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• New Photo: Petals of a Purple and White Dahlia

  

  Petals of a Purple White Dahlia © 2014 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Petals of a Purple White Dahlia – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• In the Studio: Fusion and Zodiac Gerbera Daisies

  

  Now that the holidays are done – and the Christmas decorations are packed away at the local Botanical Gardens for another year – I’ve headed back into the studi... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Work The Scene

  

  Have you ever stopped to photograph a great scene, and then when you got home realized that you would have had the perfect shot, if only you had gone wider,... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Pale Pink Lilies – Arvandrud and Tabledance

  

  I don’t know about the weather where you are – but we’re in the middle of a stretch of gray days with predictions of snow here in the DC area – which means I’m... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Azaleas Among the Trees

  

  Azaleas Among the Trees ○ 2014 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Azaleas Among the Trees – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Amazing Outdoor Lights for Christmas at Longwood Gardens – 2014

  

  And here are the remaining photos I took on my night time visit to the Christmas Display at Longwood Gardens. The photos aren’t great – but I think they do shar... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Christmas in the Conservatory at Night – Longwood Gardens – 2014

  

  So I managed to make one last trip to Longwood Gardens to see the Christmas display before it closed. I visited on a weekday evening – and finally got to see... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Along the Fence

  

  Along the Fence © 2014 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Along the Fence – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Top 5 Reasons to Photograph at Chincoteague in February

  

  Bill and I often get asked – why do we teach our landscape photography workshop at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague National Seashore in... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Dressing Up for the Holidays . . . With Photoshop

  

  Whether its Kitty Dusty dressed up as Harry Potter or Kitty Ansel in his Santa hat, every time I post a photo of any of our cats dressed up for the holidays I... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Iris Reflections

  

  Iris Reflections © 2014 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Iris Reflections – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. Last spring I spotted... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Even the Outdoors is Decorated for Christmas at Longwood Gardens

  

  With all the wonderful indoor Christmas decorations at Longwood Gardens you might think there isn’t much to see outside. But you’d be wrong. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Little Bit More Christmas in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens

  

  Here they are – the last set of photos of Christmas in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens. I’ll be sharing photos of the Tree Houses and Wildlife Tree in... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Paper Feathers in Motion – Longwood Gardens – 2014

  

  As a followup to yesterday’s post with my photos of the Music Room Tree at Longwood Gardens in motion – I wanted to share my photos of long exposures of the... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Music Room Tree in Motion – Longwood Gardens – 2014

  

  Usually when I’m photographing my goal is to capture a crisp sharp photograph – with my subject perfectly still and perfectly in focus. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Christmas in the Music Room – Longwood Gardens – 2014

  

  What can I say about this year’s display in the Music Room at Longwood Gardens for Christmas this year – that hasn’t been said before. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Instax: Christmas at Brookside Gardens

  

  Over the weekend I took Bill’s Instax 210 camera over to Brookside Gardens. The Instax cameras are a line of instant cameras from Fuji – the one we have prints... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Trio of Pink Gerbera Daisies

  

  Trio of Pink Gerbera Daisies © 2014 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Trio of Pink Gerbera Daisies – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Christmas at the Du Pont House – Longwood Gardens – 2014

  

  One of the quieter spots at Christmas at Longwood Gardens is the Peirce-du Pont House. This was the home of the du Pont family on the Longwood Estate, and each... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Christmas in the Conservatory – Longwood Gardens – 2014

  

  In addition to the spectacular Cardinal Tree – there are some other wonderful trees and decorations in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME