Water lily at Green Spring Gardens

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Water lily at Green Spring Gardens

July 15, 2014 by Mike Powell

Some amazingly beautiful water lilies were in bloom at a local garden yesterday morning and seemed to be glowing from within.

Green Spring Gardens is a county-run historic garden just a few miles from where I live. I used to shoot there really often, but have been spending more time instead at my local marshland park. A couple of recent postings by Rob Paine on his blog I see beauty all around reminded me of the beauty of this garden and I spent several hours there yesterday, getting shots, primarily of the water lilies, lotus flowers, and dragonflies.

This image is a sneak preview of yesterday’s shoot, with more to follow in the near future.

Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Nature, Photography, Summer, Urban | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, green spring gardens, Tamron 180mm macro lens, water lily | 5 Comments

5 Responses

on July 15, 2014 at 8:01 am | Reply iseebeautyallaroundbyrobpaine

nice work Mike and thanks for the shout out I look forward to seeing more of your photos from this shoot!
on July 15, 2014 at 8:26 am | Reply judysbirds

I love the water lilies. They shine like stars surrounded by the blues and greens of the water and the vegetation. Beautiful photo, Mike.
on July 15, 2014 at 8:05 pm | Reply donna213

It is that time of year, they are in bloom here as well. Nice image, Mike.
on July 16, 2014 at 6:24 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

I love water lilies and that’s a great shot of a real beauty. I’ve never seen one with such long, narrow petals.
on August 3, 2014 at 12:51 am | Reply Week in Review- What was Your Favorite Photo? | I see beauty all around by rob paine

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