by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 20, 2010 | Flowers, Photo Locations, Wildflowers
I’m having a fantastic time photographing wildflowers here in Tennessee. I’ve been posting some of my photos an album on my Facebook Fan Page for my flower photography and wanted to share some of them with people who read my blog.
I took this set of wildflower photos at Reflection Riding Arboretum in Chattanooga – which is an absolutely amazing place to see spring wildflowers. This was my first visit – it definitely won’t be my last. I’m already trying to figure out how to get back there for another visit on this trip.
Blue Eyed Mary – Collinsia verna Nutt.
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Shooting Stars – Dodecatheon meadia
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
An orange and yellow azalea bush – don’t know the variety but it is certainly spectacular!
(c) 2010 Patty Hankis
Spring Beauty – Claytonia caroliniana
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Wild Columbine – Aquilegia canadensis
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ve had a few wonderful days photographing the spring wildflowers. Next up is the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage where I’ll be selling my photographs at the Exhibit Hall in the Mills Conference Center. Followed by several more days of wildflower photography before I head home.
I’ll continue posting photos to the album on Facebook and will try to get another blog post or two up while I’m on the road. If you’re on Facebook and would like to see my photos as I post them, I’d like to invite you to become a fan of my flower photography on Facebook.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 9, 2010 | Ericaceae Family, Flowers, New Photos
Pink and White Azaleas (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ve just added a new photo – Pink and White Azaleas – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I photographed these wonderful azalea blossoms last May at the Azalea Garden at Brighton Dam in Brookville, Maryland. Maintained by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the Azalea Garden was established in 1942 and currently has over 20,000 Azalea bushes. In the spring it is one of the most beautiful spots in the Washington DC area. I photographed my Azaleas in the Woods photograph at the same garden last year.
This photograph is available as a 12 X 15″ and 20X26″ gallery-wrapped canvases. You can order Pink and White Azaleas from my website and I will have it available at shows this year.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 9, 2009 | Ericaceae Family, Flowers, Photo Locations
Last month, Bill and I had a chance to do some photography at the Brighton Dam Azalea Garden in Brookville, Maryland. Located on 5 acres of land on the banks of the Patuxent River, the garden contains over 20,000 azalea bushes. The garden is on land owned by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and is open to the public.
Bill and I were absolutely amazed by what we found at the Azalea Garden. 20,000 azaleas in bloom have to be seen to be believed.
Here are a few of my photos from the Brighton Dam Azalea Garden.
The azalea bushes surround the bases of some large trees near the bank of the reservoir.
Azaleas in the Woods (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here the azaleas surround trees on a hillside.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
One of the most interesting parts of the Azalea Garden was the variety of colors of azaleas growing there. Here are some pastel pink blossoms
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
And some bright pink ones – the color of these blossoms reminded me of watermelons
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
I really liked how the branches of these two colors of azaleas came together to create the shapes of color.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
And finally, a few bright pink blossoms on a sea of white blossoms.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
The Brighton Dam Azalea Garden is a place we’ll definitely be returning to next spring. I’ve already got some ideas on how to photograph it a little differently next year.
The Brighton Dam Azalea Garden is located on Brighton Dam Road, just a little ways off of New Hampshire Avenue in Brookville.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 12, 2009 | Ericaceae Family, Flowers
Not long ago, Bill and I spent a morning at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC. I’d been there a few days earlier photographing some of the cherry trees and magnolias. On this visit, I photographed some of the early blooming Azaleas and Rhododendrons in the Azelea Collection.
The first plant I photographed was a Llenroc Azelea. It is a Weston Azalea.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
As I headed deeper into the Azalea Collection, I found another bush in bloom. It was a PJM Elite Rhododendron.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
The Azalea Collection at the National Arboretum should have plants in bloom for the next several weeks. Last year, the Arboretum published an Azalea Blossom watch. Peak bloom is usually in late April, with some plants blooming into late May. I’ll definitly be heading back to the Azalea Collection a few more times this spring.
