I don't like to do flower photography, but sometimes that's all I have to shoot. Besides, to paraphrase a remark attributed to Georgia O'Keeffe, I hate flowers, but you don't have to pay them and they sit still, sometimes.
Flowers that are found only in tended gardens and rarely in the wild. (Please note, I do not know many flower names and thus I often misname them. If you find an error in identifying a flower, please let me know so I may correct it. Thanks.)
Please remember: All works in these galleries are © Copyrighted by the artist. Any use or copying for personal use or distribution in any form are strictly prohibited by law without the express written permission of the copyright holder. Thank you for observing common courtesy by not copying these images. -- John Beck
Flowers that are found only in tended gardens and rarely in the wild. (Please note, I do not know many flower names and thus I often misname them. If you find an error in identifying a flower, please let me know so I may correct it. Thanks.)
Please remember: All works in these galleries are © Copyrighted by the artist. Any use or copying for personal use or distribution in any form are strictly prohibited by law without the express written permission of the copyright holder. Thank you for observing common courtesy by not copying these images. -- John Beck
The Bridge at Olbrich Botanical Gardens -Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a must see spot for photographers, especially flower photographers, in the Madison, WI area. It is a small area, 16 acres, but jammed full of a variety of flowers packed into 10 individual gardens. (Their web site is: http://www.olbrich.org/ ).
Autumn is one of my favorite times in the gardens. This is the bridge which connects the Rock Garden and the Starkwater Creek Shade Garden. The contrast when this was taken was obscene. I took a series of 6 photos and selected one which had some detail in both the highlights and the shadows. Even then, I had trouble managing how the final image turned out.
As an aside, due to the heavy rains we experienced earlier this year, this area is now closed due to high water. It’s also a spot where I sometimes find green herons, among other water fowl.
Autumn is one of my favorite times in the gardens. This is the bridge which connects the Rock Garden and the Starkwater Creek Shade Garden. The contrast when this was taken was obscene. I took a series of 6 photos and selected one which had some detail in both the highlights and the shadows. Even then, I had trouble managing how the final image turned out.
As an aside, due to the heavy rains we experienced earlier this year, this area is now closed due to high water. It’s also a spot where I sometimes find green herons, among other water fowl.
The Bridge at Olbrich Botanical Gardens -Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a must see spot for photographers, especially flower photographers, in the Madison, WI area. It is a small area, 16 acres, but jammed full of a variety of flowers packed into 10 individual gardens. (Their web site is: http://www.olbrich.org/ ).
Autumn is one of my favorite times in the gardens. This is the bridge which connects the Rock Garden and the Starkwater Creek Shade Garden. The contrast when this was taken was obscene. I took a series of 6 photos and selected one which had some detail in both the highlights and the shadows. Even then, I had trouble managing how the final image turned out.
As an aside, due to the heavy rains we experienced earlier this year, this area is now closed due to high water. It’s also a spot where I sometimes find green herons, among other water fowl.
Autumn is one of my favorite times in the gardens. This is the bridge which connects the Rock Garden and the Starkwater Creek Shade Garden. The contrast when this was taken was obscene. I took a series of 6 photos and selected one which had some detail in both the highlights and the shadows. Even then, I had trouble managing how the final image turned out.
As an aside, due to the heavy rains we experienced earlier this year, this area is now closed due to high water. It’s also a spot where I sometimes find green herons, among other water fowl.
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