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Yours truly is leading a garden photography workshop on Saturday, October 17, at River Farm, home to the American Horticulture Society!
What I’ll be teaching can apply to everything from a DSLR to a point-n-shoot to your smartphone.
The workshop is 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., with a lecture and hands-on guidance photographing in the gardens at River Farm. (I just attended a botanical illustration workshop a few weeks ago, so I know the social distancing/mask wearing is in effect there.) The event will be held exclusively outdoors under their big event tent. Their address is 7931 E Boulevard Dr, Alexandria, VA 22308.
If you’re local and want to attend, learn more in the link below!
https://connect.ahsgardening.org/river-farm-events/2020/garden-photography-workshop—non-members
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Orange Jessamine (Murraya paniculata)
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Crocosmias are part of the Iris family. Originally from South Africa, the name comes from the Greek words for “saffron” and “smell.”
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For this shot, I diffused the light shining directly on the daylilies, but allowed the bright dappled sunlight to filter through in the background.
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My huge cluster of stargazer lilies put on quite a show a few weeks ago! 18 blooms across four plants, and so fragrant that I could smell them from the front porch!
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iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode, Snapseed app border
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, f/13, ISO 400
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I think the top and bottom ones might be Clouded Sulphurs, middle one is a Variegated Fritillary; feasting on Purple coneflowers (with purple Lantana in the background)
Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, f/14, ISO 400
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Bumblebee on Peruvian lily (Alstroemeria) iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode
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Honeybees on white asters (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)
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I believe this is a pair of Margined Leatherwings (a type of soldier beetle) engaged in a tryst on a spire type Celosia. (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)
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Table for two! Tiny bumblebees feasting on a Blanket flower (Gaillardia)
Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, f/14
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