Posts Tagged ‘Green Spring Park’

Fall Engagement photos

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When the season start to change from Summer to Fall in northern Virginia, we are so lucky to have some beautiful light outside to make photos. These two asked me to make some engagement photos prior to their wedding next summer. With the sun going down earlier in the day, and the weather being a little milder, it was a perfect time to have a nice portrait session. Green Spring Park in Annandale, VA is a beautiful backdrop for photos. There is a lots of green areas, flowers, as well as structures that are perfect settings for all kinds of photos.

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©TimeLine Media – NOVA engagement photos

The 18th century historic home has beautiful red bricks and green shutters that are looks like printed backgrounds that photographers roll out in studios. Having the real thing to work with is much better! Although I was disappointed that a very large tree at the back of the house did not survive the last winter. But even the stump makes a great seat!

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©TimeLine Media – NOVA engagement photos

If you have any reason to get some family or other portraits, please let me know! It is very close to the holidays, a great time to update family photos. I know I will be making a lot of new ones this year.

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©TimeLine Media – NOVA engagement photos

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Sunday Rest

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Warm out this weekend! It’s a good day to go to the park. Maybe take a photo of a flower or two. On this occasion, we took a trip out this Sunday to the Green Spring Gardens. Since it is so close to our home, it is our default destination for a nature walk.

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©TimeLine Media – park flowers

On this Sunday, there were many blooms around the gardens. Although we have a lot of nice flowers around the house, this park has a great variety planted. Also, it is nice to get some ideas on what to plant in your graden. Especially since it is in the same climate, you can find what works well for this area. Moreover, they have some flowers and plants on sale out of their conservatory on site!

©TimeLine Media - park flowers Sunday
©TimeLine Media – park flowers

Being that this is a photography blog, I post about things that could be related to photography. However, let me know what you like to relax and recharge over the weekends. At this time I still enjoy my job, but a departure from working all the time would be nice. I hope you are enjoying a Sunday off as well!

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Spring getting closer!

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Driving through Washington DC yesterday, it was clear that even the cherry blossoms have not yet found their Spring stride yet. It is getting closer, and we took some time to enjoy the slightly warmer weather this weekend. Hopefully buds will bloom, and people will be ready for more photos outdoors. I can’t wait!

Walk by a forest stream in early Spring ©TimeLine Media
Walk by a forest stream in early Spring ©TimeLine Media

While walking through this stream the bare trees allow the sky to reflect off the water. Even though winter is behind us, it still gives a cold feel with no leaves on the trees. Despite the current look, it will not take long for the leaves to take over the coverage in a few weeks.

Cluster of orange and yellow springtime blooms ©TimeLine Media
Cluster of orange and yellow springtime blooms ©TimeLine Media

Green Spring Gardens park is indeed one of our favorite local parks. Whereas they have many walking trails, they have planted specific specimens with identifiers throughout. For this reason, we get ideas on what can work in our own yard, so we enjoy visiting often. Also, Fairfax County has some very clear permitting rules in case you are a photographer and have designs on using the park as a backdrop!

Green Spring Garden Park house ©TimeLine Media
Green Spring Garden Park house ©TimeLine Media
Monochrome image of a forest stream ©TimeLine Media
Monochrome image of a forest stream ©TimeLine Media

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