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2017 May Flowers

Home Gardens

Since it is almost June, I wanted to look back at some 2017 May flowers. Once the April showers end, these pop up right out of the ground. Well, mostly. In this case, I found some flowers blooming in my uncle’s garden. For practice, I brought out a lens that I rarely use. In fact, the 50mm F/1.2 lens was purchased by my father! Due to an unchanging mount on Nikon cameras, it can still be used on my current digital camera. However, it is manual focus only. I do not have much experience without using auto focus technology, so this is an added challenge for me. Surely, I will keep this kind of experimentation to personal projects only. I will have to devote much more time to practice before I can take this lens on a client shoot. Of course, this wide open aperture really makes for some nice out-of-focus areas behind the main subjects.

2017 May Flowers in my uncle's garden ©TimeLine Media
2017 May Flowers in my uncle's garden ©TimeLine Media
2017 May Flowers in my uncle's garden ©TimeLine Media
2017 May Flowers in my uncle’s garden ©TimeLine Media

McKee Beshers

Additionally, we took a trip last summer to the McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area near Poolesville, Maryland. This year we were a bit late in getting to the sunflower fields. When we arrived, many of the flowers were already half full of petals. What are your favorite Springtime flower locations? What else do you photograph for personal projects these days?

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2016 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media
Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media

Richmond, Virginia

During a free weekend, we visited the 2016 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Butterflies LIVE! was open in a special collection, so we made the trip to Richmond. Given that this was our first visit to this garden, we were really impressed! My uncle is an excellent gardener so he was excited about looking at their displays in particular the irises.

Flowering plants at Richmond Virginia Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media

Flower photography compared to other genres of photography is both difficult and easy. Why? Your subject does not move. In order to get different angles, you can move yourself and work the scene. Second, this subject has great colors to work with! Similarly to a model with colorful dresses, flowers have many combinations to work with. On the other hand, it can be difficult to master flower photography. Since it is easy to see the beauty in a flower, and because they are plentiful, there are so many examples out there! To standout, you would have to have many factors come together to make a flower photo stand out. Sine this was just a family trip to the gardens, I do not think any of these are anything to write home about. I did have some ideas for future visits – hopefully I’ll get some before the flowers go this season!

Flowering plants at Richmond Virginia Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media
Flowering plants at Richmond Virginia Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media
Flowering plants at Richmond Virginia Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media
Flowering plants at Richmond Virginia Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media
Flowering plants at Lewis Ginter Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media
Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media

This weekend, there were butterflies on display in a section of the garden. Given that this was the first time I have been in an indoor butterfly garden, it was a bit unnerving for me! Once I got used to the very thin, flying creatures in the room, I was able to attempt some photos. Even though these are not as prevalent as flower photos, I still did not get anything that notable. I did enjoy the day with the family, and that was goal for the day anyway!

Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media
Butterflies LIVE! - image of butterly in Richmond, VA exhitibit ©TimeLine Media
Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Graden ©TimeLine Media

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2016 Cherry Blossoms

2016 Cherry Blossoms and the Washington Monument ©TimeLine Media
2016 Cherry Blossoms and the Washington Monument ©TimeLine Media

Washington, DC

Late March 2016 – the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin were in full bloom. Since this is a regular occurrence, it is an annual event for me to arrange. As can be seen in the photos, I am not the only one with that idea!

2016 Cherry Blossoms and the Jefferson Memorial ©TimeLine Media
2016 Cherry Blossoms and the Jefferson Memorial ©TimeLine Media

I am a sucker for these beautiful blooms. For one thing, they are highly publicized when they are ready to flower, so everyone has plenty of time to plan. Although the crowds get larger every year, they are still worth going through the hardship to see.

Washington, DC Tidal Basin cherry blossoms full bloom ©TimeLine Media
Washington, DC Tidal Basin cherry blossoms full bloom ©TimeLine Media

They also signal the end of a long winter in the light of springtime popping up in the gardens around the blossoms. Undeniably, they add so much to the urban photo made of our nation’s capital. Moreover they signify a peace between the USA and Japan that is rekindled every Spring.

Washington, DC Tidal Basin cherry blossoms ©TimeLine Media

You can easily spend hours at the Tidal Basin in order to see the blossoms in different light. As the sun dips in the horizon, the colors will change for the most part. With the easy walk in the city, it is worth taking the time.

Washington, DC Tidal Basin cherry blossoms in the early evening ©TimeLine Media
Washington, DC Tidal Basin cherry blossoms in the early evening ©TimeLine Media
Washington, DC Tidal Basin cherry blossoms in the early evening ©TimeLine Media

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