When I first started getting serious about photography almost seven years ago, I often went shooting with my photography mentor Cindy Dyer. Cindy is accomplished in many areas of photography, but she is particularly passionate about capturing the beauty of flowers with her trusty macro lens. I learned a lot about the art of photography by shooting flowers side by side with her and reviewing my images with her.
Yesterday she and I made a short visit to Green Spring Gardens, a historical, county-run garden not far from our neighborhood, and it was wonderful to see how many flowers were in bloom. I was especially attracted by the poppies that I saw growing in several areas of the gardens—the star-like centers of the poppies seemed to beckon me.
Here are a few photos of those wonderful poppies, which came in a surprising variety of colors.
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Wonderful images. They always look so fragile!
Poppies are very beautiful but don’t bloom for long. You got some great shots of them.
I planted some this spring for the first time. Cant wait until they all bloom
Beautiful colors!
These are beautiful, Mike.
Beautiful Series Mike!