent a few hours at the Manito Park Gardens in Spokane (by now – you know if I’m travelling somewhere I’m going to look for a botanical garden to photograph!). One of the highlights of the gardens was the rose garden. Not only was it full of beautiful roses – but most of them were varieties I wasn’t familiar with. I don’t know if that’s because some roses do better on the west coast than the east coast, or just that the gardens around here tend to plant similar roses. In any case, photographing these roses was a wonderful way to end a fantastic photography trip to Washington.

The Impressionist – a beautiful yellow, peach and orange rose

The Impressionist Rose © 2015 Patty Hankins

Neptune – a soft purple rose

Scentimental – a lovely red and white rose

And finally Brass Band – a beautiful peach and pink rose

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M.J. Wells on September 3, 2015 at 10:40 am

I am a recent subscriber to your blog. How generous of you to share so much! I don’t even like roses much, but these photos bring out the subtle details of each bloom in such an intimate way. I aspire to be able to do photos like this. I travel a good bit, so I prefer a nice, small camera that is minimally intrusive in different cultures. I finally have found a small camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS50) that does very nice macro shots. I still am learning the camera, so my macro photos are not too hot yet, but I am practicing on the flush of mushrooms around my home now! 🙂

Thanks for sharing your vision and your expertise. MJW

Roses at Manito Gardens Park in Spokane, Washington

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