by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 11, 2017 | Asteraceae Family
In early September I had a chance to visit Longwood Gardens for the annual Dahlia Show presented by the Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society. I love photographing flowers at this show – there are always hundreds of spectacular dahlias at peak bloom to photograph. I thought I’d share a few of my photos from the show with you today.
![Wyn's Aspen Glow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_wyns_aspen_glow_4416.jpg)
Wyn’s Aspen Glow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Veronne's Sandra J Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_veronnes_sandra_j_4789.jpg)
Veronne’s Sandra J Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Sugartown Sunrise Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_sugartown_sunrise_4727.jpg)
Sugartown Sunrise Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Lakeview Curley Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_lakeview_curley_4559.jpg)
Lakeview Curley Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Lady Darlene Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_lady_darlene_4833.jpg)
Lady Darlene Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Hilltop Clow Dahlia ©2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_hilltop_glow_4621.jpg)
Hilltop Clow Dahlia ©2017 Patty Hankins
![Bloomquist Pumpkin Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_bloomquist_pumpkin_4757.jpg)
Bloomquist Pumpkin Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![April Dawn Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_april_dawn_4805.jpg)
April Dawn Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![My Beverly Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_my_beverly_4709.jpg)
My Beverly Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 2, 2017 | Asteraceae Family
In early September I had a chance to visit Longwood Gardens for the annual Dahlia Show presented by the Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society. I love photographing flowers at this show – there are always hundreds of spectacular dahlias at peak bloom to photograph. I thought I’d share a few of my photos from the show with you today.
![](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_akota_noltikori_4766.jpg)
Akota Noltikori Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Veronne's Sandra J Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_veronnes_sandra_j_4771.jpg)
Veronne’s Sandra J Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Not Dutch Baby Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_not_dutch_baby_4519.jpg)
Not Dutch Baby Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![My Beverly Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_my_beverly_4722.jpg)
My Beverly Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Lady Darlene Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_lady_darlene_4816.jpg)
Lady Darlene Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Crazy 4 Teedy Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_crazy_4_teedy_4506.jpg)
Crazy 4 Teedy Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Clearview Avia Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_clearview_avia_4668.jpg)
Clearview Avia Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Bristol Fleck Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_bristol_fleck_4583.jpg)
Bristol Fleck Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Almond Joy Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_almond_joy_4494.jpg)
Almond Joy Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 1, 2017 | Asteraceae Family, New Photos
![Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dahlia_studio_pink_yellow_s7_18i.jpg)
Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Pink & Yellow Dahlia – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website
Dahlia are some of my favorite flowers to photograph in my studio. When I found this pink & yellow dahlia at the market, I knew I had to bring it home and photograph it in my studio. I tried to capture all the wonderful shades of pink and yellow in my photograph so I could share them with you.
Pink & Yellow Dahlia is available on my website at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/pink-yellow-dahlia/
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 29, 2017 | Asteraceae Family
A few weeks ago, I visited Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania with the DC Flower Safari Meetup Group for the Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society Show. My guess is there were several hundred dahlias on display in the competition room – and this year the conditions were wonderful for photographing them. So I thought I’d share some of my favorite dahlia photos from the show with you today.
![April Dawn Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_april_dawn_4498.jpg)
April Dawn Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Bristol Fleck Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_bristol_fleck_4583.jpg)
Bristol Fleck Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Bloomquist Pumpkin Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_bloomquist_pumpkin_4753.jpg)
Bloomquist Pumpkin Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Crazy 4 Teedy Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_crazy_4_teedy_4506.jpg)
Crazy 4 Teedy Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Veronne's Sandra J Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_veronnes_sandra_j_4789.jpg)
Veronne’s Sandra J Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_dahlia_akota_noltikori_4766.jpg)
Akota Noltikori Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
If you’re in the greater DC area and like to photograph flowers, I’d like to invite you to join the DC Flower Safari Meetup Group. We head out monthly to photograph flowers at local gardens. Our members photograph with everything from smart phones to the latest high end cameras. I’m not sure yet where we’ll be photographing on October 21 (October is always a tough month). We’ll be heading back to Longwood Gardens on November 12 to photograph the Chrysanthemum Festival, and again on December 10 to photograph their Christmas at Longwood Gardens display. The DC Flower Safari also has two groups on Facebook – one for sharing photos and the other for sharing information about what is blooming at local gardens.
You can join the DC Flower Safari on meetup at https://www.meetup.com/DC-Area-Flower-Safari/
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 24, 2017 | Asteraceae Family, In the Studio
I realized I had several sets of dahlia photos that I’ve never shared here on my blog. All the photos were taken in my studio – and all are of dahlias with yellow petals. I hope you enjoy seeing them.
![Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_s3_15i.jpg)
Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Yellow & Red Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hnakins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_red_s1_12i.jpg)
Yellow & Red Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hnakins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_pinnk_s1_8i.jpg)
Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Yellow Dahlias © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_0216.jpg)
Yellow Dahlias © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hnakins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_pinnk_s3_10i.jpg)
Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_s1_13i.jpg)
Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Yellow & Red Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hnakins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_red_8406.jpg)
Yellow & Red Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hnakins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_pinnk_0804.jpg)
Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hnakins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_pinnk_0790.jpg)
Pink & Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins
![Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins](http://www.beautifulflowerpictures.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_07_studio_dahlia_yellow_0267.jpg)
Yellow Dahlia © 2017 Patty Hankins